tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260476803866973540.post7772326469420533260..comments2023-08-04T08:51:14.061-07:00Comments on Be a Warrior Queen: Living With AnxietyRaewyn @ Be A Warrior Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12255832836540641253noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260476803866973540.post-76160338326059269332013-11-14T19:09:29.089-08:002013-11-14T19:09:29.089-08:00haha, well have you tried tapping on the points?haha, well have you tried tapping on the points?Raewyn Smithhttp://www.beawarriorqueen.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260476803866973540.post-45712788988013290942013-11-14T19:08:11.932-08:002013-11-14T19:08:11.932-08:00haha I'm the same way. Iman sometimes doesn...haha I'm the same way. Iman sometimes doesn't understand why I do the things I do. I don't like to medicate either, I haven't tried it. I just would rather try everything else I can think of first.Raewyn Smithhttp://www.beawarriorqueen.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260476803866973540.post-91267193236624482542013-11-14T15:15:41.501-08:002013-11-14T15:15:41.501-08:00So true. Some people think that checking your door...So true. Some people think that checking your door locks 5 times means you have OCD. But it's much worse. My boyfriend asks me why I perform certain ticks and it's difficult to explain to someone without anxiety.<br /><br />I've been told (by a friend) to get meds for it but I manage fine without any prescription. One friend suggested that I get a medical marijuana card (her Rx for anxiety)....an odd option for my non-smoker self. But hey everyone has a different way to deal.Courtney Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260476803866973540.post-65316646008536349682013-11-14T14:30:27.381-08:002013-11-14T14:30:27.381-08:00You are the first person I have ever heard who lik...You are the first person I have ever heard who likes the tapping thing. To be its just to odd. Focus attention on something else is key though.Paulina Dombrowskihttp://www.colormebrave.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260476803866973540.post-86477324196834634052013-11-14T13:48:01.716-08:002013-11-14T13:48:01.716-08:00Oh, those two year olds keep you on your toes!!
...Oh, those two year olds keep you on your toes!! <br /><br />Thank you for sharing your story of strength. I love that the blogging community is so supportive of each other, even when we're out there bearing our souls. Thank you again for your support!!Raewyn Smithhttp://www.beawarriorqueen.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260476803866973540.post-80777786654454304042013-11-14T13:02:05.988-08:002013-11-14T13:02:05.988-08:00I, too, suffer from anxiety and panic attacks. I...I, too, suffer from anxiety and panic attacks. I believe all of my problems stem from my childhood. I am also Bipolar. I am not medicated. It has taken me many, many years to learn how to control my mind so I don't end up curled in a corner of my house, in a fetal position, paralyzed and unable to breathe. Do I still have problems? Oh yes I do! I also have a two and a half year old running around, so I have to be on my toes constantly and that can also induce a panic attack for me. <br /><br />I totally get what you are saying. I, too, had many years of deep and dark places, but you will come out on the other side, every time. I have learned down to the twitch in my eye when I am getting ready to have an attack and I am able to control them usually. Thank you so much for sharing this with us all. :)Saranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260476803866973540.post-21520013282640797752013-11-14T10:52:33.554-08:002013-11-14T10:52:33.554-08:00Agreed, It's so frustrating that people don...Agreed, It's so frustrating that people don't understand the true meaning of OCD. I haven't tried anxiety medicine yet, because I hate taking medicine in general. I hope Monday's okay. You can text me the whole time!!Raewyn Smithhttp://www.beawarriorqueen.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260476803866973540.post-46633445981100202572013-11-14T10:12:44.411-08:002013-11-14T10:12:44.411-08:00People don't realize that OCD doesn't mean...People don't realize that OCD doesn't mean being an organized neat-freak. It's certain ticks with certain people so it's hard to diagnose at first. Mix that in with general anxiety and you're looking at an unhealthy lifestyle if you don't do something about it. I'm taking anxiety medication, but it still doesn't prevent me from being the weirdo I am with my OCD. And I still can't go to the gym or almost have a mental breakdown when I'm at the airport. I dread MondayMegalinDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260476803866973540.post-85495623793520886262013-11-14T10:08:37.733-08:002013-11-14T10:08:37.733-08:00It is just crazy how Yaz did that to so many of us...It is just crazy how Yaz did that to so many of us! It's frustrating because they have the lawsuits for the blood clots, but can we start a lawsuit for our other issues?? <br /><br />That is crazy that you got diagnosed with hyper thyroid! They tested me for it and I didn't have it - even though I had all of those symptoms! I can gain weight now, but I wonder if maybe they just missed the diagnosis. Hmm, maybe I should go back to an internist. <br /><br />I'm glad you use the tapping, too! The only people I've found who use it are the people I've told. Today I am feeling much better, thank you so so much!!Raewyn Smithhttp://www.beawarriorqueen.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260476803866973540.post-80776280030875125562013-11-14T10:03:54.669-08:002013-11-14T10:03:54.669-08:00Hi Raewyn,
Wow, thanks for sharing this! I too su...Hi Raewyn, <br />Wow, thanks for sharing this! I too suffer from anxiety, but I don't remember having it as a child. It came out once I started taking Yaz. All my health issues were brought out because of that birth control! I was diagnosed with a hyper thyroid and with that came anxiety, panic attacks with fast heart palpitation's, weight loss, and unable to gain weight, fatigue, and the list goes on! I know exactly how you feel and what your going through. It's so hard to control. I use the tapping a lot. But I'm subtle with it so I don't freak people out so if I'm sitting in a chair for a long time and I start feeling anxious I start tapping my foot. <br />Arts and crafts does calm me, and people make fun of me for watching "50 First Dates" like a hundred times a week. lol <br />I think my OCD is subtle though and only comes out when I clean, when I order food (nothing can touch) and sometimes in my arts and crafts. My fiance might say differently though...lol<br /><br /><br />I never seen a counselor about it though. I do hope you feel better these next few days, and I'm so glad to find someone who knows the feeling of anxiety. <br /><br /><br />xoxo, JessJess Suareznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260476803866973540.post-1735038421054482742013-11-14T10:01:04.154-08:002013-11-14T10:01:04.154-08:00Ack!! I think most of my ticks are okay now. I jus...Ack!! I think most of my ticks are okay now. I just compulsively tap or scratch the front part of my forehead when I'm trying not to have a panic attack. It's annoying and I tell myself to stop. I hate when you're telling yourself to stop and it literally isn't working. One time I said OK for about 2 minutes and the whole time I was trying to make myself stop. People don't understand things like that happen. I hope they can someday. I also hope that I can overcome all of them. Yaz is so crazy! It has way too many hormones for people with anxiety disorders. I actually like progestrine only forms of birth control for people with anxiety disorders. Changing your estrogen dose messes too much with you, I've found.Raewyn Smithhttp://www.beawarriorqueen.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260476803866973540.post-25183961582277500712013-11-14T09:53:54.230-08:002013-11-14T09:53:54.230-08:00Ohh anxiety, you're a sneaky little biotch. Lo...Ohh anxiety, you're a sneaky little biotch. Looking back on childhood, it seems like I started to show my OCD during my parents' financial crisis and then got progressively worse through my teens. The counting, the touching objects a certain amount of times, the feeling of some impending doom holding you hostage unless these actions are taken. It sucked. I now trade off between ticks/compulsive actions. I no longer feel the need to touch every chair in the kitchen before bedtime and flick light switches a million times before I have to "do it right." I have never had any counseling or other treatment besides my own stubborn "I'll fix this" or alternate to a less annoying habit. For the past year it's been how I set things down and taking "shake before opening" way too seriously. I could go on and on. I tell myself to stop, I take off my glasses so I can't see what the imaginary problem was (if I can't see it, it's not there). But most of the time I tell myself that my fears are illogical and that I should just set the damn water bottle down and stop shaking it.<br />Of course this is worse during hormonal flux. I can't manage to load the dishwasher when I'm on my period. It gets too frustrating and I hate it. I had no idea that you were on Yaz! The doctor put me on it for my first pill Rx and it was a disaster. It turned me into a crying sadsack that wouldn't have cared if she were to walk into traffic on accident. My mother yelled at my gyno for this and I was switched to the non-big name pill, lowest dose. That was sooo much better.Courtneynoreply@blogger.com