Archive for the 'Anxiety' Category
Quietly suffering (cont’d)
Yesterday’s comments in reaction to this post made me think. They made me think about calling my endocrinologist for a recommendation to a new primary care physician or even an orthopedist, as our insurance allows us to go to specialists without referrals. They made me think about the fear I feel about how a doctor [...]
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Finding the time.
With the way life is filled to the brim these days with obligations towards everything and everyone, I am grateful for Days of Grace and Show and Tell to get in some blog posts. Even if they aren’t filled to the brim with content.
Since beginning Days of Grace only two weeks ago, I find myself [...]
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The little sister.
In every family, there are roles that each person plays. Because I am the youngest of three by quite a few years, I slipped easily into the role of “the baby”.
Not much was expected of me as far as chores around the house, not like my sister and brother years before. Some of this was [...]
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Show and Tell: Aspens.
Even though I’ve lived in Colorado for eleven years, I have only taken one trip to the mountains to see the aspens changing colors. Though it’s been years, this photo continues to bring back memories from that one weekend when we visited several spots to see the gorgeous trees in their fall glory. And [...]
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The right stuff.
I feel good. Not perfect, but so much better than the place I was in two months ago. It shows around work, too, with a couple people noticing that I seem myself again this week. No panic attacks every morning when facing a daily deadline, more pleasant to be around in general. I think my [...]
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The survival instinct.
As promised, I need to explain why my husband drove out to Pittsburgh and back while I merely flew out to Pittsburgh and flew back from DC.
That part is easy. He has nearly six weeks of vacation coming to him this year, which becomes “use it or lose it” come December per company policy. Until [...]
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Unlocking some doors.
Uncontrollably giggling like a teenybopper, about to fall off the couch or pee my pants or something else entirely embarrassing – that’s when I knew. Late Saturday evening (or was it early Sunday morning?) is when I realized I was having excellent fun amongst people I’d only met anywhere from 48 hours to an hour [...]
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Isn’t It Ironic?
Went to fill my prescription for “happy pills”.
Waited 45 minutes to be told that the pharmacy technician was talking with my insurance regarding the way my psychiatrist wrote out the prescription.
Threw me into moments of anxiety. What if I can’t get my next dose after already starting on the samples she gave me? What if [...]
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Judgment day.
Still trying to make sense of this latest round of anxiety.
I know of two things that are true:
Strict deadlines make me more anxious. Since I work in the accounting department of my small company, there are all sorts of deadlines. While I’ve had to abide by a strict daily deadline for over a year regarding [...]
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Action Item: Anxiety.
I’m in the midst of hitting a wall that needs to come down once and for all.
Anxiety is that wall. I don’t remember when there wasn’t some kind of anxiety in my life. And now frequent panic attacks have been affecting my work, my health, and my life the past few weeks.
I have been avoiding [...]
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