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Posted 6/16/2011 4:00 PM (GMT 0)
I am curious as to what everyone thinks is the reason we do this. Maybe no one else has this happen, but it happens to me all the time and I do not know how to battle it.

Help please,

Gem
Posted 6/16/2011 4:33 PM (GMT 0)
This happens to me too. Everything will seem like it is going good and then BOOM I either just start to feel panicky and/or nauseous and shaky..generally just feeling bad. I sometimes think it happens when everything IS going good...something that we are not accustomed to and once we begin to actually think about how we are feeling at that moment is when the panic sets in. Almost as if we feel as if we should not be feeling good, impossible right? For us to NOT have panic, an ache or a pain, something to worry about so we go into the mode that we are use to and that is ultimately the feeling of NOT feeling good in one way or another.

I know growing up I had an alcoholic, unpredictable mother and my father passed when i was 16. I am not use to having everything go well or having a feeling of calm in my life so I believe that may be part of it as well.
Posted 6/16/2011 4:58 PM (GMT 0)
Yeah, i know what you mean.  i have been doing very well and not getting all panicky and nervous but like today, I have the most negative mindset about everything and really nothing is wrong I am just severly aggitated for no reason.  I have dealt with this long enough to know that this too shall pass, but what is so crazy is that these negative thoughts will leave as quickly as they came and I will be fine.

Now and only now, is the only time I wish I had a med that worked for me so I could take it and feel better. 

Gem

Posted 6/16/2011 5:02 PM (GMT 0)
It happens to me often. Because I was brought up in an environment where people would always fight and argue. I was bullied in school as a child, too. These things affect you throughout your whole life. One little incident can trigger anxiety and negative feelings. It can be anything. My anxiety has protected me from bad things too...because I've always been on alert. Some say that negative feelings can attack you out of the blue...but I always believed there is an underlying problem that we may not be aware of or may have forgotten.
Posted 6/16/2011 5:10 PM (GMT 0)
Melodee, you are right.  Things are very tense right now at home and that is probably where this is coming from.  It just seems sometimes that we have the same old issues and never seem to find resolution and this bugs me greatly.

Thanks for your input.

Gem

Posted 6/16/2011 7:08 PM (GMT 0)
I know what you are talking about. Things will be going good, then I think about the worst possible thing that might happen. I think that Tinlou is right, it is like we aren't use to feeling good, or we don't think we deserve it. But think about it, when it happens, we are actually feeling better more often. In time this goes away. We have to realize we deserve to be happy and that things can be good.
Gem, I am sorry that things aren't going well. I hope that whatever it is, it works itself out. Know that you are loved here. We think the world of you!!!
Hugs, Karen
Posted 6/16/2011 7:13 PM (GMT 0)
Precious Gem: I am like you where as one minute/day I will be fine and then the next I am an irritable mess. I don't know your age but I am pretty sure mine is getting a bit worse because of peri-menopause. I have seen the many posts on here about it. Actually, hormones in general can contribute significantly to how we feel and our emotions on a daily basis.
Posted 6/16/2011 7:22 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks Karen,

I have been feeling really, really well lately and I guess today is just a normal set-back.  Grown son living at home that we have the same issues with over and over (I think he has the beginnings of Mom's disorders).  It just does not have me maintaining my normal grateful attitude today.

Must go home and meditate about keeping my good attitude no matter what.  After I cry and eat some cheetos and drink a coke.

There is always hope tomorrow will be better.

Thanks again,

Gem

Posted 6/16/2011 7:25 PM (GMT 0)
Tin - Yes!

I am on the peri-hormonal train on top of everything else.  Hey, where is that bottle of vitamin E, I need it now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Really, vitamin E (natural form d-alpha not dl-alpha, remember this girls) has saved my life in that area.

Gem

Posted 6/16/2011 9:22 PM (GMT 0)
Can you elaborate on the vitamin E??? I might need it.
Posted 6/16/2011 10:40 PM (GMT 0)
Yes. My Dr. recommended that I take Vitamin E, it helps with alot of peri symptoms. I was having bad breast pain, very irregular cycles, clotting, heart palps and skin rashes. Mammogram came out OK, EKG normal so I tried HRT for 9 days and could not make it, plus the cancer risk. Everyone that knows me here knows I am pharma super sensitive. Vitamin E helped alot, I take it everyday. You start with a low dose 100 mg 2 or 3 times a day then increase after a week or two until you get up to 800-1200 mgs a day. It made the biggest difference in the world in that area, no more heart palps, skin looks much improved, cycles better and no clotting, much improvement. It is very safe to take unless you are taking meds for high blood pressure because E lowers your blood pressure and it could get too low. Check with your Dr. before you start this regiment but it helped me a bunch. When you purchase it, look at the label, make sure it is d-alpha not dl-alpha. D-alpha is a natural form, DL is synthetic and does not work as well.

Hope this helps.

Gem
Posted 6/16/2011 10:58 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks.. I am going to try it for sure. Vitamins usually make me nauseous but if the outcome is good then I will handle it. I was taking calcium, magnesium and zinc until i heard too much calcium is supposedly bad for you(heart attacks?) so, being the hypochondriac that I am I stopped and I must say I did feel better while on it. I will try the E though...thanks.
Posted 6/16/2011 11:17 PM (GMT 0)
Sure. Also I stated milligrams (mg), vitamin E is measured in IU (Intern Units). Take after a meal with alot of water. E has never made me nauseous. Really, if the vitamins made you feel better, take them. 70% of the population with our bad American diet are deficient in calcium, magnesium and vitamin C. Lots of research archieves at DoctorYourself,com. Dr. Saul is not selling anything but offering research and commonsense advice regarding a good diet and vitamin guidelines.

Gem
Posted 6/17/2011 1:01 AM (GMT 0)
I understand..I have the exact same thing..just when everything seems rights..negative thoughts kick in...just early this week I was feeling so anxious but I recover just fine again...hang in there it happens all the time but we just have to keep saying to ourselves that we can do it and can be happy without those thoughts...
Posted 6/17/2011 3:52 AM (GMT 0)
I agree with the mind/body being used to the stress that when we relax and everything is going well the mind/body doesn't recognize it and I also have negative thinking. I think my negative thinking and stressing affects my fibromyalgia .
Posted 6/17/2011 11:17 AM (GMT 0)
I have anxiety slight depression and bad intrusive thoughts, I have had kidney stones and a suspected dysfunctional gallbladder for 8 months now!! My question is can dysfunctional gallbladder and kidney stones cause anxiety/depression and bad intrusive thoughts??? This has gone on for long enough I feel like I'm losing my mind!
Posted 6/17/2011 12:14 PM (GMT 0)
I think any physica problem can tax your system and bring on anxiety/depression.  Hopefully when you get the issue resolve you will feel better.

Thanks to everyone, I am feeling better today.  I have been on intense vitamin therapy for almost 3 months now so I am going to start backing off and see how I maintain on just basic nutrients.  I have come to realize that the middle path is always the best and that is what I have to strive for.  I had started taking an ammino acid, L-glutamine, and I think I am reacting to it adversly.  It is suppose to increase energy, so with me I felt more fatigued/down (go figure, you know me).

Hope everyone has a great week-end.  the most strenuous thing I am doing is cleaning out the junk drawer in the kitchen rolleyes !

Gem

Posted 6/17/2011 1:22 PM (GMT 0)
Gem,

You are very wise. For me I know I set my expectations to high too often and then I have set myself up for failure.

Physical problems most definitely contribute to anxiety and worrying.

Happy Friday.

Kindly,
Kitt
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