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So today has been awful. I have spent the whole day with anxiety and a headache. I have been in bed for the majority and due to not moving postion very often..(I tend to be SO tensed up that I barely move) I now have a really sore neck and shoulders. Any tips on how I can relief this alone..I don't have anyone currently here with me to give me a rub. Could my spaced out and fuzzy head be relatd to this headache? I still have a nervous feeling and slight nausea..although not as intense as earlier. I also have pins and needles in both feet. Grrrrrr. Reassurance please my dears!!
Ok I learned this in relaxation therapy
Lie down, put your hand on your tummy and breathe in through your nose out through your mouth, your chest should not move, only your tummy, breathe in for 5 and out for 5, keep doing that for a few mins. Now start with your toes, tighten them up as hard as you can and hold for 5, relax them, now your calf muscles, do the same, now your thighs, your bum, then push your spine into the bed, now hunch up your shoulders, hold for 5, relax, squeeze your hands into a fist, hold then relax, push your head into the pillow, relax, raise your eyebrows hold for 5, relax, finally allow your tongue to drop to the bottom of your mouth, allow your jaw to drop open slightly, just breath. Now your fixed, no no, you don't have to thank me :) xx
Pity I don't live closer, I have a holistic therapy diploma and could have given you a massage! Do you have one of those microwave wheat bags you could put on your neck and shoulders? We need those epsom salts to soak in :)
Noo bloody right it's a shame Anna, I would be round at yours right now! X
Thanks my angels. I will now think of you two as Tweedle-dee and Tweedle-dum lol. Very good relaxation tips and funnily enough I have a microwaveable...SHEEP!! lol!! Yes..I'm Lucy..I'm Welsh and I love sheep!! baa x
Haha You will have to wait until my fractured foot is recovered for me to stand up long enough! A nice relaxing aromatherapy massage. I often do them from my friends and family. It relaxes me doing them too :)
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Then get your sheep wrapped round your neck! :D
Ha ha ha yes get yer sheep round your neck! X
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You know why you feel so rough, cos you spent you long in bed, seriously, that makes me feel so Achy and headache everything you describe, get up, go make a hot drink, do done gentle stretches. X
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I can't type on this teeny weeny phone!
make sure the hot drink is chamomile tea!
And don't try and hide on a new thread, me and Annie will find you lol lol cx
Well I am feeling abit dry so just got a nice glass of water,microwaved me sheep and he is now sat on my neck...He has lavender in him too so the smell is lovely!! I was so blurry and spacey walking downstairs..I will be sure to get straight out of bed in the morning. I know anxiety is something we create. I will go for a walk or something! I think the fact that I had a disturbed sleep and crazy dreams last night made me wake up anxious. x
Sweet dreams tonight then and you can count the sheep to help you get to sleep :) xx
Lol..It really has eliminated the sore muscles..Thanks so much for that and I have been doing my breathing too. Couldn't find any tablets for my hadache but was thinking it is probably from my strained neck...I am also quite sensitive to lights this evening! Isn't it funny how..If I read someone else with these symptoms..I would know that they are all anxiety related but when you are in the anxious state you still need that reassurance! lol x
I know my husband often says to me "I wish you would listen to the advice you give to others!" lol
Strange isn't it?! I never reassure people unless I truly mean it or relate to it. So funny how you can never quite convince yourseld the same! lol. Finally unwiding abit now the tension has released. Whatever would I do without you two!! xx
Good, glad you are chilling out a bit now, it's just been a blip day today, tomorrow you will be feeling great. X
Yes it will! I am going to see my Grandad. I haven't seen him for about a month,tbh I am abit anxious about going there..It is just so weird without my nan. I think that is why I have avoided..I feel bloody terrible. x
My gran fell tiday and broke her hip, she is 85, in hospital and getting hip replacement tomorrow, all I could think was oh no how will I manage to visit her? I felt so selfish! X
and all I have to worry about is getting to the hairdressers...the joys of anxiety. Don't feel bad or selfish you two...like I said before I couldn't even get to the hospital to see my daughter last week...what a useless Mum! Hope we all have a better day tomorrow and get to do the things we need to do but don't beat ourselves up if we don't :hugs:
Aw love her!!! It's awful isn't it? You love them so much but anxiety overwhelms everything. I haven't seen him since the funeral. I don't think I have ever gone longer than 2 weeks without seeing him!! Are you going to attempt a little visit? I think I am going to be brave and go. The only thing putting me off was the fact that going there is upsetting for me and you can't just exit if you need to. xx
I don't know, it's a 2 hour drive, stressing me even thinking about it. Will see how I feel the next few days. Tonight been good, haven't had my weird burning blood thing or any panic attacks, yay, maybey the cit is settling down a bit. I hope so. X
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Annie I bet you are a brilliant mum :) x
That's what my daughter said and she said she understood why I couldn't go. I enjoyed 'The Help' :)
2 hours drive..Maybe abit much for you at the mo. You are still in earky Cit stages so I would relax..Your Gran will understand...Obv she has other family there...It's like that with my grandad..I know my mum and sis are there on a daily basis..So it's not like he needs me for anything like cooking or anything but I do need to visit just in general. The help id excellent! I'm watching Coraline! lol. I am a big kid really! How is your daughter now Annie? I think I had just joined when she went into hospital...Did they find out why she had collapsed? xx
She had a stomach bug and became dehydrated which caused a seizure. She has had bad headaches since but they said this is common after a seizure. She is hoping to get back to work next Tuesday.
I have collapsed due to dehydration before on holiday. Eyes rolling back and all. Aw So glad she is on the mend!! I bet you feel so much more relieved now! How did she react to after the seizure? Fainting developed a fear in me. Yet I know people who have passed out several times and think nothing of it. x
Poor soul, she must have got a fright! X
They kept her in hospital overnight on a drip and was fine the next day. I faint quite easily...I fainted when they took the cast off my foot, I don't like pain so when I am in pain I just faint. I fell off the front door step once and sprained my ankle (yes I am accident prone!) I was on my way to pick my son up from work and fell behind the car, luckily someone saw me otherwise I don't know what would have happened because I fainted straight away and knew nothing until a paramedic was there. Good job I don't drink alcohol because I am dangerous enough without it lol!
Crazy picture off my cat Chai
Ha ha
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The cat not your fainting! Lol x
What a beautiful cat!! That pic made me laugh! As did you post about being accident prone! Fainting and pain is common! Your daughter must of been really dehydrated bless her.
Glad you are feeling better Laura!! XX
Yes she is 27 and size 6 so she hasn't got much weight on her to lose. She never stops eating but doesn't put on weight very much, she is the only girl I know who tries to put on weight rather than lose it!
She needs some of my cake!
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My dog keeps dropping the ball on my phone! He is fed up with me on here lol x
She is always eating cakes! She ate a guinea pig when she went to Bolivia...she sent me a photo of her eating it and its little head was sticking out of her mouth...yuck!!!
Oh gads!
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That's really minging lol x
lol!! I think I will pass on the guinea pig!! xx
I couldn't believe she did it especially as we had some as pets when she was a child! I am off to bed now. sleep well both of you and hope we all wake up feeling good in the morning :hugs:
Guess what arrived this morning, mr Epsom ;) lol x
Oh I hope mine comes soon too...looking forward to a nice soak in it :D x
It looks like a bag of heroin! I need to find a nice jar to put it in lol x
Lol. Well I am definitely feeling alot better today!! I but my niece a Disney princess from the Disney store every month so am going to be brave and drive to BRISTOL alone...on a busy Saturday! I may pick up some of these salts in the mall. Now where would I but them? X
Great to hear you are feeling better today...I was a bit shaky when I first got up but feeling better now and going to hairdressers at 12.30. I hope my Epsom salts arrive today then all 3 Amigos can have an Epsom bath tonight!!
Ha ha brilliant, we are all feeling good, I was shaky first thing too Annie, turns out citalopram cakes are fine, finished the christening cake this morning, really pleased, turned out good lol. X
I survived the hairdressers, actually I enjoyed it and made it to Sainsbury's on the way home :) My Epsom salts arrive though so will have to wait until next week x
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Pleased your citalopram cake turned out good Laura
Annie I am so jealous you got your hair done, I had to cancel my appointment at the start of the week because I just couldn't face it, I will get it fine once I feel a bit better. And you went to sainsburys, well done! Xx
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The woman came to collect the horrible cake, she didn't say anything, I mean, anything lol she clearly hated it, lol I shouldn't laugh but I guess you can't be perfect every time lol. X
Did you take a photo of the cake?
Oh you mean the horrible cake, no picture of that, lol. Too awful to capture any kind of attractive image lol x
Aww that one is gorgeous Laura, I love it. I bet the other one wasn't as bad as you think it is.
I only went into the clothing part of Sainsbury's while my husband bought food..I was so worried about someone pushing a trolley over my poorly foot or standing on it that I couldn't think about anything else!
Oh really Annie it was awful! Even though it was just the clothes bit (best bit) you still got out and did something, how did you feel? X
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You know the thing, it's Sod's law when you have a side bit, that's always the bit that gets run over or stood on or just badged in some way. Is it healing any better yet? X
It is healing but still painful. I can walk without crutches now but limping and very slowly. I am just so fed up off the constant pain. They had 25% off clothes today so I bought a lovely little party dress for my grandaughter in Japan age 5. She isn't really my grandaughter. her mum lived with me for a year when she was 16 (she is 36 now) and she always called me mum so her daughter now calls me Grandma.
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