Hi all - I am just looking for suggestions. I've been using my coping skills, but my anxiety is going through the roof. I had been doing pretty well, but anxiety has been steadily growing day by day....
Booklvr, I too am sorry that you have been feeling so bad. I too have depression and fibro. These conditions really can make each other worse. I wanted to write to you because I moved last summer...
Feeling kind of blah today myself, Karen. Needed to go out for a volunteer commitment today, though. Always better to get out, for me. Tired tonight, though. Jamie, hope everything is OK. Just been...
Myself- So sorry to hear about your mom's condition. It is so hard. I remember when my mom's condition declined. Please know that I am thinking of you and sending you peace. Try to take care of...
Hi - Trina , I hope that you are feeling better now. It sounds like you went through a lot. I am always wiped out after a bad migraine or fibro flare. Had a rough day myself today. Physically...
Hi all- I've been feeling kind of down lately. We had lots of cloudy weather, maybe that is the cause. Sorry about your trees, Karen. That is upsetting! I hope that they plant something new for you....
Thanks everyone for your ideas. Been sleeping better the past few days -- will keep these ideas in mind if insomnia comes back. (I hope not!)...
Hi Grammy - Saw your post, and I have been working to find better ways to garden too, as I have osteoarthritis and fibro too. I got a long handled weed puller like Susie mentioned online. It has been...
Thanks, superdan, I will try it....
I am so sorry you are suffering. Grief is a roller coaster of feelings. Just keep hanging on --and keep talking with your counselor. Did it help? Did she have a grief group referral for you? The...
Spoke too soon. Up in the wee hours again. So tired. Hope...
I was just driving around town today and thought, "wow, I am driving around town!" And the other day I actually gave directions to someone who was lost! I don't know if you remember, but last summer...
Week's going better. Finally getting some sleep with a new prescription. Makes it a lot easier to cope with things. BFE - hope you can get some support. It's good that you are seen as an advocate,...
Thanks super20dan-- Do you take the herbs when you wake up at 3:00, or before bedtime? (Maybe a silly question?)...
Thanks Karen, NCOT, BFE ( is that an OK abbreviation?), Trina. Yes, each and everyone of us is important, and we are all connected. We must do all we can to take care of ourselves, and let others...
Thanks SC and Prew - I will look into the herbals. Will have to cross check them with meds, though. I know, unfortunately that I am not alone I this. In fact, sometimes in the early morning hours I...
Hi - Haven't posted here in a while, mostly on depression, fibro boards. But reading all your experiences has helped me feel less alone with my anxiety. SC, how you handled you panic attack gave me...
Trina, and PA_grandma-- I am so sorry for your losses. Our family too lost someone a couple weeks ago in the same way. The shock, then the grief, and so many other feelings are experienced. Thank you...
Thanks, Trina. I found Michael Marsh's site. It is a real find! Thanks for leading me to it....
Thanks, Trina - it is interesting that you take glucosamine. My husband takes it everyday and says it helps his knees. Just wondering if you or others on the forum take Co-Q10? I have been reading a...
Trina - Thank you for your example and teaching on compassion and self-compassion. I think, after years of hearing and reading about self-compassion, I am finallly getting it. I have no trouble...
I just spent 2 days with a severe migraine. I took my prescription and thought I would be OK, but then I woke up yesterday with horrible back and hip pain. It was so bad I couldn't even roll over in...
Good luck tonight, Trina. It sounds like you are on the right path. You are very brave to face these fears alone, and very wise to be able to comfort yourself as you did. Deep wisdom can come from...
I'm glad you are taking care of yourself, Trina. Hopefully you can start sleeping better. I have been having my own struggles with sleep. The only thing that I can suggest that hasn't been mentioned...
Sorry you are not doing good, Jamie. Anything you want to talk about here? Hope the day is going better for you. Hope...
Feeling very down today. Might be because I haven't been sleeping well. Miss having therapy since we moved. Managed to take down holiday decorations -- tomorrow clean, I hope. Cold here today, which...
Great thread, hearing what people are planning. My primarily goal is to practice gratitude more consciously. I feel that I want to be more mindful of things in my life, not just take things for...
Sorry to hear, Myself. Did they tell you when they would make a decision? ( I can't remember if you said) I hope you hear some good news....
I have been having it, usually just on one arm. It also itches horribly sometimes, does anyone have that? The only thing that calms it is an ice pack. Hope...
Dropping by to wish everyone good holidays a a good new year. I am glad you can feel it will be a good new year, Karen! Trina, I wanted to tell you - you posted earlier about if this forum helped...
I am so sorry you are going through this, Myself. I can't add too much but my hope that something turns around for you. I know how things can seem overwhelming; please remember how talented you are...
Hi all - Love reading your posts, TimTam. As I was scrolling through, I saw "Music is what feelings sound like". That is so true for me. That helped me understand why I like to play music (piano)....
Hi all! Joyce- love your posts. The one about shoes was great. Thanks for taking the time to prepare them. Sorry about your car, Myself. It is always so upsetting to me when our car needs a lot (of...
Thanks, Trina. I need this right now!...
Trina - Happy that you are starting to feel better. Yes, fibro with depression is hard sometimes. Like a lot of people have been saying, I have to push myself to get out and do things. Been having a...
Trina - I guess I should carry around Tara's book with me, just in case! I recently ended up in the ER because of a faint, then chest tightness. Never figured out what caused it. Thanks for you...
Thanks Trina, for the links. I have been trying to sit and meditate everyday for 15 minutes. It is a challlenge, but it also feels good. I also have been listening to Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield's...
Hope you feel better soon, Jamie. Joyce, I know about fainting and feeling like I am going to faint. Very good to sit or lay down as soon as these feeling start. Don't want to fall and hurt yourself,...
Hi Trina - The last few days have been hard, a lot of pain from fibro. I have to admit that I haven't gotten started again. It is like I know it would help, just need to get going again... Thanks for...
That is a beautiful quote, Trina. Thanks for sharing it. I will look for his books and at his website. Hope...
Hi! I just became a grandma too for the first time this past summer. It is a joy! I got the diphtheria,tetanus, diphtheria (dtap) shot last year. My doc recommmended it even without knowing about our...
I know a lot of folks here mention using meditation as part of their treatment. I used to practice, but have gotten out of the habit. Can't seem to get started again either. Just wondering what...
Lynwood - I can imagine how frustrated you are! I have been going around and round with insurance co.and dr. about getting a medicine I need. So tiring and frustrating. Nice day here, sunnny and...
Hope everyone is well. Nice day here. Having a lot of difficulty with sleep still -- it is really hard to keep going during the day. I feel like a whiner --- sorry. Lynwood- having just moved, I know...
I had depression for a long time, since I was a teen. Sleep problems didn't start until my 40's, when I finally started getting help. I have a question for all of you -- do you think that therapy...
Myself- Soup sounds delicious. I was just thinking about squash soup too for this week, even though it is still hot here. It will make it seem like Fall. Sorry for your trouble with sleep, HT. I have...
Good thread--really helps me too to hear others experience.(not that I wish these feelings on anyone else, but at the same time I know I am not the only one with these problems and it helps not to...
Hi to all -- Just to back from dr. and it turns out my vitamin D is a tad low. Need to start taking it a again. Jamie, hope you are feeling better today. Joan, Karen, Joyce and everyone- hope your...
Thanks, Karen, for the reminder about D3. I used to take it all the time, but with the move, I had forgotten all about it. Will pick some up tomorrow. I just had blood work done too. Was supposed to...
Sorry I haven't posted -- been sick a lot lately and really tired. Hope everyone is having a good weekend. Not sure what is going on with me, been feeling really down this past week. Before this past...