Anxiety support, Hand hold or chit chat come say hi

[Fairydust26]

going through abit of a crappy time with anxiety/health anxiety at the mo so thought it would be a good idea to create this thread. I always find that when I’m feeling anxious writing it down makes me feel a little bit better so hopefully some of you might too and we can support each other through this crappy time as I know it can make you feel pretty lonely. I’m trying to not drag myself back to bed and write today off so I’ve made a cuppa put the heating on sat by the xmas tree and going to try and have a clam Saturday so come say hi

Hi bubble62 I don’t have any experience with diazepam but hopefully someone on this thread has and will be able to help with that soon. What is it that worries you about taking it?.

How’s everyone doing? I’m feeling good quite calm at the mo which I’m glad about just hope it stays.

That's good fairydust. Hope its a long period of calm for you.
Not too bad here as well.

Glad things are going well for you too long may it continue!!.

Nearly filled the thread, Troops!

Trooperslane2 I will make another one promise hope your doing well?.

Up and down FD26 but more up than down I think.

How are you?

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Trooperslane2 hoping the good days start to outway the bad days for you!. I’m doing good at the moment thank you, the threads gone slightly quiet so hopefully that means everyone else is doing well too.

I'm still here, I've decided to cut back on time spent on MN, especially at the weekends when I should be just enjoying time with the DCs. I'm still having spells of feeling really nervous for no real reason (sometimes it is for things that the rational part of me knows there's no reason to feel nervous about and sometimes I can't even think why I am nervous).

However there are also times, like now, when I realise I've had several hours of not worrying or feeling nervous at all (usually because I've been busy and distracted). Which is a good feeling. I seem to get better through the day, I often wake up quite early and now I've banned my phone from my bedroom I just lie there thinking about stuff which isn't great for me, but the bed is so warm and cosy and I always hope I'll fall back asleep, but instead I end up thinking of things to worry about. Need to work on that. Or just get up.

Glad a few others are doing a bit better at the moment too .

I need to go ands see my boss shortly - have been signed off work since mid January and I'd just resigned when I took ill.

Absolutely bricking it! I know there will have been so much not finalised and I'm afraid she's going to be raging with me.

I know that this is ridiculous - and that it will be all over by 1pm. And my doctor doesn't think I should be going back AT ALL.

Neither do ANY friends OR family..... why am I doubting myself?

Can I join please? anxiety really bad today - heart beating like crazy and crying. I'm working from home today but work is such a massive part of my anxiety. I have been to see the gp a few times over the last year but they haven't been much help. Finally going to ask for meds on Friday.
I've read back a bit, sorry to hear so many are suffering but you have all made me feel less alone. X

Wh0KnowsWhereTheT1meG0es it’s a good sign that your having moments of calm and feeling good which is great! keep doing what your doing and hopefully things will start to improve for you .

Trooperslane2 how did you get on? Hope it went as well as can be for you. x

Of course WLmum 😊 hugs for you I too felt like my drs were just fobbing me off too and not really doing anything when I was really struggling. It took me a good few years till I could go back and ask for help again as I had lost all confidence in them, luckily I found a gp that understood what I was going through and prescribed me medication which has helped greatly.

Thanks fairy you're welcome made me cry. Actually the Drs have offered me meds a couple of times but so flippantly. I've been really scared to take them too as I hear so many people say they feel worse before they feel better, but I can't carry on like this. What are your experiences?

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WLmum the first few weeks we’re abit rough had most of the common side effects but could still fully function and they do eventually ease. I’ve been on a low dose of sertaline now for a good few months and yes they did make me feel worse at the start but I’d been having such bad anxiety for so long the fact that I was doing something that could potentially make me feel better came as a welcomed relief. I do still have bad days but I have defiantly seen an improvement I can cope with things a lot better now and have defiantly started to feel much braver if that makes sense! Hope that helps you a little😊.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/feeling_depressed/3192507-Anxiety-support-Hand-hold-or-chit-chat-come-say-hi-2

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Okay guys this threads almost full so I’ve made a new one which I’ve linked above hope to see you all over there😊😊.

Jaymay. You are not alone. You are describing what I am going through allthough slightly different fears. I'm 22 weeks and dizziness is an issue. I get lightheaded now whenever I'm stressed. There is so much support out there though for pregnant women, in my area anyway. You get fast tracked for mental health support so just make sure you ask. I was the most stressed before my first midwife appointment. Fortunately I'm physically fit and healthy but I panic about my heart rate and pressure nonetheless. I've just started medication prescribed by a psychiatrist which is really helping. I work in healthcare and we had a presentation about dehydration today which didn't help my anxiety, I felt really thirsty!

I called samaritans about blue fingernails 2 weeks before my appointment....turned out it was blue hair dye as I'd had a couple of panics in the bath and regretting dying my hair... Due to risks. It seemed like I was doing everything I could to relax but it was all wrong for pregnancy and was only finding out after. And Internet restriction and Facebook ban also helped me.