It’s controlling me

[Dinogirl89]

Well again anxiety got the best of me today. I tried to go to work and got to the parking lot and almost threw up so I came home. My stomach hurts still, been over an hour. My doctor gave me coping skills but at this point I feel like they’re not working. I did message her. I feel like anxiety is winning and I don’t approve. How do guys deal with it?

What helps?

I tried deep breathing and it made me almost vomit. I kept telling myself it’s just anxiety. I sat there and listened to music.

I’m scared my job is gonna be annoyed that i never go in.

[wolfy88]

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I feel you, i have GERD, and my doctor said its very related to anxiety... when something is bothering me, and makes me overthinking, it cause my stomach really hurt and made me almost vomit...

Up until now, i also have no solution with that situation, i also struggling with it.

sometimes i have to push ourself to do what has to be done (my job).

its really hard to do, but when you get your works done, it will make you feel relief and not feel guilty because we can’t do our job properly...

Hope you feel much better now.. 🙂🙂

[PaperK]

One thing I would suggest is getting on FMLA if it’s possible for you. That way your job is protected. It doesn’t keep them from being annoyed, trust me, but you don’t have to worry about getting fired for missing too many days.

Other than that I treat myself like a small kid and give myself imaginary gold star stickers for accomplishing little things. Like right now I’m in a good mood because I made it to work today even though at about 5:30 this morning I didn’t think I would. Also, I’m not getting down on myself about the fact that I’m focusing on my mental health (and that of others) right now. It’s a balancing act. Those of us who have depression/anxiety/etc experience our negatives so strongly that we really have to cling to the tiny successes.

Maybe find your tiny successes today and get to feeling better. Maybe tomorrow will look a little easier with a few gold stickers by your name for today.

Hope you feel better!