Weekend away

[tasmaniandevilchaser]

Hi, can anyone help me think through my dilemma? I've got a weekend away planned with friends (not really old friends I can be honest with). I'm not sure whether to go. It's going to be a fun weekend but hectic and possibly a bit chaotic.

I've been feeling really frazzled mentally and physically after a very stressful few years. I've recently been diagnosed with some chronic health issues. I've been on ADs but weaned off them now.

Today I'm feeling jittery and emotional, brain foggy. I've been doing yoga, acupuncture trying to get my nervous system a bit calmer but it's not completely settled. Just as I'm feeling a bit better, suddenly I'll feel unsettled, eg I got paranoid in yoga today. I just ploughed on and in the end enjoyed the class but I don't know if I've got enough 'give' in me for a hectic weekend.

I guess I'm feeling a bit FOMO, it might be fun but also a bit worried I'll feel wobbly while I'm away. It won't be easy to just leave.

Any thoughts to help me with the decision making process?

This is tricky . If they aren’t close friends then you wouldn’t re happy to be honest with them would you ? I wouldn’t

How about go and if at times gou need some breathing space , go for a lie down (feign a headache )

Take some headphones and download some soothing music / this could help regulate you .
No reason why you can’t practice some yoga whilst there
All the best

Can you slope off or are you sharing a room?

it’s so hard!! You could just feign a terrible cold and not go. Have been feeling awful this year and dragged myself to two weekend and should have just opted out.

As long as you are not a most valuable player and can slope off and you can get there and back I’d go. My issue was it was a “couples thing” so had to go and be present.

Hi, thanks, we're sharing an apartment, so it will be difficult to 'get away'. I'm not sure music or yoga will be enough, I imagine having to feel 'on' / fun all weekend. It feels a bit overwhelming. Anyway, I've got a few days to see if I feel any better.

Ok I just went to the local shop, and that was a mistake. There's no way I can cope with the train journey away let alone a hectic weekend.

I think then just opt out with a terrible cold. If it fake-starts tomorrow, it will peak by Saturday.

Look after yourself and know you are making the right decision and that you are it missing out.

I hope you feel better soon. The only thing that worked for me was sertraline and I’m having a bit of relapse today :(

Thanks so much @mydogisanidiott sorry to hear you're not feeling great either. Are you still on the sertraline? I'm wondering whether I should go back on it. I did feel quite perky on it, much easier to deal with ups and downs. It's been 2 months since I finished weaning myself off. But Google tells me it affects the health condition I've just been diagnosed with, I wish it was easy to get hold of a GP to discuss this with.