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What's your walking around anxiety level? (1 Viewer)
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Leroy Hoard
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nirad3
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nirad3
Footballguy
Going back to random bouts of unexplained anxiety. I would classify it as moderate, but it's there.
Usually happens in the morning but there've been some times where it's popped up in the afternoon or even early evening as well.
No rhyme or reason to it.... and sometimes happens when I'm faced with boredom. Weird.
Hope that those of you that battle with this BS have been doing well....
Usually happens in the morning but there've been some times where it's popped up in the afternoon or even early evening as well.
No rhyme or reason to it.... and sometimes happens when I'm faced with boredom. Weird.
Hope that those of you that battle with this BS have been doing well....
Bring The Stink
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I’m at 2.275. Holding steady.
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
how old are you? sounds like some focused breathing, mindfulness, tai chi kinda thing might be useful to try if youre mid-lifing. worth a try b4 hopping onto the pharma train anyway. GL -
TheIronSheik
SUPER ELITE UPPER TIER
I have terrible anxiety. I always have Klonopin on me. I rarely have to use it, and simply knowing I have it on hand can help with my anxiety.
About 6 months ago, I started to have terrible panic attacks every morning around 9am at work. No idea why. This went on for almost 4 months. Some days popping a half a pill. Others 2 pills. It was bad. Normally, I get 30 pills and they last me 6 to 8 months. But during this stretch, I was going through them like candy. Tired therapy, changing routines, everything... Nothing helped.
Then one week, it just went away. No idea why. Much like how it came on, it went away. This week, I started having the attacks again. But turns out I'm just catching a cold and haven't slept well. I've found that if I'm not getting a good night's sleep, I can be more susceptible to panic attacks. Also, when my allergies flare up, that can bring them on, too.
It sucks. There's nothing worse than panic attacks for no reason. They are like a downward spiral of getting anxiety about your next panic attack. Sucks.
STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
Its super trendy to have issues now. Unlike in the past, people would hid their issues. Now they walk around wearing them and adding a few others like those dudes who add fake medals when stealing valor.
eurotrashman
Footballguy
My sister is one of these people. She just cannot get her #### straight or even accomplish small tasks. There is always an excuse...
nirad3
Footballguy
46, definitely mid-lifing. :(
I try the breathing thing. It helps... sometimes. I have a couple apps on my phone that guide me through.
Trust me, I PREFER to not be on pills.
I'm right there with ya. I sleep like crap so I'm sure that's part of it.
bucksoh
Footballguy
Up to a 7 now. Have 11 kids 18,10,9,8, 6,5,4,3,3,2, and just got a neonate on a H/A. Monitor a couple days ago. Even though I told my wife no. In my spare time from work, I'm working on my flip rental which sooner or later I'll post pics but to busy. When I'm not working on the rental I'm taking the foster kids to their visits. Usually have little to no anxiety but the last kid did me in. Might need to get on some meds, cause my life is crazy now because of my wife.
-OZ-
Footballguy
Getting a lot more recently. I'm not entirely sure why but lately I've been disliking my job, the people get on my nerves, I'm not enjoying the family, I'm feeling stressed without any real reason. I don't enjoy interacting with most people.
Objectively life is good. I should have been more stressed 8 months ago while my wife and daughter were gone and I was the sole parent at home of the 4 boys. But instead I'm feeling it now.
I don't think it's the wife, she's great. We have our issues but that's not the cause.
Part of it might be that this is the longest I've had one job (moved positions every couple years for my career) and I'm underpaid, just waiting for the next raise which should come any time. We're fine financially, just don't love the job. I've never had to fake being in a good mood before but here I am.
Objectively life is good. I should have been more stressed 8 months ago while my wife and daughter were gone and I was the sole parent at home of the 4 boys. But instead I'm feeling it now.
I don't think it's the wife, she's great. We have our issues but that's not the cause.
Part of it might be that this is the longest I've had one job (moved positions every couple years for my career) and I'm underpaid, just waiting for the next raise which should come any time. We're fine financially, just don't love the job. I've never had to fake being in a good mood before but here I am.
mr. furley
Footballguy
why fake being in a good mood?
are you worried that your wife & kids will panic if you don't appear to be happy?
-OZ-
Footballguy
Kids won't panic, but the wife could. We've dealt with a lot of #### this past year, she's taken the brunt of it. No need to put more stress on her which wouldn't help anyway.
Sometimes it's best to fake positivity with people you respect. I find myself having little patience for even the co workers I like.
This will pass.
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
i'm torn about this post.
i'm a real suck-it-up guy - absorbing the hits without complaint is right up there with being able to delay gratification and generate one's own good feelings as the measure of a person. but among the few regrets of my life is the number of times i failed to look at my loved ones squarely and tell them the things i really wanted to say
a very common strain in the lives of the unhappy middle-aged folks i talk with is a bitterness about their mates. the funny thing is that they are mostly aware that their mates are the ones in all of life most capable of understanding their problems and rooting for them to be happy and loving them the way they want to be loved, yet they still consider them a root cause of their unhappiness. i can't internalize this because i'm a natural bachelor who never raised kids nor had a grind-it-out relationship, even in the dozen years w my wife, but i respect that it is probably so with these folks cuz that's the way things go.
i buzzed from flower to flower most of my life and yet i still regret how little i shared of the profound parts of me. i can't imagine not keeping my life partner reminded of her value to me and updated on what's important to me. that must have something to do with how the bitterness i've seen begins - one doesn't tell til one can't tell until one can't help but resent that they can't tell and, eventually, can't help but resent the person they never told. even though i'm the very opposite of a "so, this was my day" type, i must urge anyone who's not yet bitter about their mates to make sure to keep themselves & their mates well-reminded how vital they are and share enough of one's profound feelings so as not to end up resenting them.
KiddLattimer
Footballguy
I'm a really high anxiety person... debated taking meds for it a bunch of times but decided against it w/ all the side effects they cause. Some family members and my doc are always trying to get me to take them though.
Due to a bad reaction I had to an antibiotic (levofloxacin... don't take that ####, seriously), I was advised to try a mostly whole food plant based diet for a week to help ease symptoms. I've been kicking the vegan idea around for a while anyway so I gave it a try for a week or so.
Not only did it make a difference with those symptoms, but my anxiety levels were the lowest they've been in years... felt a lot happier and relaxed and this was a pretty stressful week. Could be a coincidence but it's definitely something I'm going to try to stick with and see if it lasts.
I know people are sensitive about what they eat and all but if you're really struggling with anxiety give it a shot, you can always go back to normal if it doesn't work for you.
Due to a bad reaction I had to an antibiotic (levofloxacin... don't take that ####, seriously), I was advised to try a mostly whole food plant based diet for a week to help ease symptoms. I've been kicking the vegan idea around for a while anyway so I gave it a try for a week or so.
Not only did it make a difference with those symptoms, but my anxiety levels were the lowest they've been in years... felt a lot happier and relaxed and this was a pretty stressful week. Could be a coincidence but it's definitely something I'm going to try to stick with and see if it lasts.
I know people are sensitive about what they eat and all but if you're really struggling with anxiety give it a shot, you can always go back to normal if it doesn't work for you.
nirad3
Footballguy
Man oh man, I dunno what's going on but for the past week or so - especially in the afternoon - my anxiety level has been ultra-high. I haven't needed to take the "as needed" medication in quite some time but I've needed it more often than not the past week. I have reached back out to my therapist (who I haven't seen since the pandemic started back in Spring of '20) to hopefully use some talk therapy to get past this, because I don't want to rely on the medication as a crutch here.
I've researched "afternoon anxiety" and apparently it's a "thing". Anyone else feel more anxious during the afternoon / early evening?
I've researched "afternoon anxiety" and apparently it's a "thing". Anyone else feel more anxious during the afternoon / early evening?
Captain Cranks
Footballguy
I can't relate to the afternoon anxiety thing, but as someone who has generalized anxiety disorder I feel your pain. What's your exercise and caffeine regimens?
nirad3
Footballguy
I fully intended to start working out more, but it just hasn't happened.
And funny you should ask about caffeine. I normally have a cup of coffee maybe 2-3 days a week in the morning... but recently I started not only drinking Monster Energy drinks twice a week (Monday and Wednesday at the office), but started taking some caffeine-heavy weight-loss supplements as well. I didn't put two-and-two together, so perhaps I'm confusing anxiety with simple caffeine jitters. I've just grown so accustomed to anxiety every so often that I didn't think that I would confuse the two. I'm not taking the supplement nor drinking an energy drink for the rest of the week... we'll see what happens.
Captain Cranks
Footballguy
nirad3
Footballguy
Very well could be. I'm trying to shed some pounds before a "singles college reunion" at the end of the month so was trying out the rapid weight / fat loss pills. They seemed to be doing something so I've kept with it. Adding the 2x Monster Energy is probably just making things even worse.
Captain Cranks
Footballguy
Man, I'd be jittery AF. More than two cups of coffee in the morning and I start shaking.
nirad3
Footballguy
No coffee, no Monster, no weight loss pill today and I'm absolutely fine. Having a beer since it's National Beer Day! Definitely not mixing Monster w/ weight loss pills again!
STEADYMOBBIN 22
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dickey moe
Fingerpicker
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
dude ...so sorry
you're educated, you have a great job, and you're a good dude - that's all you can ask man
you're an awesome guy
wish you best
Marion's forever.
ProstheticRGK
Footballguy
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
I feel awful for asking him to rate cheese pimento sandwiches this week
but srsly sending good thoughts your way @shuke
anxiety sucks
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one thing that has helped me a lot is switching from talk therapy to CBT (cognitive behavior therapy)
the link above is a 7-part guide explaining what CBT is (you might find part 3 especially helpful)
aside - a few disclaimers…therapy is not one size fits all. we are all wonderfully unique. human behavior is complex I’m not a licensed professional. I am a rando from the internet.
anyway…my trifecta of joy is anxiety, complex PTSD (resulting from combat), major depression, all seasoned with nightly insomnia.
one thing I like about CBT is it’s an attempt to simplify psychotherapy. part 3 which I referenced breaks it down. there’s this thing called the CBT model of emotions.
our thoughts influence our feelings and behaviors. our feelings affect our thoughts and behaviors. and our behaviors result from or reinforce our thoughts and feelings.
a lot of posters here have tried CBT. I think it’s highly effective. it’s not better than or the next progression from talk therapy. it’s just a different approach. my talk therapy was a ginormous part of my journey.
what I love most about CBT is that each week - really every day - I have homework. I am identifying and recording my thoughts (emotions), feelings (what is physiologically happening to my body), behavior (what an I doing.)
in a nutshell, CBT will effectively teach you to be your own therapist. not literally but that’s how I’ve come to think of it. it has been ver empowering for me.
thank you for attending my TedTalk.
AAABatteries
Footballguy
On vacation this week and I needed it - work has been crazy for weeks and then I spent 50% of the first few days still working. Honestly, work is really the only thing that stresses me out and most of the time I cope with it ok. I joke around a lot about wife and kids but it’s just me being a moron - life is fantastic outside the work stuff.
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
Thanks guys. Just a lot going on right now with the family. The kids have their own issues and that really gets me anxious. I can deal with work stress, stuff going on with me, my wife, whatever. But the hardest part about being a parent is seeing your kids have real life issues.
rockaction
Footballguy
STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
Just taking a guess here in hopes to help - if theyre teenagers, IMO, they all go nuts around 10-11 and go back to "normal" around 13/14 Middle school is the absolute worst.
GL, Shuke.
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