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loyalTangerine9738
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PathStep 20 Compassion hearts16 Forum posts20 Forum upvotes20 Current upvotes20 Age GroupAdult Last activeMay, 2016 Member sinceOctober 8, 2015
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Waking up with anxiety
Anxiety Support / by loyalTangerine9738
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 February 10th, 2016
...See more Lately it seems like I'm always waiting for something bad to happen, even when I know I've done everything right (and I should know, I've been keeping a diary about all the things that I manage to do well so that I've got ammunition when my brain starts with all the "Ugh, you can't do anything right, why do people put up with you" stuff). It's worst in the mornings: I wake up with my stomach clenching, I freeze up, I start critiquing myself for not getting out of bed right away and getting things done, my hands start shaking, etc. Part of it's hypoglycemia, I know- ever since I was on Metformin a few years ago (which pushed my fairly normal blood sugar levels down into the danger zone; I still remember sweating and shaking and almost passing out at my desk), I've had these drops in blood sugar, and I know that my moods aren't stable until I get something into my system. But still, this morning anxiety is newer than the bloodsugar thing, and I can't eat right away anyway because I've got to wait for my thyroid pill to kick in, and I'm just kind of confused and scared and frustrated, because I don't know what else to do. So, sorry about the wall of text, and have any of your ever dealt with anxiety that starts the moment you wake up? If so, how? Any good methods of working past it?
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What do you do when guilt won't leave you alone?
Depression Support / by loyalTangerine9738
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 October 10th, 2015
...See more So, today I felt like every person I met was disappointed with me, or annoyed with me, or like I was just wasting their time and space. Normally I try to break the circuit with things like "You did your best" and "You acted like a reasonable person," but today my brain just keeps harping on all the little things I could have done better (Late again, Tangerine! Why didn't you already know that, Tangerine? Ugh, will you ever learn to communicate, girl? etc.) I'm feeling better, but I was hoping that other people might have some tips to share.
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