Have you ever had one of those days, or months, where you are simply terrified of everything?

One, or many, of those days where you sit in the corner of the couch and move as little as possible because maybe then the fear will ease?

One, or many, of those days when you constantly feel like you're waiting for something, but you have no idea what? Similar to not checking the mail or taking a shower because you're waiting for an important phone call? Only today, like every other day, you're expecting nothing because if there was something you would start screaming and never stop?

One of those days, or months, when it takes every day between the therapy sessions to recover from the last one if there's any hope in making it to the next one? But, no matter how much time you have it never feels like it's enough?

One of those days, or months, when the goals are so simple yet so hard? Like doing the dishes, washing your face, making it from the couch to the bedroom to sleep for the fist time in months because it scares you not to be able to see the front and back doors? Then when you fail to accomplish even the tiniest of these things, which is every day, the feeling of worthlessness, uselessness, helplessness and hopelessness paralyzes you to the extent that you know tomorrow is only going to be exactly the same as yesterday.

And that's when you feel the urge to cry, to come absolutely undone and resign yourself to the world as you know it; to give up any effort to fight back or resolve the issues that made you this way; to just sit in fear and wait to die becasue it would take to much effort to even try taking your own life?

I welcome anything you have to say, if you took the time to read this. Because today is one of those days…

Thank you

6 Comments
  1. snowdreamer 13 years ago

    I'm afraid I have those kind of days, weeks too just paralized because you know something just something is gonna happen and blow your world apart!  I don't know how to get thru them except to just take it hour by hour for myself and sometimes it improves and others it doesn't.  I keep getting up at night just to  look around the room cause I thought I heard someone in here and then go to the couch to watch the door just in case.  I can relate to you sweetheart and when you feel like this you can try doing what I do, come into chat and let them understand, support and help…..lots of love, snow

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  2. cgf 13 years ago

    Soooo sorry Abby,

         You are not alone in these feelings.  I too have had them, exactly the way you just described and you wonder if you will truly ever really live again.

         You are not alone!!!!  I just started to get showered and clean my apartment and get out of the door.  I started to volunteer at a nursing home, which gave me something to look forward to and get out of the house….it helped me alot.

          I only volunteer just 2x per week, but it has helped and has made me stronger, but i still have those days too.

          Don't be afraid, you're not alone… DTribe has helped alot too…Please keep coming back and i hope you will find the love and support in here that i have found.

     

    love, cgf

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  3. ancientgeekcrone 13 years ago

    Of what harm would come from closing all the doors and windows, Turning the radio up full volume and getting into the shower and let it all out. Get rid of it , scream untill your exhausted or hoarse. Do something to release all that energy that is imprisoning you in anxiety and keeping you in suspended animation. Go for a walk in the deep woods and scream your head off there.

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  4. aloneforevernew 13 years ago

    i am EXACTLY the same. and every day is the same. it’s called anxiety. the first step is the hardest, i havn’t made it yet. hope you find the motivation, if you do please tell me! Try singing along to your favourite songs, it really helps realease the pressure.

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  5. ExhaustedAgain 13 years ago

    Abi I am so sorry.  I understand all of those feelings.  So many days I sit and wait for things I have no clue what they are.  I try so hard to to keep pushing and it just all seems so overwhelming.  No one has ever given me a magic word or phrase that I can share to help but please know that others do care.  So scream or cry or come into chat and let us remind you of just how much people do care and will support you when things are tough.

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  6. nickstar 13 years ago

     Well done i am proud of you for getting that out..

    That would have takin alot to get that out.. 

    Like Cheerios said its your illness and you have described IT very well…

    I thank you for taking your time and sharing it with us..

    Am here for you…

     

     

     

     

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