How is everybody doing?
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hello everyone I just want to say how lucky I am to have this group because I feel like in the real world I have nobody because my friends don’t understand. how is everybody holding up with this virus? it hasn’t helped my already bad anxiety anxiety has taken over my every day life. I find myself several times a day checking my temperature with multiple thermometers I wear an Apple Watch and find myself checking my heart rate and doing the breathing exercises the pop up washing my hands to the point where they’re cracked dry and bleeding and Google and symptoms of The virus and my symptoms me . which I know I shouldn’t do since the beginning of March I have had this real chesty cough and runny nose and sometimes I feel like i cant catch my breath my mom tried to answer me it’s sinuses or allergies I I live in an area where pollen is really bad. so everybody’s having troubles with their allergies right now. but we all know how anxiety and health anxiety works you always think the worst. I stay home like I’m supposed to only go out for what we need for essentials then straight back home. my mom is still working in a doctors office. so it scares me what she picks up through the day. I know we have to take this day by day but I just wish life would hurry up and get back to normal I have a Lotta talks with God say scripture and sing some of my favorite worship songs over and over again in my head. I also keep journals even watching funny TV shows and movies. I also constantly clean my house it always smells like bleach I fear that my mom who I live with or myself would get this virus I have been having a hard time sleeping at night either not sleeping at all or waking up several times during the night or having nightmare. what are some things you do to help with your anxiety?
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bbdanielle Harrypotternerd
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first thing, i too am also grateful for this community. i live in a city where everyone pretty much drinks or parties their anxiety away so its hard finding help when you are the only one sober. this virus is a living nightmare for any hypochondriac. i just am thankful that myself and my family and friends still wake up everyday and are still free of this evil virus. i try to stay distracted by any way that i can to help cope with the long days. some days are better than others. but we will get through this! i also am having questionable symptoms but i am trying to just remember that most of these symptoms are more likely than not, NOT the coronavirus!
Harrypotternerd bbdanielle
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Hi thanks for replying! Same my friends are like just follow the guidelines and stuff and you'll be fine don't be so anxious. like they dont understand how great would be to not be anxious my mom is a nurse and shes like its sinus and allergies but my brain is like nah
david76205 Harrypotternerd
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hey there. i think the corona virus is affecting all our moods. i know my anxiety is boosted. i know i cant hide from it. its out of my control. but i constantly check myself for symptoms. i am worried. if i get it, how i will pay my bills and take care of my family? i was in a pretty good place until this corona virus scare.
Harrypotternerd david76205
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I worried before the virus but now its out of hand to the point going to the grocery store scares me I pray its all over soon
david76205 Harrypotternerd
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i am right there with you. i am afraid of other people. i am washing my hands constantly. go to work and then come home to an immediate shower and change of clothes and shoes. then we wash our clothes right away. you can not imagine the amount extra laundry detergent we go through in a week. i am afraid in the end its going to find me, and then i will have a new set of problems, like how to financially get by while out of work trying to recover. calling all the bill collectors asking for mercy and deferments while i am sick is not something i look forward to. already tried to self quarantine for two weeks, ran out of money and had to go back to work. it is tough times.
Harrypotternerd david76205
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It really is David my hands look so bad. read cracked bleeding my sister says I'm abusing myself but i don't see how. my house smells like bleach from cleaning so much. my place of work is closed and already was struggling before this. I told my mom that the anxiety from this virus going to get me before the virus
david76205 Harrypotternerd
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my hands are bluish red, cold and clammy, i have a hot sensensation inside my body and the outside is cold. i have ear ache and pressure in my chest. tried to call my doctor but he is working from home so i have to wait for his call. i think i am going to have him put me out of work on insurance. the paperwork is a night
mare when you dont have access to a computer. i am stressing. i took a xanex to calm me down. but i am still off. everytime i try to sleep, i wake up in a cold sweat. i am trying my best to take it in stride. my wife doesnt understand and is getting short tempered with me which doesnt help.
david76205 Harrypotternerd
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well the doctor called me back and told me i a psychosematic. which means my brain is tricking my body into thinking theres something wrong and heightening my anxiety. he would not put me out of work on short term disability because if he did it for me, he would have to do it for everyone feeling this way and the state would have a fit. told me to take a xanex when anxiety is at its worse. no much help there. easy for him to judge me when he is working from home and doesnt have to deal with the outside reminders of the virus everywhere you look. my psychatrist is calling me monday, so maybe he will be of some help.
Harrypotternerd david76205
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Oh David i'm so sorry praying for you! I definitely understand no one getting you part. my mom get short tempered with me to my friends they don’t understand they tell me just don’t be anxious like it’s that easy I hope your psychiatrist can help you on Monday Please keep me updated on how you are
david76205 Harrypotternerd
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yeah, i found its really hard to relate with people who have never experienced anxiety and depression. they think you can press a button and it just magically goes away. my doctor, sitting at home, judging me. feel like he just blew me off. might as well have not called him for all the good he did me. wife is coping with me. i just feel like i am letting her down and not being the man she expects. she does deserve better no doubt. i am just going to have to cope i guess. what scares me most is going to work, having an anxiety episode and embarrassing myself and people losing respect for me.
david76205 Harrypotternerd
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just a quick update. i also maybe suffering from marijuana withdrawals. the symptoms fit. my wife was not happy about me smoking pot, and i decided she was right last saturday. so i stopped smoking. then i researched the withdrawal symptoms on google and they fit. my therapist hinted that that may be the cause of my increased anxiety, but i really didnt believe her. i was vaping the pot and getting a lot more thc than a regular joint. and i have been doing everyday for months. so i am not saying this is the only reason for my anxiety but it certainly is a contributor i think. i never thought you could get addicted to thc and certainly never heard of any type of withdrawal problems. so love to hear anyones experience or thoughts on this.
Harrypotternerd david76205
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I understand my sister understands what i'm going through but she makes jokes of it shes currently trying to move from Maryland back home to my state she's anxious too but she can joke about it I cant and I can relate to turning it off I wish it was that easy. Keep me updated
Sgt.lindalee david76205
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Hi David, Sometimes we convince ourselves of things....like our spouse deserves better, we are a burden, we are letting people down....in reality, if your wife loves you, it would make her sad that you feel this way....she is still with you & marriage is for better & for worse, there may be a time when she needs to depend on you and you will be there....marriage is give and take, you should tell your wife how you feel, she can get rid of those ideas & it will bring you closer, maybe she would like to tell you things too but, doesn't want to burden YOU, or add to your anxiety.....its important to tell each other your feelings, none of us are mind readers....this will be something that wont cause anxiety if you get it out in the open!!! Good Luck....you are not alone!!!💒☮🎶🐾🌈🍀♾
sakura26 Harrypotternerd
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I agree... I don't know what I'd do without these boards, esp since I already had PTSD and then now I'm in perimenopause which has made it 3 times as bad and now this pandemic. I'm on my own so going crazy. I work remotely for a startup so was already worried about funding before this and health insurance. And I was preparing to get fibroid surgery which now is off until who knows when. Living alone makes this extra hard and I have to go to the pharmacy to get anxiety meds and they won't deliver and don't have a drive through so terrified to go in there and the CVS people are jerks, not at all helpful. You are not alone.
Harrypotternerd sakura26
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tell me about! I started doing walmart curbside for my groceries. but I do still have to go into an actual store. This boards are really amazing cause everyday I find someone going through the same thing I do
Hormonali sakura26
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Hi sakura26
I was just thinking about the whole perimenopause making the anxiety worse...damn hormones! The pandemic on it's own was sending my anxiety into overdrive! Strange coincidence but I also have a fibroid...didn't want surgery so went to acupuncture instead...really shrunk it and also helped my anxiety! x
sakura26 Hormonali
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Hi Hormonali,
I tried acupunture for a while and sadly it didn't help. They thought because I'm in perimenopause and because the fibroid was already so big... 11cm. 😦 Maybe if I had tried it years ago.
Hormonali sakura26
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Hi sakura26
My fibroid was the size of a melon! It took a fair time I'll admit but I didn't want surgery so it was worth it. Plus acupuncture also helps with perimenopause too...helps with everything really as it's holistic. Anxiety is the worst though isn't it? How are you doing today? Are you in the USA?