Skipped beats drives me crazy, VENTING, PONDERING

Mommy65301

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Joined : Jul 2005

Posts : 43

Posted 1/12/2007 3:22 AM (GMT 0)

Hello Everyone,

Hope to find you all well, I have come to the end of a very stressfull week I am the assistant Director of nursing for a 200 bed skilled nursing facility and had a state surveyer in the biulding this week on 7 seven complaints that I was able to help her find them all unsubstantiated (YAY) but let me tell you my nerves where at thier peak and I have been having that terrible nervous skipped heart beat or palpatations and I hate that It drives me crazy and sends me into full blown panic I think I need my xanax in a pezz dispenser LOL, I do get to sleep in tomorrow and am looking forward to a little extra needed rest, Living a life with anxiety is difficult what is it in our heads that make us more sensative ormore in tune to that flight or fight response? Why do we obsess and fear things that other people never think twice about? Are we more sensative beings? Are we more in tune with somrthing that we may not be conciecly aware of? Are we smarter maybe that we have the sense to fear? Or are we wasting valuble time worring about things that are out of our control when we should should just give it to god, because if something terrible is going to happen it will happen wether we have a panic attack about it or not, I dont have any answers only speculations and questions what do some of you think? I would like to know.

Nurse Brandi

jordaNZone

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Joined : Sep 2006

Posts : 752

Posted 1/12/2007 6:25 AM (GMT 0)

Hi Brandi

Remember to breathe..this will cut down on the heart palps and anxiety etc.

Upskill so you can take the bosses job and can delegate a job like yours to someone else lol...

I don't have any answers as to why we suffer with anxiety...but the best part about it is it doesn't last forever - thank goodness!

Are you on any meds to help you through this rough patch? Have you ever considered counselling/therapy as an option - if for no other reason to brush up on skills to cope better with stress..?

Maybe you could organise a staff training based around this theme that would benefit everyone in your workplace.

Maree

kimomolo

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Joined : Jan 2007

Posts : 5

Posted 1/12/2007 8:30 AM (GMT 0)

Hi Brandi,
I suffer from panic disorder as well and feel your pain. I have wondered about all of these things as well. I do believe that people with panic disorder are a little more "in tune" than most others, as I've noticed that most of the people that I meet who suffer from these symptoms are generally very intelligent and often have a greater ability to feel empathy. Sometimes I think that empathy is just a degree of psychic ability. Do you ever notice that you are overly conscious of other people's feelings? Does it sometimes strike you (although not most of the time because it just seems natural), that you seem to know things about people that others might not pick up on? Maybe there is nothing to it, but it's always a possibility. If I simply resign myself to believing that I have an overactive nervous system, then i am also resigning myself to the idea that I cannot control my anxiety. I really believe that one day I will be able to live a normal life and not feel scared, without my medication. Maybe if more people thought about the possibility that there might be something more to this panic disorder, we would find out that there is some link, some similarity between us that would give this disease more meaning. Just a thought.
-Kimomolo

Howlyncat

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Joined : Jan 2005

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Posted 1/12/2007 10:05 AM (GMT 0)

Brandi
I owned own Rest Home here in Ontario and that was a stressful thing
'I did all the same work I expected my employess to do up to changing pads and depends .....
I believe that we are more in tune to our bodies and to our hearts as well ......
I believe also the link between us is EMPATHY and caring about others always .........
I had to resign and sell my place as I got too sick with other diseases and disorders but I miss it daily
I did look after mom til she passed recently and now my dad ( step) had AD and I am his caregiver
I do not feel whole unless I am able to try and help someone
Thats me plain and simple ..........

Maree is spot on here I did do that we had weekly staff meetings and got all out on table what was wrong what was needed to be implemented new suggestions and how they were " coping" with all of the stressors especially the getting so close to patient and then they pass away
It worked out very well
Might be a good idea for you and your place ......

Glad to see you have found us here and hope you become active on the boards
There is also an AD forum I am sure you could post input in if inclined
You take care
WE are here for you
This is the best group of ppl across every forum you will know ......
Have heart hun
Empathy does live here ..........

LYN

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