when will this pass?

[LDavis1993]

I’m just ready for this to pass and leave me alone. I was doing great for a few days. It’s like I feel okay but I’m also not okay. I don’t know how to explain it.

[LJB98]

it’s a journey, you will continue to have good days and bad days but remember you do have periods where you feel better and they will return! Ride the wave, utilise any positive coping strategies you have and don’t be disheartened or hard on yourself x

[LDavis1993 in reply to LJB98]

I hate this feeling so much. I keep crying off and on trying to ride this out.

[LJB98 in reply to LDavis1993]

something I know that helps a lot of people is taking a cold shower. I know it’s not pleasant at first, start off with it warm for a couple of minutes and turn it to cold for a minimum of 30 seconds, it gives you time to breath and clears your mind because all you can focus on is how cold the water is. I’ve used this myself and it almost shocks me out of the negative thoughts/feelings I’m having.

I know how hard it can be to motivate yourself to utilise the coping skills techniques that I’m sure you know of but you will feel better if you push yourself to do some of them! I hope you feel better soon, brighter days will come x

[LDavis1993 in reply to LJB98]

Thank you. Yes it’s hard to make myself do these things. Besides taking my medicine. Do you feel this way too sometimes?

[LJB98 in reply to LDavis1993]

100000% I sometimes have days where my eyes are just weeping and I can’t get out of bed. I completely agree it’s so hard to get ourselves to do our coping skills, if you’re finding it hard to get up and do something you could try a progressive muscle relaxation video on YouTube, they send me straight to sleep they’re so relaxing

[LDavis1993 in reply to LJB98]

I’ve never watched it before. I’ll have to look it up. I hate that we experience this.

[LJB98]

I know it’s so hard. But we’re so strong to be able to cope and keep pushing on with life, you’ve got this!

[LDavis1993 in reply to LJB98]

Thank you for helping me not feel alone. I’m just sitting here praying for someone to talk to me and relate/validate my feelings

[Tara52]

Have you ever looked into Cognitive Behavior Therapy? You can read about it online. It's important to get control of our thoughts which are the roots of our bodily symptoms. It has helped me. Best wishes.💗

[LDavis1993 in reply to Tara52]

I’m going to try that. Thank you so much for sharing.

[Chinaadventure]

Good morning, I know exactly how you feel I go to bed praying that tomorrow wake up and it'll be a new day and all the strange feelings and emotions will be gone. Ice to start out well usually in the morning but as the day progresses the ends of physical and emotional sensations come back. As one of the others posted, I do the cold shower method in the morning and that doesn't seem to help. I just feel like I've made it this far it's been a very rough 2 months changing medication and adjusting that I just need this last push to get rid of the anxiety and the fears that I have. My problem is I just wait for the next anxiety or panic attack to happen and that keeps me tense most of the day. All I can do is keep pushing forward and pray that this will all go away soon with the help of my therapist's medication and other self-help treatment. Stay strong everyone Have a blessed day.

[LDavis1993 in reply to Chinaadventure]

Praying you get past of all this. We are in this together. I said around and wait for my anxiety to hit also. I’m so sorry you’re going through this too.

[Trish23]

As I improve I feel like it is lurking in the background. Not overwhelming me but not 100% gone. Is that how you feel?

[LDavis1993 in reply to Trish23]

YES 100% yes!

[Trish23 in reply to LDavis1993]

I think for me it feels so close to being back to my old self that I just want it to end. My therapist says that I can’t expect to go from awful to perfect. That it is steps in the right direction and to not be so hard on myself. That is easier said than done. Hang in there and keep pushing.

[Chinaadventure in reply to Trish23]

I have been told it takes time and to be patient too. But I'm just so tired of waiting. It's been since the end of December beginning of January that this all has started and my med change ride and I just want to be balanced. I'm so looking forward to the spring and summer time and want to be able to get out and enjoy but when I feel like this all I want to do is hibernate. Feeling frustrated. I go for acupuncture this afternoon, helping to get a little Zen and a little spiritual push. Stay strong everyone! 🙏❤️👍💪

[LDavis1993 in reply to Trish23]

Thank you so much

[Chinaadventure in reply to Trish23]

Yes!!!! Just waiting for the bottom to fall out!

[MaggieSylvie]

It might be worth asking yourself whether there are any advantages to the down days.

[LDavis1993 in reply to MaggieSylvie]

None at all. Besides being able to miss work.