Incurable anxiety

[Try_again]

I know that part of the problem is just the way I think, but sometimes it is so extremely hard to think otherwise as I just feel absolutely miserable. I have so many things to do and even though I know that I can break them down into more manageable steps, I still feel horrible and unable. I don't want to be proven right. I know that I will make mistakes and that others will put me down for them. I just can't handle one more person calling me stupid!

 

[Mari]

Re: Incurable anxiety.

H! Try_again. I could have written that myself although no-one has called me stupid except in a very indirect way. Would it make any sense to say that only stupid people call other people stupid? :hissyfit: I should get back to work as I am way behind schedule. :heart: Mari

 

[ladylore]

Re: Incurable anxiety.

Hi Try Again. You most definitely are not stupid. Everyone makes mistakes. And making them doesn't make anyone stupid.

I know for myself that I can inadvertently put too much pressure on myself to achieve things. When that happens I can become paralyzed in anxiety and then nothing will happen as I am afraid to make mistakes. But everyone makes them whether they admit it or not.

An all or nothing outlook can be dangerous. Basically for me it was do everything at a Nobel Peace Prize level and if you can't achieve that do nothing at all. I have slowly been able to find the middle ground and let myself off the hook. Therefore letting others off the hook and not expecting perfection from anyone either.

 

[Try_again]

No appetite.

I don't know exactly what is going on, but I have totally lost my appetite. Eating just makes me feel nauseated. I haven't really eaten anything since Friday and I was sick all day yesterday. Sicker than I've been in awhile. I think it might have been because I took my medication on an empty stomach. I even ordered food, planning to eat it. When I got it, again, it just made me feel sick. I don't know if it is stress or depression or sickness. I feel better now, but not about food. I still have no interest in eating. I just makes me feel worse.

 

[ladylore]

Re: No appetite.

It could be something as simply as you have a touch of the flu...it is going around.

 

[Halo]

Even if you can't handle the thought of solid food what about booster shakes or protein shakes etc. to help you still get the nutrients that you need but without having to deal with the actual food A temporary solution just until you are able to get back on solid foods again.

 

[BluMac81]

I know that part of the problem is just the way I think, but sometimes it is so extremely hard to think otherwise as I just feel absolutely miserable. I have so many things to do and even though I know that I can break them down into more manageable steps, I still feel horrible and unable. I don't want to be proven right. I know that I will make mistakes and that others will put me down for them. I just can't handle one more person calling me stupid!

Yep same problem here.
Do you ever have that horrible feelings when you are so anxious that anything you have previous enjoyed (while not anxious) does not become fun at all anymore? I guess it's called preoccupation... or obsession.... but man... its hard to get rid of, and next thing you know, since you can't seem to enjoy anything, you become depressed. So now you're depressed and anxious or "depsiety'... There's got to be a solution somewhere...

 

[Try_again]

Hello BluMac81,

Yes, it's true :blank:. I also lose interest in things I once enjoyed. I haven't noticed the depression part, but that could be because I am so used to it. I don't even notice being depressed because it is a "normal" part of my life. I have been taking medication and it works most of the time, but when I am under a lot of stress, anxiety goes through the roof. I also find my psychiatrist is pretty useless. All he does is hand out candy (medication). Hope things get better for both of us. Take care!

Mark (Try_again).