I just got back from the doctor today and was thrilled to find out that my Crohn's is no longer active. After a long, hard war I've slid into remission even without Remicade infusions. I'm so happy!...
It's all such a very big change for me and I've never handled change well. I suppose it's going to take some getting used to for me and for my body as well....
I did start panicking today for no reason. I was just sitting there and all of a sudden my heart started racing, I became very paranoid, and I started to hyperventilate. I eventually had to break...
Oh, Heavens yes the symptoms get worse! I bottom out with my depression, I'm excessively paranoid (more so than usual) and my anxiety just increases. Probably the hormones or something....
I start to hyperventilate. My heart rate increases and I just feel terrified....
Drink it with McDonald's Hi-C. That worked best for me. It actually didn't taste too bad. Orange soda isn't the greatest idea, that didn't go down as well....
My second day went much more smoothly. I got there on time, both classes went well, and I only got lost a couple of times in the parking garage :smile:...
Gah, I need one. Worst first day ever. I had to take a detour away from the normal route I take that I have just gotten accustomed to and since I'm not familiar with the city I totally got lost....
Worst first day ever. I had to take a detour away from the normal route I take that I have just gotten accustomed to and since I'm not familiar with the city I totally got lost. Finally got back on...
It hasn't really worked for me but I take it occasionally when I just can't sleep. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't....
What is the rash like? I have a rash as well, vasculitis, and it's flat, beneath the surface. Big red splotches, swelling of area like ankles, feet, legs, hands, that sort of thing. Painful. May not...
Yup, 1rst year of college and panic attacks are abound....
What I do is picture the ideal location or what makes me happy inside my mind. I also do like a description thing to get my mind off the panic. I'll think of something like a tree and describe it in...
-Thanks for your responses guys. I really appreciate it. Yes, I'm in therapy but it's more for my depression than anything else. I have a severe fear of being in a large group of people and being...
(tab) I went to my school campus to pick up my student I.D. yesterday but I didn't know that it would be some scheduled, highly involved gathering. I just thought I'd be able to pick up the I.D. and...
I always tried to hide the fact that I had a personality disorder but when I had a total breakdown at school there was no way of disguising it and I had to go down to the nurse. The next day that I...
I have just filed for disability due to depression, Crohn's Disease, anxiety, and paranoid personality disorder. No information about whether or not I'll get the disability, but here's to hope...
Angel by Sarah McLachlan (or however you spell that). New Age music is very soothing and relaxing. Loreena McKennit is really good. It helped my grandmother with her depression if only for a little...
What I've found to work is focus really hard on something else. Like, for instance, if I start to panic, I instantly picture a random item in my mind like a tree. I will then begin to describe the...
*waves* Hello everyone. My name is Caitlin but everyone calls me Faye. I live in a small town in Indiana where the only interesting thing going on is watching corn grow. I have six wonderful cats and...
I understand the anxiety all too well. There have been days when I became so anxious that when I went to school all I wanted to do was run, run really fast and find a place to hide. I have paranoid...
This seems to be a common thing with Crohn's patients, these panic disorder problems and whatnot. I have Crohn's too and I have paranoid personality disorder. Those two things could really hit me...
I have been on Risperdal for little under a month now. In the beginning I did not have any side effects but just recently I have begun to develop some of the common side effects listed on the bottle....
This is a really big step for me seeing as how I absolutely detest asking for help or even admitting that I'm having a problem. Although my family and friends are very supportive I have always been...
Yes, it was the Crohn's that put me in the hospital and having to suffer so much at the young age of eleven was really traumatic so that may be part of my problem....
I've been living with a chronic illness for seven years now and have been hospitialized for it on more than one occasion. When I first stayed in the hospital the disease got out of control and I...
I'm on Buspar right now but I haven't had any problems with it. It all really depends on the person because one person may have excellent results and no side-effects while another person may be worse...
Living with a chronic illness doesn't help when you're also living with major depression and a smattering of anxiety/panic disorders. But just tonight I learned that I had a low kidney function and...
Okay, so I'm eighteen and have been living with Crohn's Disease since I was eleven. I'm going to college in the fall in order to study to become a Spanish translator. My favorite animal is the cat (I...
People who are "crazy" do not know they are crazy. They do not believe they are doing anything out of the ordinary and are not aware of their lack of touch with reality. Since you're so preoccupied...
I've always been a paranoid person, even when I was a child, but now my paranoia has taken a turn for the worst. I can't leave the house some days because I'm too afraid I'll be attacked or...