tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post6449116537766546979..comments2024-03-28T07:49:02.373-04:00Comments on Bless Our Hearts: How To Keep Anxiety From Making You Completely Insane (Maybe)Ms. Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-9509754965527366312022-10-05T10:32:13.166-04:002022-10-05T10:32:13.166-04:00I especially loved the punching part:)
Steve'...I especially loved the punching part:)<br /><br />Steve's comment made me wonder how much anxiety my dad had. I know he suffered from depression but anxiety makes sense too. <br /><br />I'm glad that you managed to get away and have a wonderful time.Pixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01313413260127376288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-55894146657330778142022-10-04T23:37:33.759-04:002022-10-04T23:37:33.759-04:0037paddington
You know I get this. Every word. Pac...37paddington <br />You know I get this. Every word. Packing, man. Preparing to decamp to somewhere else. Kicks up those feelings that are just feelings every time. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-59171012874341370662022-10-04T23:06:39.263-04:002022-10-04T23:06:39.263-04:00I have stumbled upon your blog and am so happy. I...I have stumbled upon your blog and am so happy. I have suffered from anxiety from childhood. I think it relates to my father passing away when I was only three and all the changes that came after. I don't remember it but I have just never felt safe.<br /><br />I like you, was lucky enough to find a man that could not understand but loved me enough to help me the best way he knew. He was the constant that grounded my life and let me know I was protected no matter what happened. No many how many times I begged off a social situation or got uncomfortable, he supported me. <br /><br />I lost him some years ago to cancer. I was able to keep goin for our son, still at home. Then my Mom got sick, I moved her in with me to take care of her. These things distracted me from the loss and the pain I felt. I did well. Son met a girl, love came and I was happy to make her and her son part of her family. They lived here for over three years working hard and saving for their own home. I got to be a hands on Grandma to that sweet baby.<br /><br />My Mom has passed, the kids are now in a home of their own (which we raised them to do). I am alone now and the anxiety and panic have returned. I am on medication, I have been through therapy in the past. I think the thing that saved me was taking care of others. I am still trying to figure out how to keep in control mentally but my physical health has declined. I am no longer able to do what I once did. What to do, I don't know but I will keep trying. I do know that I will be reading your blog for inspration and courage. I just want you to know that you make a difference to so many people that are struggling with life and all the ups and downs that come it. Thank you for being so open and honest!!Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03678570688924756944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-66922338638922991452022-10-04T19:13:47.120-04:002022-10-04T19:13:47.120-04:00You've been visiting inside my head!
This shou...You've been visiting inside my head!<br />This should be printed out, made into a pamphlet and handed out to all and sundry. Especially the "what to you have to be anxious about" types and those who tell you to get out into nature and change your diet and rub crystals and dance naked in the moonlight.sparklingmerlothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12600695778999486566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-32840454463009423322022-10-04T10:45:17.520-04:002022-10-04T10:45:17.520-04:00Sounds like all good advice to me.Sounds like all good advice to me.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-90567967571964130472022-10-04T10:14:08.256-04:002022-10-04T10:14:08.256-04:00This is helpful, Mary. This is helpful, Mary. Ellen D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03776803182673252265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-81304438901153016242022-10-04T09:10:08.083-04:002022-10-04T09:10:08.083-04:00But maybe punch them in the arm, rather than the f...But maybe punch them in the arm, rather than the face. :)<br /><br />I can attest to the fact that men AND women suffer from anxiety. My dad had terrible problems with anxiety that worsened as he aged. He felt a very strong urge to control his environment and struggled with any situation with a lot of unknowns.<br /><br />I'm glad you're going to Roseland, at least, a place that you know and love.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-18998999998228499462022-10-04T05:32:00.040-04:002022-10-04T05:32:00.040-04:00I feel as though you have educated me a little mor...I feel as though you have educated me a little more about the nature of severe anxiety and how it can eat away at people. Like anybody else, I have my moments of anxiety but they are not really on a par with the state that you are referencing here.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-64607310987170119142022-10-04T00:55:16.921-04:002022-10-04T00:55:16.921-04:00Well said, Mary Moon. Thank you!
Chris from Boise...Well said, Mary Moon. Thank you!<br /><br />Chris from BoiseMike O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16164901004332973021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-17690816482940078932022-10-03T23:02:37.881-04:002022-10-03T23:02:37.881-04:00My ex-the-second suffers anxiety and his doctor ke...My ex-the-second suffers anxiety and his doctor keeps trying different anti depressants for him, but they don't work, some of them actually make him angry and violent so he stops taking them. Surely there is a different medication and why don't his doctors try them instead? <br />Back to you now....that's a pretty good set of rules, routine, going to places you know you love and feel safe in, writing lists to be ticked off. All are things I do and I don't have the anxiety, I'm just set in my ways. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-90021769995036395732022-10-03T22:16:15.470-04:002022-10-03T22:16:15.470-04:00This is so helpful. Thank you so much. I suffer fr...This is so helpful. Thank you so much. I suffer from a kind of muted anxiety, and I think that I'm so used to it that I've lost perspective about it, if that makes sense. I don't seek help and just plain forget. You've reminded me here of several things, and I am grateful for it.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-53773370075273509372022-10-03T22:12:53.960-04:002022-10-03T22:12:53.960-04:00I relate to this post with your honest look at you...I relate to this post with your honest look at your anxiety because I have some anxiety too. How great you have safe places to visit that are magical and beautiful. Terrahttp://terragarden.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-14981245421793189442022-10-03T21:59:23.223-04:002022-10-03T21:59:23.223-04:00You may not be a professional, but you are an expe...You may not be a professional, but you are an expert. It must be hard work, but you are impressive with how well you live your life. I am in awe of your strength.Wilmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14717012784233946753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-17390102693343839512022-10-03T21:32:21.596-04:002022-10-03T21:32:21.596-04:00You said you were not a professional of any kind. ...You said you were not a professional of any kind. Horseshit. You made more sense than about any 'therapist' I've ever heard. This is coming from<br />a 25 year clinical psych nurse. Bon voyage. <br />Paranormal Johnanonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02520924185089589466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-37600402076083260032022-10-03T21:31:53.246-04:002022-10-03T21:31:53.246-04:00I guess that I am lucky. My worst anxiety is in th...I guess that I am lucky. My worst anxiety is in the middle of the night, in the middle of the dark. Tim snores away next to me. If I were to haul off and punch him, he'd wake up and begin to ask all sorts of questions, which would really make things so much worse. So. I don't. I am a firm believer in letting sleeping husbands lie. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-52322191737043286342022-10-03T20:59:25.243-04:002022-10-03T20:59:25.243-04:00I can identify with all of this and I must say tha...I can identify with all of this and I must say that 10 mg Lexapro has worked wonders for me! What a relief not having the paralyzing anxiety attacks anymore! And, I am not crying all the time either, however, I can cry at appropriate times! Marcia LaRuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13907511382483491066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-89550558348191040042022-10-03T20:49:51.308-04:002022-10-03T20:49:51.308-04:00What about that weird spot on my chest though, and...What about that weird spot on my chest though, and my derrma called out sick and my appointment is now not tomorrow but next week.. This is all true. Enough about me. What do YOU think about that spot??<br /><br /> Seriously this post should be headed PSA required reading. Because it's so true and honest, as are you, Mary.Boudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00641013916263271948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-82049951731540342942022-10-03T20:13:37.198-04:002022-10-03T20:13:37.198-04:00I'm glad you mentioned that about toe cancer b...I'm glad you mentioned that about toe cancer because I did notice my toenail this evening and wondered. I'm glad you are going to get away to another wonderful place for awhile. I need to work that into my life too.Kristinhttps://findingeliza.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-37424449286387948672022-10-03T20:08:26.521-04:002022-10-03T20:08:26.521-04:00Love this! Some people could use a good punch.......Love this! Some people could use a good punch........ but bon voyage to you, seems you are prepared in pretty much every way! enjoy!<br />Susan MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-77586422128511385062022-10-03T20:05:00.534-04:002022-10-03T20:05:00.534-04:00I will gladly punch them for you. Much love.
Xoxo ...I will gladly punch them for you. Much love.<br />Xoxo <br />Barbara Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com