Living in my bed - any advice?
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im glad to hear, ur not bipolar or manic, im glad u mentioned that, that just proves, u know what u are and what ur capable of. thats stregnth. for someone to tell u who they think u are, or what ur dealing with, is not the answer. so i glad u posted back, saying ur Not! everyone falls in a hole. no ones perfect.. and ur definetly not alone, im not at that point to where u've been, but i do think it could get there. i push myself, shakes and breathing hard, and nervousness, i tell myself, im going to be ok, im just nervous, its gonna pass. constantly listen to the tapes. or write it down on a paper what ur feeling. and say to urself" im a strong woman, and theres no way im gonna let anxiety hold me down." for some reason i tell myself that alot.. i work too hard to have this come in my way of my victory. but, again, i too have those days, where it feels like nothing works, and i feel down, so down, im at the ER. just for them to tell me, not to worry so much. i worry about my health 24/7. and i dont like it. but hey, being on here, helps me a great deal. just to let go or everything, and think of something that brings laughter or warms ur heart. right now, mine is my 2wk old niece. shes keeping me occupied. good luck to u, and i wish u nothing but lifes best.
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Angela,Originally posted by angela chriss:
im glad to hear, ur not bipolar or manic, im glad u mentioned that, that just proves, u know what u are and what ur capable of. thats stregnth. for someone to tell u who they think u are, or what ur dealing with, is not the answer. so i glad u posted back, saying ur Not! everyone falls in a hole. no ones perfect.. and ur definetly not alone, im not at that point to where u've been, but i do think it could get there. i push myself, shakes and breathing hard, and nervousness, i tell myself, im going to be ok, im just nervous, its gonna pass. constantly listen to the tapes. or write it down on a paper what ur feeling. and say to urself" im a strong woman, and theres no way im gonna let anxiety hold me down." for some reason i tell myself that alot.. i work too hard to have this come in my way of my victory. but, again, i too have those days, where it feels like nothing works, and i feel down, so down, im at the ER. just for them to tell me, not to worry so much. i worry about my health 24/7. and i dont like it. but hey, being on here, helps me a great deal. just to let go or everything, and think of something that brings laughter or warms ur heart. right now, mine is my 2wk old niece. shes keeping me occupied. good luck to u, and i wish u nothing but lifes best.
I definitely am not going to let someone who does not know anything about me diagnose me with a mental illness. I am not bipolar. I have a severe anxiety condition. Thanks for the advice
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DebOriginally posted by Deb 45:
Hi Karilynn,
Can you identify anything that was really stressful at the time you felt like staying in bed when this first started? It could be multiple things, so not so easy to identify.
Scary obsessive thoughts usually cover something else that is not easy to deal with. The more scary the thought, the more you probably wish to avoid the real concern. I do it alllllll the time:-) I am skilled at avoidance.
I have had obsessive thoughts that lasted weeks at a time. It became more comfortable for me to be alone. And I felt so discouraged afterwards that I was afraid of my own thoughts. At the time I didn't know why they happened. Now i do.
It does get better with time. You're making it to work again. That's a start. And a very big step I think. Just keep moving in the direction you think you need to be, and things will change for the better. You've probably been in a similar place before, and you made it out. You'll make it out this time too.
Best wishes,
Deb
I agree with you completely. I know obsessive scary thoughts are a cover up. At the time they started to become very bad, my mom had just left for 2 weeks on vacation. I don't live with her, but she is my 'safe' person. I know that was part of the reason why I felt so bad and I used the thoughts as a distraction. It does make sense.