idawmn
13-05-14, 22:24
This is going to sound like a silly question but please bear with me. While I did suffer a major anxiety attack a couple of weeks after surgery and 16 weeks later I'm still suffering from a suffocating feeling 24/7 non stop, I think my bigger issue may be depression.
When I'm able to get some sleep I have dreams of my family being back in my old country 2200 miles away, dreams of being back at my old job before I immigrated here, having thoughts of when my two daughters were little and missing those childhood days, feeling guilty about being 2200 miles away from my family, etc etc. This sounds part like homesickness but also seem to somewhat be living in the past. I do love where I am living, beautiful state and my son who is 23 years old also lives with me.
I do get out and do things. Today I was out getting a tire on the car fixed, taking it through the car wash, going to a store to look around. Yes pretty much boring stuff but other days I get out and do more enjoyable things. Anyhow no matter how I keep busy, I can't shake the suffocation feeling. Well this afternoon I had a little nap. I didn't sleep well during that time but enough to dream about someone I knew from the past and haven't been in contact with them for years. I woke up feeling sad. I was back in my old country last September for 5 weeks.
Do you think this depression might be playing a large part in this anxiety that I gained in January?
When I'm able to get some sleep I have dreams of my family being back in my old country 2200 miles away, dreams of being back at my old job before I immigrated here, having thoughts of when my two daughters were little and missing those childhood days, feeling guilty about being 2200 miles away from my family, etc etc. This sounds part like homesickness but also seem to somewhat be living in the past. I do love where I am living, beautiful state and my son who is 23 years old also lives with me.
I do get out and do things. Today I was out getting a tire on the car fixed, taking it through the car wash, going to a store to look around. Yes pretty much boring stuff but other days I get out and do more enjoyable things. Anyhow no matter how I keep busy, I can't shake the suffocation feeling. Well this afternoon I had a little nap. I didn't sleep well during that time but enough to dream about someone I knew from the past and haven't been in contact with them for years. I woke up feeling sad. I was back in my old country last September for 5 weeks.
Do you think this depression might be playing a large part in this anxiety that I gained in January?