Anxiety and Dissociation
[This post goes over about dissociation and tame personal discussion about it, unsure if this would be considered triggering or not so just a heads up.]
I’m sure others here have similar experiences, but whoa it trips me up when I think back to when I first started to feel unreal to the point of panic. I was pretty young, no older than 12 for sure. I would tell my mom that I felt weird and fake. But I think because of the situation at the time, she was stressed and had to take a family member to a doctor (this I’m still unsure of?) and would get short with me a little when I started crying. When we would come home, I would try to put ice cubes on my closed eyes just to “wake myself up”. It was so intense and surreal, I can’t believe it wasn’t dealt with seriously.
It’s so strange to acknowledge personal issues but having other people, even family, not having helpful responses. Meditation and grounding exercises have helped me cope! Mostly grounding exercises focusing on senses. But yeah it took several years to understand what was happening and I had learned about my problem in my young teens. Time flies when it’s distorted lol!
How do others here cope with their day-to-day DR/DP or dissociation? Any advice others may have for people who are home most of the time as well? Much appreciated 🌹
@blueOrange7790
"Those that mind don't matter, and those that matter don't mind"
Anxiety
is a thief that steals our joy, scares us, gets our thoughts all
jumbled up, and gives us a grim perception of the world around us. The
way to defeat the anxiety is to start with baby steps: Make your bed and
then look at it and feel the satisfaction. (That's goal number one) and
it feels great to know you can set and attain a goal, and then you
might think about what the best foods are to be healthy and maintain a
healthy weight. I know that when you begin to think of small changes in
your life to improve life that your mind becomes occupied and during
those times that you are attempting to improve your life you will start
noticing that the anxiety is sort of fading during those times. Learn
what types of things are upsetting for you and avoid all the triggers
you learn you have. You've got this! I am like a caveman and if I can do
it, so can you. You're not alone! 7Cups has been part of my day every
day since and I even learned how to find my purpose by helping people
and often mutually getting and giving helpful words and support from
other members and the free Listeners helped me a lot, I still stay in
touch with some of the listeners who helped me through some really bad
times. I've been alcohol free for the past 215 days and recently was
diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, so now I made more changes like the
foods I am now eating. Since I started making careful food choices, I've
lost 17 pounds, I want to lose about 75 more so I can start walking
better since I have a painful bone disease. Maybe I can overcome type II
diabetes?? I hope so. But my point is the more I try to self improve,
the less my mind has time for the anxiety to take hold. I am so grateful
that I now have figured out how to overcome anxiety and because self
improvement is where I started I have made surprising progress. I have
PTSD from the war and from being shot at another time, and I was bullied
badly from 12- 15 years old. I had to endure 6 years in a bad prison
because my X-wife set me up to get me out of the picture so she could
divorce me and marry my (used to be) good friend. I may never be 100%
sane again, but I have found a better path towards getting a healthy
mind and body. Try many Listeners and get involved in some of the games
in the forums. If you see one called "Count to One Million", that is 1
of the about 20 forums I created. Once you find direction in your life
and find purpose, you will understand how good it feels to be rid of
anxiety and benefit from the mental health journey. Tag me any time!
Remember to take very good care of yourself and start advocating for
yourself. Take real good care!!~ Smile because it releases endorphins
(which are happy hormones) As they say: Fake it until you make it. Find a
hobby that you really enjoy. I like to draw animals. You may need meds
to help stabilize, I take 18 meds each night and I am stable and
progressing lately, and so can you!! You've got this!!~
Hi, I wrote this already but thought it could help a little bit. Tag me anytime!
Blessings, Day
