Please help me get through this day

[Whiskers16]

Feeling desperate today, anxiety so bad I don’t want to carry on. Every day seems to be getting worse.

Councillor has cancelled appointment today just to top it off

[Hidden]

Hi whiskers.

[xsor]

Hey my darling chin up and I’m here for u always stay strong and we will get through today together big hugs to u 🤗🤗xxx

[Pink49]

Do you read Psalms in the Bible? It is comforting and can give me hope in rough times. Or call a crises line and talk to someone. Or a friend. Journaling. Can you ask your doctor for some Lorazepam?

[Whiskers16 in reply to Pink49]

I have diazepam but don’t want to keep taking it as the doctor only allows me so much. I have tried the Samaritans before but didn’t find it very helpful.I’m so stuck in a vicious circle.

[Whiskers16 in reply to Pink49]

How does journaling Work?

[Secret4706]

Hi Whiskers be kind to yourself could you maybe have a bath with some music on? Sending hugs x

[venusofthenorth]

Hold your breath for a moment. Breathe out. Hold it a little longer. Breathe in. Are there plans for the day?

[Whiskers16 in reply to venusofthenorth]

No this is half the problem, I can’t work at the moment, struggling to go out so have too much time to think

[venusofthenorth in reply to Whiskers16]

Hold your breath again. Breathe out. Deep breath. Breathe out. Are you in bed?

[Whiskers16 in reply to venusofthenorth]

No I can’t lie in bed as makes me worse.. I tend to pace the house cause I can’t concentrate on anything

[venusofthenorth in reply to Whiskers16]

So far, I've been asking you to hold your breath and then breathe. I understand what's going on, been there, done that, got the t-shirt. When panic attacks and anxiety happens, we hold our breath to force our bodies out of our reaction. I understand you're going through something difficult though I don't know precisely what that is. Truth is you have a life ahead of you. Truth is this too shall pass. Truth is, your therapist hasn't abandoned you, neither will we here on HealthUnlocked. We'll walk this through together. Whenever you have a moment of clarity I'd like you to find something simple yet practical to occupy yourself with (video games, dishes, laundry, studying, walk three times around the neighborhood). I'm not asking you to do this because you're stupid. I'm not asking you to ignore your problems. As you may have noticed not a whole lot of problems are ever solved when we're upset or frightened. I'm asking you to find a distraction of repetitive kind to give your brain a break so that when you aren't flipping your switches you may use your thoughts to you advantage instead.

[Whiskers16 in reply to venusofthenorth]

Thank you.. I do lots around the house because I can’t sit still but still seem to be thinking how I feel no matter what I’m doing.It’s there as soon as I wake up in the morning.

At the moment I struggle to go out especially on my own.

[venusofthenorth in reply to Whiskers16]

I'd love to help you less visibly. Feel free to check my profile and write me a message in case you'd like to discuss all of this.

[Hidden]

If you like music, sometimes listening to soothing music is helpful. Try a song with good lyrics and sing along with it. Yes really sing along, it might help. My go-to is Enya.Hope you feel better. Keep looking forward, it won't last forever.

❤️

[Whiskers16 in reply to Hidden]

Everyone keeps telling me that but it’s hard to believe when you are going through it and have been non stop every day for the past 6 months... probably some people will think that’s not very long.Have suffered with anxiety for the past 40yrs but never been this bad

[Hidden]

I'm sure it's been a long 6 months. I hope it lets up soon.