Wow! To coin an old phrase.."You've come a long way baby"...I'm so happy for you. I'm so glad you are still with us...both on here and in reality. You are such an inspiration to so many of us. If you can beat such severe anxiety so can the rest of us.
"The hardest simplest thing you will ever do" is my quote from you that I love the most. Thanks for reminding me of it.
I love your new picture too..we are going to put a hummingbird feeder up this weeekend. I enjoy watching them flutter around.
My first thought was to write that I am always the best I can be at the moment I am living .. ..because I'm trying to be just that....but since I beat myself up over not being able to control my anxiety sometimes I think... well....that sounds stupid. I think we all play roles in our lives...certain qualities I admire in myself as a wife and a mother do not apply at my job. All I can do is try and learn from mistakes when I make them.
Lucid_Dream...Aww...I miss those days...I know you have heard this before..but enjoy these times...they grow up way too fast!
Sunny123....I think you must be a friendly, approachable person. I understand though if you're not feeling well its harder. That's normal for everyone .We need more people like you in the world.
SIM...Sorry to hear you're down...I love a lively discussion at times too!
Gotta go to work...where I'm knowledgable, calm, efficient, underpaid .....etc...ha
Sunny...wonderful! Great to see knowledge passed on and on.
Speaking of that...Davit..I had heard that Hummingbirds help control mosquitos...but I did not know a Tiger Lilly flower was tasty....and I have to ask you if you really ate some? And why? ha....just because? I didn't know you could eat them.
Anerol...thanks for the compliment..my career is super easy compared to Adamedic's...I admire the brave people who do such wonderful things... but I also understand that not everyone is cut out for it..and thats wonderful...were all in this world together. When me and hubby were first married I decided to take him to my job one day.(I worked in a facility with the developmentally disabled at that time) Suffice to say he lasted 5 minutes! We still laugh about that..I could not do his job either...airplanes bore me..well..they actually scare me..ha..
Sounds like you are doing great! Good for you! Today I am going to see the doctor..We all know how I love that! I'm doing what Davit recommends...thinking of the the fun things that I'm planning on...I'm going camping with hubby tonight at a lovely campsite close to home..and the sun is finally shining.
Last night I woke up with a case of "the what ifs" about my doctor's visit. I thought of that old video game Pacman...for those of us old enough to remember that...and air-wrote w...h..a...t...the pacman gobbled up the w..then the h...etc..by the time it got to the T I was giggling at my silliness...therefore distracted myself , and fell back to sleep! Sounds crazy but it worked.
So...I went to the doctor last Friday...I was nervous, but nowhere near how I've been only a short time ago. We chatted for a few minutes, and then comes the dreaded BP machine...I am so happy to tell you that it was 150/88!! And I actually asked her to tell me the reading...faced it quite well. That means more to me because I'm not hiding from the truth...good or bad. She told me it was 160/100 last month. I didn't get too worked up about that either. Since it is a tad high she gave me a Rx for propranolol 10 mg...I am to self regulate it. I know you do this Davit, so I'm going to reread some of your posts for more knowledge on doing just that.
I was so happy ..I went to the mall, where I was just about to get a cart to hold on to (my old habit) but I thought..Lets try without it...I did great!
I wish I could report that the rest of my day went so well... I'm thinking that camping isn't for me... Oh my aching back. Its all good though. I did wake up in a bit of a panic...but once again I used the first 2 questions...and settled in a short time.
Thanks... I am very happy with my accomplishments so far! I attribute a lot of it to finding this program...learning the techniques and of course this Support group. Yes, I take a SSRI...I let myself suffer for too many years living in fear... then a few months back I'd just had enough...and was willing to try just about anything to be calm. I'm sure others can relate to that. It was VERY difficult for me seek help, now I'm sure glad I did. A huge weight has been lifted.
I'm still working on the Exposures. As you know..the BP thing is huge for me...but there are so many other phobias I want to conquer..the one I'm working on now is elevators. I haven't got very far yet but like everything its one step at a time. Maybe some day I'll be able to go in a glass elevator...ok.. maybe thts pushing it! I have had a few panic episodes..but they are milder and I am coping much better. My overall daily anxiety is next to nil...all this in only 3 short months!
I hope you and everone here are feeling great..keep in touch
I just wrote a nice long letter to you and something happened with the computer...so I'm making this one shorter..ha
I agree that the Exposure is difficult..but it feels so good to accomplish something that its kind of addictive. I'm working on my elevator phobia now..and am almost looking forward to seeing how far I can get tonight. I'm not putting any pressure on myself..take one step at a time
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