Having Such A Problem With Anxiety Lately

[BlackbirdSinging]

Some people try meditation or deep breathing.

I hope you start feeling better. I can totally relate to the increase in anxiety. Mine has been really bad all weekend. Deep breathing does help by slowing me down physically. That helps my mind clear up a little bit. I wish I could just reach into my ear and pull the PTSD out of my head and be done with it.

 

[Britt.f7]

Me too, Blackbird Rising, me too!

 

[kodiak]

My anxiety is just starting I'm hoping yoga helps me relax so I can sleep tonight.

 

[BlackbirdSinging]

My anxiety is just starting

Ugh I hope it didn't get too bad for you. And I hope the yoga helped. Mine went up and down and then up and down again tonight. Since Friday I've been triggered off and on over and over again. I'm stuck in my circle of trigger.. anxiety.. fear.. hypervigilance and frustration.

 

[Deleted member 12723]

Hi, I have problems with anxiety too. I have bad days where I just sit around and try to get through it. It is not as bad as it was.I hate and loathe anxiety. I wish it would go away and leave me alone forever. I really feel for you. My heart goes out to you. I try to distract myself. I try deep breathing. I wish you the best. Keep on talking about it because I found that really helps alot. Good luck.

 

[BlackbirdSinging]

I wish it would go away and leave me alone forever. I really feel for you. My heart goes out to you. I try to distract myself. I try deep breathing. I wish you the best. Keep on talking about it because I found that really helps alot. Good luck.

Thank you! I see my therapist tomorrow and I'm excited. I can't wait to go in there and just talk it all out and let her pick it apart. I'm so tired of trying to micromanage PTSD. I didn't know for the longest time that it was what was going on with me. I knew something was going on but, I had no idea what was "wrong with me" or that it was PTSD.

I agree with you about the deep breathing. For me that and prayer and meditation are about the only things that will slow my brain down. Otherwise it spirals with hypervigilance and makes me feel incredibly stressed out and it pretty much gives me an anxiety attack. Thank you again :).

 

[Britt.f7]

Found out I ran out of my 25mg of Seroquel, so I took my 100mg of Seroquel that I had left. I was knocked out by 5:30 p.m. Didn't wake up until 11 this morning. Well that is one way to avoid the anxiety. :confused: Called my doc for a new prescription. No way I'm going to be able to handle thanksgiving without either that or a drink and I prefer not to drink there.

Whenever someone mentions breathing I think of an incident last year. I tend to hold my breath to stop myself from crying. That happened last year after my mom died. My youngest son looked at me and said, "Mom, breathe, just breathe". I told a family friend and she bought me a glass stone that said breathe on it. I try to remind myself every time I get tense or cry. Kids can be so smart beyond their years. Proud mommy moment.

 

[GreenFrog2]

(((hugs to everyone))))

My anxiety has been getting more and more out of control over the last couple of months. I have had heaps of stress and change in my life during this time so I know why it is happening, but this does not really make it any easier to manage.

I do deep breathing, yoga and meditate which helps while I am doing them. but, as soon as I stop the anxiety starts to build up again. So I go for a walk or come on here, which also helps for a bit. then there will be a gigantic wave of anxiety and panic, and all that I can do is curl up on my bed and try to cry. I don't have any tears at the moment, but going through the motions seems to be pretty cathartic for me and helps to "settle my nerves".

BlackbirdRising, I love this comment you made: "I wish I could just reach into my ear and pull the PTSD out of my head and be done with it."

Unfortunately we will just have to manage and cope with each day and the crap it brings - and I am learning to accept this and doing what I can to help myself.

 

[Britt.f7]

GreenFrog2, I had that going on for a few months too. It wasn't until they got my medicine under control that I started feeling relief. I do realize medicine isn't for everyone nor does it work for everyone. It's just what is ultimately working for me. Up until recently I was only leaving the house for my T appointments. I wouldn't even leave my house for other doctor appointments or to get blood work done. I didn't even go outside to tend to my garden, which I normally find relaxing.

It was lasting so long and my doctors kept fumbling around. I really didn't think that they understood my desperation. Though, in their defense, I do tend to be understated in my explaining of things. I finally had to really speak up for myself to get my med doctor to get going on tweaking the meds. I felt about four months of this torture and anxiety was enough.

I commend you that you keep doing the things that you know help, if even for a short time. I hope you relief soon. I know, for me at least, it's difficult to work through other things with so much anxiety weighing on you.

 

[BlackbirdSinging]

(((hugs to everyone))))

BlackbirdRising, I love this comment you made: "I wish I could just reach into my ear and pull the PTSD out of my head and be done with it."

Unfortunately we will just have to manage and cope with each day and the crap it brings - and I am learning to accept this and doing what I can to help myself.

I still totally want to pull it out of my ear. I know that won't happen but, it gets me to laugh at the idea. Learning to deal with all of this on a daily basis is hard. But, it's like I told a friend of mine.. it got to the point that while therapy will be hard.. living in silence was even harder.

 

[Britt.f7]

I'm sure my anxiety is going to increase some in the next coming weeks with the lack of income we usually count on.