Feeling lost!

[PetiteCheval]

Hi all, I hope you all are hanging it there. I have been feeling lost a lot. I have been struggling with Anxiety for over 10 years now. The last 3 years have been really tough due to a lot of neck pain. I think I am now on the right track to help the pain but it has been very hard. My emotions are all over the place. Like right now I just want to cry and roll up in a ball. It is so hard to snap out of it. I have been trying mindfulness, yoga, listing to music and go the therapy once a week, I can't exercise right now due to the C1 adjustments in my neck. I ordered Chamomile caps so I hope that will help too. Concentrating on work has been super hard, and not being be able to ride my horse and going to Zumba makes me struggle even more.

Any other ideas out there what I could do?

[Agora1]

Hi PetiteCheval, I am so sorry to hear about your neck pain. I sympathize with you

because I live with chronic cervical disc pain due to an accident many years ago.

I don't take pain pills but use meditation to relax my muscles. I also find that warming

a large towel in the dryer and wrapping it around your neck and shoulders can calm

down the pain. When in pain, we tense our muscles causing trigger points that need

to be released. The heat for me, helps me bring down my shoulders and feel more relaxed.

I hope you find what works for you. xx

[PetiteCheval in reply to Agora1]

Thank you. yes, I use the heat pack I have every night and also work on my trigger points.

[Agora1 in reply to PetiteCheval]

xx

[Artistfriend]

Be understanding of yourself, snapping out of it sounds like a judgement. Youre doing alot of the right things, it might be worth it to think about a new therapist if it hasnt felt helpful or supportive

[CL3V3R-G1RL]

Don't be hard on yourself. It's hard because it seems like you were on top of the world and then suddenly you fell off and don't know how to get back to the top again. Questioning if you'll ever. Which makes your anxiety to run amuck. Because you still feel like your are the same but stuck in someone's body.

I took a hard spill when I suffered a medical thing. I have to accept that this is part of my life. However I can get to where I want to be. Just means I have to take a different way.

Sadly there is no cure all. I wish there was. I wish there was a pill you could take and instantly your anxiety was gone.

. But not all hope is completely lost. Sure maybe you can't ride horses again. But what about just visiting them?

Wishing you healing 🫂❤️

[PetiteCheval in reply to CL3V3R-G1RL]

Thank you. All so true. One step at a time. I can do this, whatever it takes.