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Anxiety f'in sucks!!
Oct 22, 2019, 9:58 AM
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I can't put my finger on when something changed and I started having it to the point that it started affecting my day-to-day.
I was always wound a little tight even as a kid, but lately it is really rough.
It sucks to wake up worrying about something and you can't even explain what you're worrying about...
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All-In [46799]
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YOU WORK HALF A YEAR FROM HOME!
Oct 22, 2019, 9:58 AM
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DRINK SOME WHISKEY AND TAMP THAT #### DOWN.
Seriously though, it does suck. Go to the doc and get some xannys
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Hall of Famer [21024]
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I have been tempted
Oct 22, 2019, 10:00 AM
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but I don't want to go down that road. Been there done that.
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All-In [46799]
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The road of getting better?
Oct 22, 2019, 10:00 AM
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yeah, bad road.
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Hall of Famer [21024]
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Haha! Didn't see the bottom line of your post
Oct 22, 2019, 10:02 AM
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I was talking about the whiskey...haha
Doing the doc thing too.
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Medicating yourself until you feel better
Oct 22, 2019, 10:02 AM
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Yeah, great idea and causes zero side effects.
My mom took that stuff for a few years and some anti-depressants. Before you know it, she is in a hotel in a strange city slitting her wrists and nearly bleeding out after sleeping for 2 days straight covered in blood.
Yay pharmaceuticals!!
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Re: I have been tempted
Oct 22, 2019, 10:05 AM
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Absolutely do not get Xanax. Dont start that.
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Hall of Famer [21024]
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I'm not. My mom took it for a while
Oct 22, 2019, 10:07 AM
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and it made her feel like shiat. Trying to stay away from meds if possible. I just got put on a BP medication that supposedly also helps with anxiety.
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Every person in my immediate family is medicated for
Oct 22, 2019, 10:49 AM
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either depression, anxiety, or ADHD. I do not want me, my wife, or kids to start that medication crap.
Mom is on something, Dad is on something, Brothers are both on something(s).
Imma try and avoid pharmaceuticals when possible.
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been putting off ADHD meds for LilGUAR#2
Oct 22, 2019, 11:01 AM
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lil dude's off the charts ADHD, but apparently doing great in school....which was where we'd draw the line and look into meds, but not needed so far
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His teacher is passing him so he doesn't have to deal
Oct 22, 2019, 11:02 AM
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with him next year.
Trust me on this.
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CU Medallion [54758]
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I'd believe it if he was simply 'passing'
Oct 22, 2019, 11:09 AM
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he's killin' it tho
granted, he needs to be reminded to put shoes on to leave the house in winter, and I've seen him stop and watch something else in the middle of a soccer game WHILE DRIBBLING THE BALL....but dood ##### at math, nomsayin?
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You know my story (I think). Same situation, we tried meds
Oct 22, 2019, 11:27 AM
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and it SUCKED. I felt bad for him. Dropped that ASAP. We just deal with some hyperactivity now. Nice days we just send him out in the yard to play football with the dogs or something.
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Lot o points [155633]
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that Makes a lot of sense actually....the next time
Oct 22, 2019, 11:59 AM
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The crips roll by your driveway with a street sweeper, you don’t want anything dulling his reaction time.
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I thought that was just being an adult***
Oct 22, 2019, 9:59 AM
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i know right?
Oct 22, 2019, 10:14 AM
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now I'm worried about being worried
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hmmm...CBD's...
Oct 22, 2019, 10:15 AM
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been thinking about givin dem a whirl
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Oculus Spirit [79400]
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Really needs to have a little THC to be most effective FYI
Oct 22, 2019, 10:24 AM
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Not sure that you could find that in the Upstate though.
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You can buy full spectrum CBD products in Rock Hill
Oct 22, 2019, 10:31 AM
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so I'm not sure why you couldn't in the upstate. Most research says that full spectrum CBD works far better than CBD Isolate. It seems you do need that tiny amount of THC to make it effective.
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Oculus Spirit [79400]
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And a lot of THC to make it fun***
Oct 22, 2019, 10:38 AM
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Oculus Spirit [78823]
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which half?***
Oct 22, 2019, 10:51 AM
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Oculus Spirit [79400]
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Morning time is the best time to get high
Oct 22, 2019, 10:03 AM
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I suggest a fat joint of some mid grade marijuana to start your day.
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Monica, I consider than adulthood. Greenr don't sleep well
Oct 22, 2019, 10:06 AM
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due to anxiety and something my wife calls "catastrophic thinking" or something like that.
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I do this as well...I am convinced that while
Oct 22, 2019, 10:24 AM
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I am sleeping I am going to be killed. Seriously. I wake up constantly ready to do battle with an intruder trying to kill me.
Its so dumb.
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It does really suck.
Oct 22, 2019, 10:36 AM
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For me what helps is one Ativan in the morn when I wake up. And then an SRI also every day.
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I know exactly when it changed for me
Oct 22, 2019, 10:41 AM
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I was up in my attic hanging a steel cable for a suspended loft for my son. I was all the way at the edge where the ceiling joists meet the roof rafters. It was tight as shit, it was about 150 degrees up there because it was the middle of June, I'm laying on my stomach breathing in all kinds of dust and fiberglass, and all of a sudden the whole space felt like it just closed in on me. Only lasted a second but I had to get the hell out of there.
Now, I'm scared of heights, have claustrophobia like crazy, get anxious as hell in crowded traffic. Never had any of that before. Get anxiety driving over long or high bridges. Had that a little as a kid but it went away for years before said event above happened.
I feel you mane. Haven't done anything about mine yet because I am able to manage on my own, but if it gets worse I will have to do something. It sucks.
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Dang man. That's wild.
Oct 22, 2019, 10:42 AM
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I wish I did know when it changed so at least I would have a point of reference. Strange how the mind works though.
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Oculus Spirit [78823]
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sometimes when I am in a high place looking over the edge
Oct 22, 2019, 10:47 AM
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my balls kinda move closer to my body
I can feel it
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One word
Oct 22, 2019, 10:46 AM
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I used to worry about a lot of things
Oct 22, 2019, 11:03 AM
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One day it hit me that if we’re lucky, we get 80-85 years on this rock, give or take 15.
If I’m worrying about something I can control, it’s my gut telling me to behave differently.
If I’m worrying about something I can’t control, every minute spent doing that is a waste of one of those precious minutes mentioned above. We don’t get those back.
Might be overly simplistic (just like me), but it’s worked for me.
With few exceptions, I can’t tell you what I was worrying about at this moment 1,5, 10 years ago. When I apply that in a forward-facing manner, it makes me realize “it’s all small stuff”.
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Ok Dr. Phil***
Oct 22, 2019, 11:06 AM
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Real, honest, serious admission here...
Oct 22, 2019, 11:25 AM
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The ONLY time I ever get anxious or worried to the point of me thinking it's actually unhealthy is during a closely-contested Clemson football game. And oddly enough, that NEVER happens when I'm sitting in the stadium, but only if I'm watching an away game on TV.
I was probably as close to death as I've ever been throughout the UNC game.
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Oculus Spirit [78823]
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weird, same for me
Oct 22, 2019, 11:40 AM
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I was at the tarhole game and I was cool as a cucumber
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Lot o points [155633]
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I’m usually right there with you....for some reason
Oct 22, 2019, 11:56 AM
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I was just sorta “well, this might be the one” for that game.
Last years team felt like it would be a crime against destiny if they lost a game along the way. This years team feels like they could be 12-2 as easily as they could be 15-0, and I think I’ve been watching the games accordingly.
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Breathe. Slowly.***
Oct 22, 2019, 11:10 AM
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I have some experience with this issue.
Oct 22, 2019, 12:02 PM
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Panic attacks are part of my life and part of the some of my family members' lives. None of them have handled it as well as me. I'm not a deep thinker as most here know but I have a remedy which works for me.
Somehow I reasoned that a panic attack is the result of a suspicion that something is wrong. At times it puts me in fight or flight mode because adrenaline is dumped. As the body reacts to the adrenaline the mind tries to assess the situation. As the mind races to find the threat it causes another release of much needed adrenaline.
It only takes a couple doses of adrenaline and the confusion of not recognizing a danger to create a real panic attack. It starts as a thought and spirals upward and outward. Since I have no conscious control over the adrenaline I deal with my mind.
Basically, I get suspicious, can't find a problem which initiates the release of adrenaline which causes my mind to race which triggers more adrenaline...after a couple cycles my heart starts to race and I wonder how long before I have my 10th heart attack. Yeah, I've seen it that bad more than once.
So here's an overview of my solution. I treat panic like I treat snakes. When I first notice a snake I freak. Since I can recognize the poison sneks of North America I can quickly eliminate the probability that I'm going to die from the encounter.
When the feeling of anxiety strikes I look to see if there's something wrong. If I can't find something wrong I know it's just a black snek that won't hurt me.
I suggest those who are dealing with panic and anxiety practice recognizing it for what it is. If you can find something wrong fix it, if you can't get over it. If you can't work through this then find a doctor and get some help.
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pretty good, but these days SSRI's work better.***
Oct 22, 2019, 12:22 PM
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Oculus Spirit [97664]
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Lorazepam FTW.
Oct 22, 2019, 2:02 PM
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Seriously, when you have anxiety, you don't have a clue how massively tight your muscles are like 24-7. Pop one of those pills and the next morning you will wake up feeling loose like a noodle. Works like 10 times better than a muscle relaxer.
Side effect is you will not give a flying #### about anything. And you will find yourself 10 times less productive. I chose to stop taking it and work my ### off again. But 3 nights taking those is like a freaking vacation.
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