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Posted by olysi79 on December 27, 2004, at 16:28:57
Hi Guys,
I jsut came in here looking for a little encouragement. I've got a lot of changes going on. I'm between meds and went up too high on one of them accidentally and need to back down (withdrawals are always fun) and am in the midsts of tough financial situations as I'm preparing to go back to school. Does anyone else find that good old fashioned stress can really ignite mental illness flames? Yuck
Posted by Fallen4MyT on December 27, 2004, at 17:32:47
In reply to a little support, posted by olysi79 on December 27, 2004, at 16:28:57
Yes oh my yes I know how stress can mess with what little mental health I have left...lately I too find myself slipping into more anxiety..I hate to take my valium so I end up just a mess ...cash too :) and more but I wanted you to know yes you have company and I wish we were company in fun and relaxation
HUGS
Posted by partlycloudy on December 28, 2004, at 7:49:45
In reply to a little support, posted by olysi79 on December 27, 2004, at 16:28:57
I definitely know that I don't deal with every day stressors as well as I used to. I guess that's why the holidays are so difficult for many of us here - most people are completely stressed out at this time.
Hang in there and tell us what's going on - it helps a lot to share your experiences, too.
partlycloudy
Posted by olysi79 on December 28, 2004, at 10:28:09
In reply to Re: a little support » olysi79, posted by partlycloudy on December 28, 2004, at 7:49:45
Thanks everyone for your support! I'm jsut trying to get through stuff without flipping out completely. Not quite an esy task but I should be fine.
Posted by jay on December 28, 2004, at 12:34:12
In reply to a little support, posted by olysi79 on December 27, 2004, at 16:28:57
> Hi Guys,
> I jsut came in here looking for a little encouragement. I've got a lot of changes going on. I'm between meds and went up too high on one of them accidentally and need to back down (withdrawals are always fun) and am in the midsts of tough financial situations as I'm preparing to go back to school. Does anyone else find that good old fashioned stress can really ignite mental illness flames? Yuck
>
Yes, indeed it can. The problem is balance I think. Too much of this...too little of that..it offsets our equalibrium. It's like that feeling you are falling with no sense of what is around you. I also think stress can be like a horrid hangover from constant anasthetic. You don't feel anything...don't want to talk..and as a result, feel horridly miserable, grumpy, angry, etc. Then you just don't want to participate in life, and hide under the sheets forever.I feel I have very little in answers on how to control the above. That's why we all are in some form of therapy and/or taking all sorts of medication. Man, I *wish* I could find that balance!
Fight the good fight,
Jay
Posted by olysi79 on December 28, 2004, at 17:39:31
In reply to Re: a little support » olysi79, posted by jay on December 28, 2004, at 12:34:12
Hey Jay, I hear ya on that!!! I guess I just try to take things as they come, but it definetely isn't always easy.
Chris
> > Hi Guys,
> > I jsut came in here looking for a little encouragement. I've got a lot of changes going on. I'm between meds and went up too high on one of them accidentally and need to back down (withdrawals are always fun) and am in the midsts of tough financial situations as I'm preparing to go back to school. Does anyone else find that good old fashioned stress can really ignite mental illness flames? Yuck
> >
> Yes, indeed it can. The problem is balance I think. Too much of this...too little of that..it offsets our equalibrium. It's like that feeling you are falling with no sense of what is around you. I also think stress can be like a horrid hangover from constant anasthetic. You don't feel anything...don't want to talk..and as a result, feel horridly miserable, grumpy, angry, etc. Then you just don't want to participate in life, and hide under the sheets forever.
>
> I feel I have very little in answers on how to control the above. That's why we all are in some form of therapy and/or taking all sorts of medication. Man, I *wish* I could find that balance!
>
> Fight the good fight,
> Jay
>
>
Posted by Angel Girl on January 1, 2005, at 0:10:17
In reply to a little support, posted by olysi79 on December 27, 2004, at 16:28:57
I have to agree with what everyone else has said. I seem to be dealing with a lot more anxiety now than I used to over everyday things that I can't seem to handle. Unfortunately, I've let my anxiety and anger get the better of me in the last couple of days. So bad, in fact, that when I see my pdoc on the 6th, she may fire me as a patient. I wanted to get a new one anyway but I would like to continue to see her until I have somebody new lined up. Now, I may not have a choice. Maybe I'll just have to suck it up when I see her. AND all that happened while I was taking my Xanax to try and cope with the situation I was dealing with.
AG
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