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Posted by sunnydays on July 6, 2008, at 17:58:47
No T until Thursday. :( And I am jumping out of my skin anxious because I have to go somewhere new tomorrow morning. And they don't even know I'm coming, it's this program I have to visit for a class and they told the teacher we could just go whenever and walk in and observe, we were welcome, it was no problem at all. That just sounds weird to me. I am sooo sooo anxious. And I really miss T.
sunnydays
Posted by nfc on July 7, 2008, at 9:01:55
In reply to Anxiety!!, posted by sunnydays on July 6, 2008, at 17:58:47
so how'd the day go?
nfc
Posted by sunnydays on July 7, 2008, at 10:01:15
In reply to Re: Anxiety!! » sunnydays, posted by nfc on July 7, 2008, at 9:01:55
It was fine. Totally fine. Still more of the day to go. I just wish I didn't get so anxious about these things. It's a lot of time spent being worried for no reason, and it wastes a lot of my energy - I feel so drained so much of the time.
sunnydays
Posted by rskontos on July 7, 2008, at 14:52:19
In reply to Re: Anxiety!!, posted by sunnydays on July 7, 2008, at 10:01:15
Sunnydays, I do the same thing. I now pre-Xanax for these occasions.
I hate to feel so anxious. So I take a xanax, just .25 and it helps take the edge so I can go and not feel so bad.
rsk
Posted by Lucie Lu on July 7, 2008, at 19:11:16
In reply to Anxiety!!, posted by sunnydays on July 6, 2008, at 17:58:47
Hi Sunny,
Although I understand about the general (and sometimes high!) anxiety of doing or going somewhere new and unexpected, I get the sense from your post that there's more to it. Do you have a background of agrophobia or something like that? I don't know your story but would be interested to hear if you want to update me :)
Hope the day went OK. Days can drag when you are waiting to see your T.-Lucie
Posted by sunnydays on July 7, 2008, at 22:35:10
In reply to Re: Anxiety!!, posted by Lucie Lu on July 7, 2008, at 19:11:16
Not agorophobic at all. I just have this intense fear of going new places and doing new things. The more unknown qualities about something, the more anxious I get. I have a history of trauma and abuse, and that contributes heavily to the fear and anxiety in my life. I just have this extremely intense fear of anything and seemingly everything unknown.
sunnydays
Posted by llurpsienoodle on July 8, 2008, at 19:16:26
In reply to Re: Anxiety!! » Lucie Lu, posted by sunnydays on July 7, 2008, at 22:35:10
> Not agorophobic at all. I just have this intense fear of going new places and doing new things. The more unknown qualities about something, the more anxious I get. I have a history of trauma and abuse, and that contributes heavily to the fear and anxiety in my life. I just have this extremely intense fear of anything and seemingly everything unknown.
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> sunnydaysI recently did a little reading on temperament and decided that I am slow to adapt. I get uncomfortable when it's time to make transitions, or changes in my schedule. I have to anticipate these and give myself extra time to prepare and organize
-Ll
Posted by Lucie Lu on July 8, 2008, at 20:44:54
In reply to Re: Anxiety!! » Lucie Lu, posted by sunnydays on July 7, 2008, at 22:35:10
SD- Thanks for the clarification. Anxiety is one of the things I hate worst about having a trauma background. I am getting better, over the years, but can still absolutely detonate when something pushes my anxety buttons.
Did you ever read the cartoon strip "Bloom County"? With Opus the penguin and his "anxiety closet"? I have one of those too, fully stocked (lol)
Hope you're feeling a little better today.
Take care, Lucie
Posted by sunnydays on July 8, 2008, at 21:18:00
In reply to Re: Anxiety!! » sunnydays, posted by Lucie Lu on July 8, 2008, at 20:44:54
I am much much better today, but still very clingy. The closer it gets to T, the more needy and clingy I feel. It's worse because he responded to my email Monday, so I know he's back at work, I just have to wait until my normal day to see him because his office is moving the beginning of this week.
sunnydays
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