wackybunny

I used to suffer from a fair bit of anxiety but since I quit weed almost nine months ago, I've been relatively free of anxiety. That was until last week. It's not like any major life disaster happened but a string of things have gone wrong with our business and I've been working a lot on a volunteer project which is a lot of pressure. It sounds minor but it has me totally rattled. It feels like everything we touch goes wrong and I want to hide from the world before anything worse happens. I am just so surprised that I went from being Mrs Cool Cucumber to a complete shaking, sick mess that wants to stay in bed all day. The good part is that I haven't been tempted to smoke weed. Just the idea of it makes me panic. How awful would it be to think about these things stoned!

wackybunny

The symptoms of my stress have been - lack of appetite, sick, tingly feeling all over, dizzy, headache, stunned, and wanting to cry but not being able to. It's crazy when I think that this is actually how I used to feel most of the time back when I was a workaholic doing crazy hours. I know I should eat something and go for a walk and not think about the bad stuff but instead I don't eat and I feel too dizzy and tired to exercise. I did manage to wash the car which helped calm me down a bit.

Dee74

Hey WB

It took me a fair while to learn how to deal with stress sober.

I found having realistic expectations is vital.. If you're working too hard, stop and/or delegate...you're no use to anyone in a hospital bed.

The other thing is...take time out for self care - eat that meal, take that break...

I have an overriding principle now - nothing is more important than my well-being.

take care of yourself

D

wackybunny

Yes, this stress in my mind and body is probably more damaging than anything that could have "caused" it. I just haven't had many triggers in a long time and am surprised how fast I could fall off the mellow wagon.

wackybunny

Getting a bit better. On the way to work I was anxious about things like he car slipping off the road and much of the day I was buzzing with anxiety. That just shows how I have this feeling of fear and doom, like something bad could happen at any minute. It helped that the situations that were going wrong are starting to straighten out. I wish I could say that I'm handling the stress but it's more that the outside stress is getting less. If the stressful situations carried on or got worse, how would I manage? I really thought I was better equipped.

Hope4Life

Stay strong WB! You have the tools to work through these issues, just breathe and repeat after me.... I CAN DO THIS, I CAN DO THIS, I CAN DO THIS.

Please remember how successfully you have battled your AV and don't throw away all your hard work... it is not worth it.... but you know that.

I recommend you pick up a copy of 'The Power Of Now' by Eckhart Tolle. You can also watch several talks of his on YouTube.

Be well my friend and go to your happy place!