Freaking out

[BrainIsFull]

Hi everyone. I am having a really rough time today. Everything from the last few days is catching up with me I guess. I am an anxious mess. ,😢

[Dolphin14 Moderator]

I'm so sorry to hear this.

Have you tried anything for your anxiety? What do you do to distract?

❤️🐬

[PNIAuthor60 Major Contributor]

Sorry to hear of your struggle 0-what sort of things do you do to nourish yourself whether that is a nice warm shower, a haircut, manicure (if you are a woman) or perhaps you enjoy walking or browsing in a mall

[Yelloweyed]

I try breathing exercises and writing things down when I feel the way you are describing. I hope you feel better soon.

[BrainIsFull]

Thank you all for the thoughtful replies.💚 I did try some of your ideas. I wrote out some of what I was thinking and I listened to some affirmation podcast episodes. Maybe today I will try to do some tapping to get in touch with the healthy adult in me bc right now the fragile, terrified, panicked, REALLY small part of me is running the show.

I just remembered that yesterday I realized that the "critical parent" part of me is very invested in me not having any hope. It wants to keep me hopeless and panicked and is letting me know that this is what I deserve for being so naive and stupid as to even think that a man would actually be interested in me.

WOW. I didn't realize just how mean that part is until I started writing that. That is really sad.

I feel very weak in this moment.

[BrainIsFull]

I just listened to some affirmation podcast episodes. I am currently just lying in bed bc I can't do anything else. And I am shaming myself for it.

So I was listening to an episode and she said "Doing nothing is better than doing something harmful". EXACTLY what I needed to hear!

[Mamamichl]

self care more today if you can! Meditations, yoga, etc. another idea is the modern Sam app. It’s for adhd, but has positive affirmations, etc as well.

[BrainIsFull in reply to Mamamichl]

I decided that I needed to get back in bed which I did.

I listened to do many Affirmation Pod episodes.

Then I had to get up to drive my son somewhere and I managed to take a walk . I'm supposed to go to a friend's house tonight and I was going to cancel but now I think I will go. It will be a good diversion and it helps to be with friends.

[PNIAuthor60 Major Contributor]

I congratulate you on both experiencing and sharing how you handle difficult feelings - we all do and we don't all do it well at various times depending on the circumstances. Glad to hear you were able to help your son and enjoy a walk and it was a good idea to visit your friend - hope it was a good visit.

Your post says that you tried a variety of things - no need to shame yourself for resting in bed. Our bodies have clear ways of letting us know when we need to do that.

I appreciate your transparency in your post.

[BrainIsFull]

Thank you 💚💚💚

[PNIAuthor60 Major Contributor in reply to BrainIsFull]

Your welcome, every day is a fresh start - enjoy every moment!