Ugh

[Gs172003]

I have this nagging "I need to get out of here" feeling I can't get rid of. Don't know why. What do I do about it it's driving me crazy! I've been to two different parks. Didn't work. Headed to a third for a hike. I don't know what has triggered it.

 

[Enaila]

I have this nagging "I need to get out of here" feeling I can't get rid of. Don't know why. What do...

I'm right there with you! I took dogs to dog park and did some cooking, which I enjoy doing usually, and am still anxious restless. Someone on this site had a word for it...jittery and fidgety combined, but now I forgot what it was. Think it was @Friday or @joeylittle who shared the word. Darn, I HATE it when I can't remember things.

Maybe take some deep breaths and do some mindfulness exercises? I think I'm going to try that. Considering taking my optional second lexapro pill for times like this too. We can do it! This feeling WILL pass!

 

[Gs172003]

I'm right there with you! I took dogs to dog park and did some cooking, which I enjoy doing usually, an...

Everything in me just wants to get away and I don't know why. And I'm agitated. Don't know why. Hopefully my husband will survive this lol just kidding

 

[Enaila]

My T always asks me if I've been writing and doing self-care when agitated. Usually means I'm avoiding something or about to get a new memory back. Breathe....breathing is important. :-)

 

[lostforgottensoul]

I feel that way a lot, but cant seem to muster up the strength to go anywhere. Though, not sure that would help.

I get lost in something. I play a hard puzzle game or watch a damn good movie or get intrested in a new show on Netflix or Amazon Video. Or reasearch something. Or learn something new (last one was picking locks...just for fun...not to be a criminal).

There's a lot of good ways to distract on the DBT distraction list (ACCEPTS): ACCEPTS

 

[Enaila]

Puzzles...I used to love doing them for distractions! Picking locks sounds like fun and could be helpful if locked out of own car or house. What ya' think @missy meier ? lost has some great suggestions!The link is great.

 

[Ann Barry]

Full Moon

 

[Deleted member 541]

@missy meier I sometimes get this weird feeling like I want to crawl out of my skin. I'm antsy, agitated, full of energy, and yet I can't even pinpoint why, how, where or when. Nothing makes sense about how I feel and basically nothing helps either. It's a waiting game till it ends. I totally hate that feeling, cause it f*cks with my head too.

 

[Gs172003]

@missy meier I sometimes get this weird feeling like I want to crawl out of my skin....

:(

 

[Gs172003]

Best way to describe it I felt like there was something I was supposed to be doing but I couldn't figure out what it was. And it made me feel like if I couldn't get "it" done something was wrong. Odd.

 

[Freedomfighter]

I have this nagging "I need to get out of here" feeling I can't get rid of. Don't know why. What do...

I think what you might be experiencing is the flight response. I have that too, but I mostly exercise in my own place. The flight response will trigger us to walk and walk and walk. I used to walk at night for hours and hours and hours and looking back to that time now: I am pretty sure it has to do with the flight response.....

So actually what you are experiencing is just a very normal side of PTSD..... it is simply you trying to get away from your trauma, but as we all know the trauma can haunt us.....

 

[Enaila]

I used to walk for a long time too. I never thought of it being flight, but I can see now it probably was. I did lose weight doing so, but then therapist and supportive friends put a nix to my walking at night because it was putting myself in danger.

Freedomfighter is right. The trauma will still follow you until you deal with it.