Anxiety and stress

[LaMariposa]

Anyone else in a bad place mentally? Too much alcohol, not enough sleep are triggers for me, and staying away from home includes both.

I suffer majorly from climate change related anxiety, worry about the end of the world, the future of my children. Some days I feel optimistic about it all, other days like today, particularly with a couple of negative news stories, lead me into a bit of a worry spiral.

Urgh.

I'm with you. Too much alcohol and poor sleep are absolute mental health destroyers. I was feeling very dark yesterday.

When are you going home?

@moochies
Tomorrow. I can’t wait. I know back in my own environment with enough sleep and better food I should start to feel more normal again. Just got to paste a happy face ok for the children.
How are you finding this festive season?

That's good. You're own bed and some quiet is the absolute best thing ever when you've had an anxious few days.

I hugely overdid the alcohol Xmas day and was a proper hungover misery yesterday, if you're already anxious alcohol helps for about an hour, but then you're stuck with the hellish after effects-even worse if you're not at home!