u/AConfusedStaticKitty

Ive been trying to get my anxiety better without medicine- and most social media for that matter, but i think what happened today might set me back a bit.

I never cared for the holidays, not even my own birthday; I had this dog from my experience fiance that he left behind when he left home to pursue others- I was never able to bond with him much no matter how hard I tried.

I woke up this morning to check on him (he's an outside dog because I have a big farm property) and he was just...gone. He died from (im assuming old age because he was streaked gray when I got him) and i just started bawling like a baby.

It shocked me, because again, I never bonded with him properly so I thought I didn't care about him as much as the dog I got last summer- but now I'm worried about all of this resetting my progress because I cant stop crying about it.

I buried him, took his bright orange collar, cleaned it (for obvious reasons) and put it in the glass cabinet in my room where I put the collar for my cat Tobi to keep it near me.

Maybe im sad about the chapter closing? I dunno.

He always smiled every time I came outside or came home from work and I think thats why I'm crying; I dont have anything positive in my life and that was the one concrete thing I could count on going outside.

I dunno- I'm currently bouncing between medicines for anxiety and depression and i dont wanna relapse with any of that or my past alcohol addiction-

Thank you for letting me ramble :')

Hey guys, I have a bit of an odd question-

But for those who have general anxiety/issues with sleep, is there anything you say to yourself to trick your brain into thinking you're safe?

My body tends to lock into fight or flight every night and although some OTC medicine / tea i take make my body tired, its my brain that keeps me awake.

I used to be able to chant 'Im fine, Im safe, there's no one here to hurt me' but lately that doesn't seem to help much. Not sure why- but just generally curious if anyone else has coping methods, thanks! :>

26 f here, I've had breathing problems all my life and any time I get panicky it seems to make the breathing worse (shallow breath mainly) and when t h a t happens, the panic gets worse.

Does anyone else have or have had an issue with this? It seems like I've done everything I can to try and fix it but its gotten so much worse lately; I'm afraid to sleep at night unless the suns up and I know thats not good for my health.

Looking for anything on the matter- I live with someone who's gone enough to make me feel like I live by myself and they're raised from a different time period where they dont 'believe in that mental health nonsense'

It seems like I've tried everything about the anxiety and I've even deleted a social media app I used to be addicted to at one point

I dont know about anyone else, but im too scared to sleep at night; been that way for years but its only seem to have gotten worse lately. I know it's bad for my heart and I know it's bad for me in general but I just can't seem to make my body n o t be scared of sleep.

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Ive also been 'stuck' in an air starved state (dyspnea) for little over 2 years now and that also has me scared to sleep- I have a stress test later this month that's not helping anything either.

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I dont have friends in person that I can rely on to vent to(nor over the internet) and im wondering if anyone out here has anything similar to my problems. I've tried it all seemingly; melatonin, sleeping pills, teas, herbs, better diet etc but my body just can't calm down no matter what I do.

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Even if its just to talk to someone on here, any type of feedback is appreciated; but its safe to say my body isn't meant to handle sleeping during the day and staying awake forcefully at night anymore.

Hey y'all, 26 f/severely over-weight here with a question- I barely got around much until little over a week ago and I just so happen to live on a farm;

Im trying to walk around more to help but since I have no one around to ask- is a 10 minute walk twice a day with no breaks a good number to start with?

I used to do 2 5 minute walks with a quick 30 second breather instead of the full 10 but after doing this for over a week, I started doing the full 10 minutes instead and feel better about it then when I first started.

I keep a log book of the walks so I can keep track but any tips/advice are helpful! I'd do a full 20 minute walk if I was in better shape, least of all not having asthma :'>