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Sending you hugs. You've had lots of good advice so I won't add to it. I hope you feel better soon. With love from a fellow anxiety sufferer.
I'm on my 22nd hour of a work shift, I feel like I've been bettered, dragged through a hedge, and then ran over.. I can't wait for bed. I'm going to sleep until I wake, no alarm.I agree getting enough sleep definitely helps. I feel more anxious/low mood when I haven't had enough sleep.
You don't think it will get you, but it gradually cagxhe sup with you, I'm very bad for watching YouTube in bed and before I know it, I'm left with 5 hours sleep, I've gone into a 22 hour shift today, or yesterday , on 5 hours sleep. I gota sort it out, cuz I'm feeling bad in the head.That is very true (I don't either!)
I don't blame you, thats a very long shift.I'm on my 22nd hour of a work shift, I feel like I've been bettered, dragged through a hedge, and then ran over.. I can't wait for bed. I'm going to sleep until I wake, no alarm.
Someone once suggested to me that writing everything down just before you go to sleep helps to clear your head, sort of like a memory dump, getting out all of the worries/thoughts, things you need to do etc.
I've moved countries many years ago and just moving to where we live now was a big thing and I still have days where I struggle with where my life is going and just how we're going to sort things, as others have said, it is okay to not be ok. Do you have people to talk to? As in support you?
The trouble is, anxiety and sleep don’t go well together. And depression, tiredness and no motivation doesn’t go well with exercise! I’ve been telling myself for weeks to go for a bike ride.I reckon getting a full 8 hours sleep a night, and exercising is the way out of feeling down. I just never have time to do it
If you can afford to then take a couple of days sick leave from work. You wouldn't bat an eyelid at taking time off for a broken leg or stomach bug and your mental health should be equally as important. You need to put some time aside for you to focus on your needs. That means not your job, your fella or your piggies but YOU. Even 30-60 mins a day focussed on yourself is a start.
Maybe meditation, maybe some crafts, try getting the watercolours out and doing some painting again.
Thank you so much everyone for your kind words, I really don’t know what I’d do without this forum
Thanks for sharing your experience with also moving abroad. Well I have my partner but I’m not very good at talking to him, in fact I’m not very good at talking to anyone as I just get defensive, Embarrassed and just start crying. I don’t want to phone and vent/cry to my mum as she’s upset enough that I’ve moved abroad..
My only proper friend out here is also majorly struggling with her mental health at the moment so I don’t want to offload on her. I only know a few other people out here , no one that I’d as for support. I guess some of my problem at the moment is feeling quite isolated and alone.
I sometimes tell the horses my problems though
The trouble is, anxiety and sleep don’t go well together. And depression, tiredness and no motivation doesn’t go well with exercise! I’ve been telling myself for weeks to go for a bike ride.
I can’t afford to take anytime off work unfortunately. We’re struggling with finances and I must work to pay for future vet bills. And as much as I hate working and moan about it.. when I have a day off, like today. I do absolutely nothing and feel worse. At least being at work forces me to chat to customers and my co worker so helps take my mind off other things for a little while. Though, I come home socially exhausted.. can’t win with mw
I wish today I’d done some craft, some painting or something but instead I did nothing.. well actually I dyed my hair brown! (It was natural mousey blonde) !
Thank you for your suggestions and support, it means a lot. I think I’ll try my best tomorrow to do something nice for myself.
Of course, your body will let you know when it's had enough of the youtube shernannigans trouble is with me I'm a night owl & come alive in the evening I did a good thing recently & did dry January which I've continued apart from weekends & i got a good book from the library. I just need to get to bed early enough to read it now!You don't think it will get you, but it gradually cagxhe sup with you, I'm very bad for watching YouTube in bed and before I know it, I'm left with 5 hours sleep, I've gone into a 22 hour shift today, or yesterday , on 5 hours sleep. I gota sort it out, cuz I'm feeling bad in the head.
Of course, your body will let you know when it's had enough of the youtube shernannigans trouble is with me I'm a night owl & come alive in the evening I did a good thing recently & did dry January which I've continued apart from weekends & i got a good book from the library. I just need to get to bed early enough to read it now!
Sleep is definately the key (St Johns Wort & a Horlicks helps with insomnia along with an essential oil diffuser).
Actually @Hannah_xx - a diffuser might help you as there are some very good combinations for stress, anxiety & low mood) x
Yea you are right, it's just breaking through that barrier I guess. I'm not Dr, I hope you get better soonThank you so much everyone for your kind words, I really don’t know what I’d do without this forum
Thanks for sharing your experience with also moving abroad. Well I have my partner but I’m not very good at talking to him, in fact I’m not very good at talking to anyone as I just get defensive, Embarrassed and just start crying. I don’t want to phone and vent/cry to my mum as she’s upset enough that I’ve moved abroad..
My only proper friend out here is also majorly struggling with her mental health at the moment so I don’t want to offload on her. I only know a few other people out here , no one that I’d as for support. I guess some of my problem at the moment is feeling quite isolated and alone.
I sometimes tell the horses my problems though
The trouble is, anxiety and sleep don’t go well together. And depression, tiredness and no motivation doesn’t go well with exercise! I’ve been telling myself for weeks to go for a bike ride.
I can’t afford to take anytime off work unfortunately. We’re struggling with finances and I must work to pay for future vet bills. And as much as I hate working and moan about it.. when I have a day off, like today. I do absolutely nothing and feel worse. At least being at work forces me to chat to customers and my co worker so helps take my mind off other things for a little while. Though, I come home socially exhausted.. can’t win with mw
I wish today I’d done some craft, some painting or something but instead I did nothing.. well actually I dyed my hair brown! (It was natural mousey blonde) !
Thank you for your suggestions and support, it means a lot. I think I’ll try my best tomorrow to do something nice for myself.
I'm sorry that you haven’t been well but am glad that Wilma is still doing well.Thank you!
Well I was crying a lot this afternoon once is spoke to the vet and decided to take Wilma along with Patrick to ‘see how she’s going’. I kept looking at Wilmas cute little face and thinking this is her last day.. but she’s still wheeking for food .
Well anyway to cut a long story short, My vets advice was to take Wilma home and continue monitoring her as she was happy that Wilma was still eating, still wheeking for more food, happily getting about. She listened to her lungs as I told her about Wilma now breathing faster, which she agreed she is but all sounded okay no crackling noises etc. Wilma is doing okay for now We will continue to take each day as it comes. It didn’t feel right to let her go today, she’s not quite ready to go yet. I’m glad the vet thought the same. I was prepared for the worst. I now feel a little bit better after her trip to the vet.
patrick looks like he may have cataracts, drops for now. Once things have calmed down here with the pigs etc we will look into it more. For now we keep an eye on it.
Drove home Just as a storm was brewing! Got through the front door with the pigs and a huge clap of thunder went off and it’s now pouring down with rain as well as constants rumbles of thunder and flashes of lighting. I love a storm!
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It's not surprising you are feeling the physical effects now. Stress does that to you so please be kind to yourself. You've a lot going on which all has an impact and if there is a storm brewing in the air then I believe that could have contributed to the headache too. Try and rest a little