Tag: anxiety
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Anxiety
I’m still not sleeping right. I’ve been getting to bed at midnight fairly regularly but when my alarm goes off at 10 am I shut it off and try to go back to sleep. I’m sleeping a lot but it doesn’t seem to be doing very much good. I simply don’t want to be awake.…
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My Mental Health
For those of you just joining me I am a mental health advocate. I take my psych meds every day unless there’s a mix up at the pharmacy. I saw my counselor today and do so about once a month. We talk about the stress of my day to day life, my arguments and anxieties,…
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Mental Health Advocacy
Some days my mental health is good. Other days like the current one it is not. But I attest to the value of mental health care. Talk to a counselor. Take your meds. Know that feelings of depression, anxiety, and anger are valid. They are valid but you don’t want to lay down and live…
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Brain Science
What strategies do you use to cope with negative feelings? When I have negative feelings there are several medications that I take. I’m on maintenance doses of antianxiety and antipsychotics. Otherwise I tend to bottle those feelings and lash out when I am pressured. I’ve never found an adequate compensation for depression but I’ve learned…
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Mellow
How do significant life events or the passage of time influence your perspective on life? I was a very high strung little boy. My uncle nicknamed me Fred Smith because I reminded him of Federal Express. As I got older I learned to focus my nervous energy and got into choirs and theater. It was…
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A Plate and a Presidency
I slept in today because I do not have Walgreens for a few days. I need to eat but I can’t have my preferred snack because we are out of paper plates upon which to cook it. Had I woken up earlier my wife would have been able to run and get them earlier. As…
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Who’s to Blame?
Are you holding a grudge? About? I don’t have any grudges against people except possibly myself. I constantly perseverate over the dumb things I have done in my life. From the little things I shouldn’t have done to the things I wish I had said. I think it’s a common experience to be harder on…
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Night at the Pharmacy
I worked my entire shift in the pharmacy tonight. That makes me particularly anxious. When I take time from the floor to catch pharmacy up and then leave when it is, it just feels more productive. When I’m in pharmacy until close and the people I rely on for directions leave one by one, I…
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Therapy Thursday
Today I went to see my counselor. My anxiety and stress are low enough that I only need to go about once every month and a half. My mania and depression are under control with a cocktail of psychiatric medications. I try to be open and honest about these things because doing so serves two…
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Sleep Would Be Nice
I had trouble falling asleep last night. Between the lawyers hounding me lately and my teeth slowly falling out the levels of my anxiety have been high. I was able to sleep in this morning. I didn’t get out of bed until I absolutely had to in order to go to work. When I got…
Latter Day Sinner 