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Judecat42
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I am 55 years old, female, married with no kids/ 2 cats. I work full time in logistics, and my hobbies include knitting/crocheting and making music. I'm into sci-fi/superheroes, cats, spirituality and nature. 

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Health Anxiety
Anxiety Support / by Judecat42
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 1 day ago
...See more Dangbit, I Let my anxiety get the better of me again. I've been sick so I went to the doctor and got some tests and meds. But then I started bugging her with too many calls and messages with questions about my condition and meds. Now I'm afraid that even though shes been very patient, she'll ditch me, and she's such a good doctor. So I hope not. Thing is, I'm not usually this way...just when I'm sick and this has been a weird and difficult illness. How do you cope with health anxiety?
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I Let It Get Me Again!
Anxiety Support / by Judecat42
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 1 day ago
...See more Dang it, I let my anxiety get the better of me again. I've been sick and since I have health anxiety that stirred things up. I've been to the doctor and I keep messaging and calling with questions and concerns about my meds, how I feel, etc. I try to hold off bugging them but then it just gets so worrisome that I cave and call or message Now I'm afraid that even though my doctor has been very patient, she's going to dump me because I'm too much. But I'm not usually like this--only when I'm sick and this has been a really weird and debilitating illness! How do you cope with health anxiety?
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Long Illness
50 & Over Community / by Judecat42
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 1 day ago
...See more Hi, I just need to talk to someone. I've been ill for going on a month with a weird bug that somehow morphed into an atypical UTI which has caused debilitating fatigue along with heart palpitations and blood pressure spikes. Took docs 2 weeks just to figure out what was going on. I'm on antibiotics and beta blockers now. I've missed more work than I can afford to and am quite stressed and anxious. I know things will turn out OK but I keep wondering how long this is gonna last? I've never been sick this long. It's like my worst fear has come true. I know there are many people out there who have worse health situations and they manage to cope,often with such grace. I guess I'm just impatient. But I so hate not feeling like myself and not being able to do and enjoy my usual activities! How do you cope?Thanks for lending an ear...or an eye, as it we're.
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I Need Help with My Boss
Work & Career / by Judecat42
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 January 6th, 2024
...See more Hi, I'm Jude. I started what I thought was my dream job with a non-profit organization last August but it soon turned into a nightmare because of the boss! She is a micro-manager, and very difficult for everyone to work with. She talks so fast it's hard to understand what she wants but she gets mad when you ask questions... you're supposed to figure stuff out yourself. Sometimes she says one thing and then contradicts herself. But you were supposed to know that. She has had me in a Several closed door interrogations regarding why I am not getting my job, and how frustrated she is. I made the mistake of telling her i have anxiety and now she thinks i have a mental problem. But she won't fire me. some really weird things too...things that totally throw me off...like one time she was in my office talking to me and she asked why I was looking at her outfit (I wasn't). Today I heard her say to my coworker "you're smiling, that means you want me out of your office" and then "I hear you laughing in here" (he wasn't). She can be quite intimidating and she's made several people cry. A few weeks ago I had a panic attack in the office because I had torush doing somethingand i messed it up...the boss wasn't there but she heard about it and scolded me for not telling her. Well I just don't feel comfortable talking to her about anything! I'm looking for another job but need help coping in the meantime.
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Struggling with meds
Anxiety Support / by Judecat42
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 March 13th, 2023
...See more Last week my GP doc upped my dose of Zoloft and added Gabapentin to help with anxiety and sleep. The Gabapentin didn't help, just made me dizzy and the Zoloft increase caused intolerable anxiety. So, after chatting with the doc, I backed off on both. She mentioned that Abilify could help but I'm afraid to try it. Has anyone had any experience with Abilify? I have an appointment with a psychiatrist in a month so im thinking of waiting til then to try anything new.
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Considering Ketamine
Anxiety Support / by Judecat42
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 May 14th, 2023
...See more Hi, I hope this is the right forum for this. I have recurring anxiety and depression and have been in and out of therapy for years, plus tried several antidepressants and antidepressants anxiety meds. Been on Sertraline 50 mg for about 4 years and it doesn't seem to work anymore but when the doc tried upping my dose to 100 that made the anxiety 10 times worse! So now I'm on 75 and still struggling. Frankly I'm tired of seeing docs and trying meds and want to do something different. I've heard good things about ketamine so I'm looking into a local clinic. Has anyone tried that and what's your experience? I just want to be free from these anxiety cycles for good! Thanks all.
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Heat Wave, ugh!
Anxiety Support / by Judecat42
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 July 30th, 2022
...See more Here in the normally temperate Pacific Northwest, we've been having a week-long heat wave with Temps in the 90s. Fortunately we have AC at my work and a portable unit at home but it's still affecting me, especially when I go outside. It's kicking up my asthma/allergies and anxiety a bit, too. Being too hot causes an anxiety cycle... I'm sure I'm not the only one. Spending as much time as possible near the AC! I hope everyone is coping well with the heat...can't wait til this is over!
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Does Anyone Else Feel Trapped In Their Own Head?
Anxiety Support / by Judecat42
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 July 15th, 2022
...See more Sometimes my anxiety makes me feel like I'm "trapped" in my own head - like I can see and hear everything going on around me and I want to fully engage but I feel like I'm enclosed in some sort of force field - like everything is muffled and I just can't focus on it, and I want to say to everyone, "Wait! Wait for me - I'm trying to find a way out of this thing!" But the world just keeps going on by and I'm trying my best just to keep up.... The days when I'm "free" from this feel like a gift anymore. I cherish them.
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