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Will every thing be ok?

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InTheShadowOfTheMushroomCloud · 04/03/2020 21:25

This is what I keep asking my poor DH. My anxiety it off the scale - it's actually causing me physical pain. I hurt everywhere - even the soles of my feet hurt. I have palpitations and an awful feeling of doom.
It's been a stressful month, I have been doing exams (last one today), my elderly mum has been in hospital so I have been looking after dad, I am menopausal so that's not helping. I haven had a work or study free day for over a month. Two of my daughters have serious auto immune diseases ( so have I but I don't care) and one lives in an area where there has been quite a few coronavirus cases.
And I can't fucking sleep...

I am not on any meds for anxiety as usually it's low grade but hell its cranked up to 11

Please tell me I am being silly

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SlB09 · 04/03/2020 21:34

You are not being silly. Ultimately things will be ok, it might not be tomorrow, or next week or in a few weeks time but it will get better.

Try all the strategies that help you be that mindfulness, CBT (personally found this really good for anxiety and still effective 5years on), social contact, being outdoors, excercise, journal/diary etc. If this does not seem to help or things are getting worse then go to your doctor's and discuss any other options such as medication. You've already figured out your having a stressful time which is good - you can still see the wood for the trees and putting self care strategies in place might be enough to lift you out.

Also as a side note hormones can throw up anxiety quite dramatically!

InTheShadowOfTheMushroomCloud · 04/03/2020 21:40

Thank you so much.
I have promised myself a day on my allotment tomorrow. Just me, the cold and a good dig. No working, no studying. I am also seeing my little grandson soon and he is my world. He doesn't see my anxiety...he just sees his silly old granny.

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