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Posted 7/7/2014 2:49 PM (GMT 0)
OK so last night I got about 7 hours of sleep for once in a few weeks.

Today I tried to do some basic cleaning like sweeping and just a little vacuuming.

The shaking got bad and my arms and legs feel weak again. I am having bad nausea, dizzy and am feeling a lot of panic. I feel horrible and I am afraid. I can't do anything without feeling like this. It has just been a couple weeks of this bad and I don't know what it is that would prevent me form doing basic things.
Posted 7/7/2014 3:27 PM (GMT 0)
t2r,

Big breath and know you are going to be OK.  It sounds to me like you are experiencing high anxiety or even a panic attack.  Each of us with an anxiety disorder can learn to control our anxiety.

I do not know what skills you have developed to deal with your anxiety so I will just speak to one here right now.

Many people with anxiety disorders benefit from a form of counseling called cognitive-behavioral therapy or CBT. A mental health professional trained in the CBT approach can help you work through the thoughts, emotions, behaviors and triggers contributing to your anxiety disorder. They can also teach you coping skills. Part of CBT may involve slowly introducing you to things that may more easily trigger your anxiety until you feel more comfortable. Although CBT is usually a short-term treatment, practicing the skills you learn both during and after treatment can help you manage your symptoms for a long time to come.

We do have a free online version of CBT and I will post the link for you here:

Free on-line CBT programs:

http://www.moodgym.anu.edu.au/welcome

http://ecouch.anu.edu.au/welcome

I prefer the ecouch version best but you may like either one or both.

I hope your day gets better.  Keep on talk with us as sharing is part of healing.

Kindly,

Kitt

Posted 7/7/2014 3:45 PM (GMT 0)
I just made a call to the mental health office in our town. I guess the person I need to talk to is in meetings today so she may or may not call me back. I also called my Dr. to see if I could get an appt but he is booked the two days he is in this week then he is out of the office till next week. I don't know if I should see someone else or wait because I am getting semi comfortable with him and he knows me. I don't know what to do. The one thing I do not want to do is become afraid of getting up and moving around.

Nausea is not getting better :(

I'm going to check out that link as soon as I post this. Thank you. I used to do biofeedback in counseling and I used to use a guided meditation cd to help me relax also. It has been years so I am really out of practice on any of it.
Posted 7/7/2014 4:13 PM (GMT 0)
Well the mental health place called and she doesn't know about my insurance if shes on their providers list and evidently they don't have any behavior therapies or anything besides talk therapy here. And you have to go do an intake appointment and then get an appointment to see someone after that. Oh and they are doing intake on Wednesday. So it is more stress and doesn't sound great already.
Posted 7/7/2014 5:34 PM (GMT 0)
Deep breath kiddo! I've learned along the way (and for the record, I'm still learning it, so I'm doing this at the same pace as you!)....we have to at least get started. Somewhere. Get a foot in the door.

That starting point may not be what or where we wish, but it's so important. It gets us in "the system" and it also demonstrates and establishes that we are serious about getting help and are willing to jump through their hoops.

Just because you need to start at this step, does not mean this is the step you will land on! :)








M.
Posted 7/7/2014 9:18 PM (GMT 0)
Kitt, Am reading through the ecouch now and it is amazing some of the things that just ring so true or hit the nail on the head for me in so many situations.
Posted 7/7/2014 9:24 PM (GMT 0)
Merrida,
I know it's just hard to sit here and have to go through the process while I feel so out of control.

I used to have a Psychologist I really liked and I wish I hadn't had to stop seeing her. I went through a few counselors before I finally found her. She's half a country away now :(
Posted 7/7/2014 11:19 PM (GMT 0)
Do you have someone close to you in whom you can confide?





M.
Posted 7/7/2014 11:53 PM (GMT 0)
My husband but he's gone again for weeks at a time. We talk on the phone though.
Posted 7/8/2014 4:23 PM (GMT 0)
T2R.,

I hope that you are feeling better today! Anxiety, and the things that go along with it...the lack of sleep...physical symptoms...can really take it out of us!

We get caught up in an anxiety=symptoms=more anxiety cycle!

You are taking the right steps by reaching out, trying the suggested materials in our Resources, and looking to get back into therapy.

Try not to be stressed about your intake appointment. This is just an informational procedure...and it is the means to an end to get you on track to feeling better!! 

We have so many wonderful helps in the Resource Section...be sure and explore them all, and see what looks helpful to you.

We are cheering you on! Try to be patient...recovery is a process, but you are on your way.;)

S.C.
Posted 7/8/2014 6:56 PM (GMT 0)
I'll go tomorrow morning and get the intake done. My legs and lower back are both bothering me so I had a panic attack today. I made a chiropractor appt so I can see if that helps. Heck we pay over 700 dollars a month for medical insurance I may as well use it.
Posted 7/8/2014 9:13 PM (GMT 0)
Ok I just got back from the chiropractor. She adjusted my hips and lower back. Praying now for no anxiety and some relief. I am super sensitive when I get anything done but hoping this time will be ok. Right now I am not panicking. I am shaking some and some anxiety but I want to be ok so I am going to try to just go with it. Have biofreeze on my lower back which is super hot because she said muscles are tight there. Also she said my hips were twisted. I hope this helps some with the back pain and weak legs. I am going to be ok.
Posted 7/9/2014 12:05 AM (GMT 0)
Keep us updated on your progress. Let's hope this turns out to be something beneficial for you! :)




M.
Posted 7/9/2014 12:58 AM (GMT 0)
Everybody here has already given such great advice. All I can say is to not think about your symptoms too much. Anxiety is a mind game. Just try to relax and put your mind at ease!

God Bless

Jocipher
Posted 7/9/2014 11:54 AM (GMT 0)
Ok bad night last night. I kept waking up shaking and my hands are tingly with a slight burning sensation in my palms today, body is still shaking and my arms feel so sore and exhausted. Having a really hard time this morning believing something horrible isn't wrong.

I've gotten a massage, had all my labs done, saw the chiro yesterday, I ordered a usb for my mp3 so I can start doing my guided meditation again, I will go this morning I hope to intake to see a counselor, I'm working on some of the resources here and I don't know what else to do.

My arms hurt and I feel nauseated :( I hate this it feels like I am trapped in a miserable crap of a body.
Posted 7/9/2014 12:50 PM (GMT 0)
t2r,

I am sorry you had a bad night but I suspect it was your worries and anxiety waking you up - I went through a long spell of that and finely was started on medication as not sleeping is my worst nightmare - LOL.  It is like being awake during a nightmare for me.

Panic attacks can also come in the night and wake you up. These nighttime attacks occur if your brain is on 'high alert' (due to anxiety) and can detect small changes in your body which it then interprets as a sign of danger. Night-time attacks may be particularly frightening, as you may feel confused and are helpless to do anything to spot them coming.

You are doing all the right things to learn to cop-e with your anxiety and I hope today is a good day for you.

If I had one piece of info I would share with everyone, it would be to tell them to keep on believing - believe that you will get better.  Believe that you have the strength within you to overcome anxiety.  When you have a bad day, believe that better days are ahead.

Believe,

Kitt

Posted 7/9/2014 5:17 PM (GMT 0)
You guys are a lifesaver really. So thankful you are here. I went to the intake this morning and it ended up taking about 3 hours all together to get it all set up and go over paperwork. So my first appointment is August 11th. Then the appts are 2 and 3 weeks apart. They booked me 3 appointments. The person who did my intake will be the one I meet with. This visit they pretty much took down info, asked questions and printed out an emergency thing for me which pretty much just says to do the things I told her sometimes help when I get anxious.

I mentioned I am trying to figure out if all the shaking and pain from the anxiety or a medical reason. She just said it is a good idea to rule out any medical reason. Not a lot of help there lol.

So I go to the Dr. here in about an hour and a half so we'll see if she has any ideas. I'm feeling somewhat better than this morning. Thankfully some of the arm pain has subsided. I'm really frustrated because I have things I really need to get done but I am so tired and hurt I can't do it.

Thanks so much for all the help and taking the time to listen. Sometimes the worst thing is feeling like everything thinks you are nuts.
Posted 7/9/2014 8:03 PM (GMT 0)
No answers at Dr office. To recheck my potassium tomorrow. Also is ordering a Brain MRI and wants a neuro consult. Unless the MRI shows something the neuro will be a while wait. Ok so I am hoping this is anxiety and will resolve!! In the mean time I have no answers or solutions.
Posted 7/10/2014 4:02 AM (GMT 0)
T2R,

Sorry that you did not get any answers at your doctor's appointment.

Good to know that you are getting complete care however, and hopefully you will eliminate any physical reason for your symptoms...and be able to focus fully on your anxiety management.

Great job on getting your intake appointment done, and getting set up for your sessions!

Wishing you further progress...keep us posted!

S.C.
Posted 7/10/2014 8:38 PM (GMT 0)
I had a better morning. Only my lower back was hurting and my legs still weaker and shaking but I made some progress and my shoulders and arms felt better and no shaking. I went by myself and went shopping to buy some food and things out of town.

BUT... I also learned something else. Stress is killing me.

I am here and my 21 year old son lives here. My husband drives truck and is home on occasion. Well every single thing around this house falls to me to get done. Oh and he (my hubby) argues about it too, no matter how I want something he will argue and it still won't get done because I give up on it.

So I have been really wanting to put a small fence off the back door for the dogs who are my sole responsibility also. We've been discussing it for a while and every single way I give for an idea to do it he has to freaking argue with. First it was he wanted a 4 foot fence but I want a 5 foot because I have a lab shepherd mix that could go over. So after that we had to argue over every single other thing I mentioned as possibilities for putting the fence up. Fabric, posts, you name it.

Now after another 20 minutes of arguing I am shaking all over again and my neck hurts again. I don't know how to make it stop.

I was trying to hard today to just be happy and I can't take this much more. I hate this house, hate the way my life is right now, and I hate the pain and shaking.
Posted 7/10/2014 8:53 PM (GMT 0)
Please forgive me in advance if my comment is in any way inappropriate or out of line....

Just as an example, you mentioned the dogs, and said they are your sole responsibility. What if you just "did it," and took care of things for them that needed to be done? Does it really need to be one of the things up for discussion given he is not involved in their care?






M.
Posted 7/11/2014 1:35 AM (GMT 0)
It does since he is the sole wage earner and will eventually be home and I will have to listen to him in person then. Now I can get off the phone ;)
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