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Welcome Soosie - I'm not big on the medication either and suffer from depression and anxiety. I hate the small talk and suck at speaking in front of groups. I sweat and say the dumbest things sometimes. I've also been to that debilitated point where just can't function. It could be as simple as making a phone call and I can't do it. Just the thought of doing it makes me nervous and want a drink.
I currently try to deal with it by focusing only on one thing at a time then take a break if need be. When I was really drinking, I broke out of the rut by sleeping. Even when I felt like I needed a drink to sleep, I would try to sleep, and I would listen to music or a book on tape using headphones. This seemed to make me feel protected. Then after a while I would try to do one thing like take a shower or eat something.
When trying to deal with the red tape, do you have a friend that could come along and help you? Those types of situations really can seem impossible to do on your own at times.
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