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08-07-2014, 10:18 PM
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Hey all,
Most of you probably know this but saw a psychiatrist for the first time the other day, and he said that anxiety makes people take something like a worsening headache and turn that into "i'll never recover," which we believe. It's funny how him telling me that catastrophizing is a "thing" that people in my situation do i think may help me believe my thoughts just a little less. He also said that the area of our brain that produces anxiety (particularly during a panic attack) is evolutionarily programmed to make sure we BELIEVE that it will never end so that we'll fight/flight ourselves to safety. I also extended some kindness to myself by telling myself my brain started producing anxiety about doing stuff b/c i was overdoing it and getting setbacks. It was a protection mechanism. Now i need to start dipping my toe in the water of life, but not diving in.
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April 11, 2014 Flipped in class 2 white water while kayaking, hit my forehead (was wearing a helmet). Lots of symptoms to begin with. Those remaining are fatigue, brain freezes/overstimulation, headaches, sensitivity to light and sound. Insomnia is getting better but still an issue, and appetite is ba-ack! Depression and anxiety are largely under control thanks to Lexapro, exercise, and a very distant light at the end of the tunnel. Drugs: Lexapro, occasional 2-5mgs ambien. Off amatryptaline. Taking about 453 supplements. Just started vision therapy, waiting on some blue-tinted prism glasses. "You will encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it." Maya Angelou |
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catastrophizing, it's a thing!
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