I feel like things just keep getting added to my plate

[DemureRose]

These past few weeks I’ve felt like I’ve been just stretched to the limit.

I feel like stressful thing after stressful thing just keeps happening.

Two weeks ago I had my last dentist appointment after months of repeated visits. I hadn’t been to a dentist in a year and that had consequences. But finally! I was done!

Well no I wasn’t apparently. Less then two weeks after I got it, my permanent crown just fell off while I was chewing gum.

God was I irritated. I had literally just gotten done with the stupid dentist and now I had to go back. But irritation was all I had. I knew it was an easy fix and would be no big deal.

Well at that appointment today, my dentist informed me that the reason it didn’t stick well was because it the damaged tooth is very short. So a crown may not stay on.

He put a new one on but warned me that it could fall off again. In that case, I’d have to do something different.

Crown lengthening procedure.

As soon as he said the word procedure, my body ran completely cold and I instantly felt panic.

See I’m currently in therapy for my anxiety and panic attacks regarding a future wisdom teeth removal. I’m nowhere near ready for that, let alone a crown lengthening procedure. Like what am I supposed to do??

I’m a full-time, struggling college student. I don’t have time to recover from a procedure of any kind. I’ve already had to miss classes for other reasons and my grades are declining.

I just feel like I keep getting knocked down right when I’m about to get up out of this stress-filled rut.

No matter how hard I try I just keep encountering setback after setback. I don’t even remember what it was like to not have something to worry or stress out about.

All I want is to be able to have all the boxes on my list checked off. That’s all I want. But I can’t see myself getting there without enduring pain: emotional and physical.

I’m just so tired of things piling up on my plate.

One week. I just want one week of no worries.

But right now I can’t even get one day.

[Somebody30]

Hi, I struggle a lot too with feeling overwhelmed. A friend of mine once told me that you need to look after yourself and the rest will follow. Have you tried meditation at all? I do a few times a week and just for 5/10minutes my mind is clear and I’m calm. It really helps put my mind in a better place to deal with everything that’s going on. In regards to lists have you not tried maybe making a list of smaller things you are able to tick off. Don’t forget to give yourself credit for the little things too - they’re still achievements after all!