encouragement

[Starrlight]

you may not be there yet but you are closer than yesterday!

Believe in yourself

[Agora1]

Beautiful pic Starrlightand love the post

We all need a reminder at times xx

[Starrlight in reply to Agora1]

I have to go back to the basics and remind myself to take things one at a time… I’m overwhelmed …

[Agora1 in reply to Starrlight]

You're doing good. Going back to the basics is a great way to reinforce that foundation. xx

[Starrlight]

Nice!

[Adlon57]

Sorry made me feel very claustrophobic, [which I am] just the mood I'm in at present?🙄😏

[Starrlight in reply to Adlon57]

What made you very claustrophobic?

[Adlon57 in reply to Starrlight]

I got caught in sand when I was a kid, pulled out the sand dune by my ankles! Too long in the tooth now to get properly treated, I'm 66🥴Always scared of enclosed spaces!

[Starrlight in reply to Adlon57]

Oh I see. I’m so sorry that happened to you. ((((((((((((((((((((Adlon))))))))))))))))))

[Roxylox]

Great post Starrlight. I needed that right now

[Starrlight in reply to Roxylox]

So cool

[AnxiousSilver]

Starrlight, you always take amazing nature photos.

[Starrlight in reply to AnxiousSilver]

Thanks my friend! I have another I will share soon.

[CL3V3R-G1RL]

You got that right! Yeah I did not have the Saturday I wanted but I still managed to do something. And I'm not there yet but Im definitely not where I was 2 months ago!

[Starrlight in reply to CL3V3R-G1RL]

You’re awesome!

[CL3V3R-G1RL in reply to Starrlight]

We're both awesome ⭐

[bonkers65]

Keep on keeping on.

[Starrlight in reply to bonkers65]

Yes! Perfect 😆

[Dolphin14 in reply to bonkers65]

Love this saying, always have

google.com/search?q=joe+dir...

[AnonymousUsername13 in reply to Dolphin14]

youtu.be/Akec_5zCgso(Not working as expected?)

[Dolphin14 in reply to AnonymousUsername13]

Love Joe Dirt

Thank you

🐬

[Dolphin14]

Beautiful picture.

Great message. Every day is a new adventure in our mental health journey. Embrace the good.

❤️🐬

[Starrlight in reply to Dolphin14]

Yes! I am learning I can do way more amazing things than I thought I could❤️⭐

[AnonymousUsername13]

Great reminder, thanks. I have bad health anxiety, & am currently injured (back, left arm & shoulder), so it's very easy to give into the catastrophic thoughts, & the "what if it's this, or that". It really helps to think about where i was 1 & 2 months ago. Even though it's not as fast,as I'd like, I'm definitely getting better gradually from my physical injuries. Something happened after i had covid in June (really bad) & had bad panic attacks throughout, which seemed to re-aggrivate an old shoulder blade/back injury i had a few years ago, but not sure what exactly i did. My hypochondria made me think it was always something worse than it was. All of my blood work, tests, EKG, MRI, x-rays, & more that I can't recall, all came back normal. But, my brain always makes me think when there's a new symptom, or "it's different this time", that they may have missed something in those tests. I am just slowly learning to deal with it. I'm reading DARE book, & that guys podcasts, will read claire weeks soon, as well as a few health anxiety & CBT & ACT books people have suggested. It just takes time, & this post can really help with our perspectives.

I don't post here often, because I'm a loner & usually keep to myself, but it truly helps me to read everything everyone has to say, so i really appreciate everyone who takes the time to post here. As i get more comfortable, i will try to post more, especially as i get better, so i can help anyone in a similar situation.

Backstory: I went to a doctor & emergency room originally, so they ruled out the bad stuff, but i can't afford to go to the specialists, or psychiatrist, even though they wrote me referrals. I'm unemployed, no insurance (affordable care act says my income was TOO LITTLE to get advance payment of the premiums of a health care plan. Theoretically, i could buy a plan & try to get later reimbursement of the monthly premiums, but i don't have the funds, so that's not an option). I don't have children, am not suicidal, or meet any other qualifications (those are the main 2 that would change my eligibility, i was told), so none of the places near me offer any services without payment, sadly.

[Starrlight in reply to AnonymousUsername13]

I can relate with thinking something big is wrong or will soon happen to me. Right now I have shooting sharp pain traveling down my lower arm it feels like something is wrong but when I look up my symptoms I get more and more scared of what it may be.

I’m so sorry

[AnonymousUsername13 in reply to Starrlight]

Yes, looking up what my symptoms could be is a big mistake, I've learned, for me anyways.