Thoughts During Quarantine

[Pay44]

Hi i'm new here and just need to get some things off my chest.Since the lock-down has started i have had trouble with controlling my thoughts. Isolation has always been my worst enemy and its fighting me a lot lately.I let my moods get the best of me and hurt myself in ways i know i shouldn't but my go to strategy has always been feeling numb over anything. Being around other people kept my brain from drifting into the deep parts it has now. I just wish there was a way to control myself a little bit better than what i have been doing since this whole thing began.

[Hidden]

Hello

I am so sorry you are struggling with isolation so much and it has triggered things of that normally you can control

I am agoraphobic so the isolation bit is no different for me but I do have Health anxiety and so it has targeted me in that way making my HA worse and triggering my ocd of worse as well as other numerous things

First do not feel bad that you have fallen back into habits you used to do

Know that so many are struggling and you are not alone

Could you get friends to have Skype chats , organise parties or get together s over Skype so you do not feel so alone ?

Email , phone , message people so you are still getting interaction

Try and keep your day as busy as you can , maybe write the day before things you can do the next day to keep you distracted as much as possible

I have so much respect for you that even though this is causing you so much distress you are still sticking by the isolation rules as I know people that don't suffer that are flaunting the rules with no excuse to do so , so know how well you are doing

Please be careful and stay safe and see if you cannot organise at least talking to someone once a day even if it is a support line you phone so you can hear someone else's voice

This lock down will slowly lift , keep focusing on that thought

Take Care x

[Pay44 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you, I really appreciate it.

[worrymagic2013]

Give yourself a break, this situation is hard on all of us especially those with anxiety. I find I am only Ok if I am busy with work or something else really absorbing. My health anxiety has come back with a vengeance and it's partly because it feels like I can't ask busy doctors etc for help.

But actually the NHS is still there and you can talk to your doctor on the phone if you have symptoms which are worrying you - or you can talk about your health anxiety.

There are some public domain health anxiety work sheets I can share with you if you like - I used these with my therapist and found them really helpful. In fact I couldn't believe nobody had used them with me before!

[Pay44 in reply to worrymagic2013]

I would greatly appreciate it, thank you so much.