vanessac
02-15-2013, 03:43 AM
Ok so I am not completely free from worrying about my health or general anxiety disorder but I feel a whole lot better than I did.
Back in Nov 12 I couldn't face anything! if I wasn't in bed I was pacing up and down worrying about anything and everything. I had my first panic attack in the Aug 12 which then triggered anxiety depression and within 6 wks my life had spiralled downwards and out of control. I I couldn't work I felt agoraphobic and was basically stuck with negative thoughts and numb feelings.
I lost almost 2 stone in weight due to not wanting to eat and severe acid reflux which then caused terrible indigestion every time I tried to eat and drink.
However I so did not want to take the anti depressants (because I was petrified of the side effects) and I desperately wanted to get better.
So I started to see a therapist once a week and one of the biggest learnings for me was YOU CANNOT OVERCOME YOUR FEARS UNLESS YOU FACE THEM
Now to be fair I've heard this saying many times but it was only when I actually started facing my fears did my life start to change!
So I returned to wrk back in Dec after having 3 mths off and I have found that ROUTINE has definitely HELPED. (I guess I don't have the time to worry about how I'm feeling all day long).
I started to keep a FOOD diary to ensure that I was eating the right types of food little and often, (porridge fruit fish and veg). Although it was tough at first and some days still is still I have noticed a huge improvement in my digestive system enabling me to enjoy food again and gain some if the weight I had lost.
I started to unwind at the same time every night to get my body in a ROUTINE for sleep. Naturally I felt more tired of an evening because I was back at wrk during the day. But by having a hot bath followed by a cup of camomile tea at the same time every night, my body soon started to unwind at the same like an alarm clock allowing me to have a peaceful nights sleep.
I started a Yoga class and there's no doubt that yoga is fantastic for relaxing unwinding and gentle exercise, but for me it's more about having some ME TIME. Some time where I can let go of all the worry and stress of anxiety, depression, wrk, being a single Mother of two, money etc.
I have to say I feel so relaxed after a class, it beats any Wine I've ever drank lol.
I started to replace negative thoughts with positive thought, it's tough but for every negative there is a POSITIVE so I just keep reminding myself of that.
I don't want to give the impression that I am fully rid of the anxiety or the depression, but by doing the things that I have mentioned my life really has changed for the better and I feel a lot more confident!
If the changes that I have made can help me then they will help you also. Good luck to everyone out there trying to overcome the shitty feelings of anxiety and depression ! You are not alone don't let it get the better of you!
Back in Nov 12 I couldn't face anything! if I wasn't in bed I was pacing up and down worrying about anything and everything. I had my first panic attack in the Aug 12 which then triggered anxiety depression and within 6 wks my life had spiralled downwards and out of control. I I couldn't work I felt agoraphobic and was basically stuck with negative thoughts and numb feelings.
I lost almost 2 stone in weight due to not wanting to eat and severe acid reflux which then caused terrible indigestion every time I tried to eat and drink.
However I so did not want to take the anti depressants (because I was petrified of the side effects) and I desperately wanted to get better.
So I started to see a therapist once a week and one of the biggest learnings for me was YOU CANNOT OVERCOME YOUR FEARS UNLESS YOU FACE THEM
Now to be fair I've heard this saying many times but it was only when I actually started facing my fears did my life start to change!
So I returned to wrk back in Dec after having 3 mths off and I have found that ROUTINE has definitely HELPED. (I guess I don't have the time to worry about how I'm feeling all day long).
I started to keep a FOOD diary to ensure that I was eating the right types of food little and often, (porridge fruit fish and veg). Although it was tough at first and some days still is still I have noticed a huge improvement in my digestive system enabling me to enjoy food again and gain some if the weight I had lost.
I started to unwind at the same time every night to get my body in a ROUTINE for sleep. Naturally I felt more tired of an evening because I was back at wrk during the day. But by having a hot bath followed by a cup of camomile tea at the same time every night, my body soon started to unwind at the same like an alarm clock allowing me to have a peaceful nights sleep.
I started a Yoga class and there's no doubt that yoga is fantastic for relaxing unwinding and gentle exercise, but for me it's more about having some ME TIME. Some time where I can let go of all the worry and stress of anxiety, depression, wrk, being a single Mother of two, money etc.
I have to say I feel so relaxed after a class, it beats any Wine I've ever drank lol.
I started to replace negative thoughts with positive thought, it's tough but for every negative there is a POSITIVE so I just keep reminding myself of that.
I don't want to give the impression that I am fully rid of the anxiety or the depression, but by doing the things that I have mentioned my life really has changed for the better and I feel a lot more confident!
If the changes that I have made can help me then they will help you also. Good luck to everyone out there trying to overcome the shitty feelings of anxiety and depression ! You are not alone don't let it get the better of you!