JavaJoy01
24-01-11, 02:41
I've been suffering from GAD for about 2 years now which led to Health Anxiety. One thing I notice is suffering as I suffer is my home.
I can't afford a house cleaner, yet I don't have the energy to clean it myself. I have OCD when it comes to being clean and organized and I'm a bit of a germaphobe so I get more stressed when the house falls apart. Floors need to be mopped and vacuumed, bathrooms need to be cleaned, laundry needs to be done, bird cages need to be cleaned, dust, dishes, bills.. Ugh..I had to work yesterday so I had just today to relax and get housework done and instead I suffered all day. I kept getting ear pressure which would cause me to go into an anxiety attack. I was exhausted and very stressed. Needless to say it's now time for bed and nothing got done.
For those of you with health anxiety and as well as panic attacks, how do you handle house chores?
I can't afford a house cleaner, yet I don't have the energy to clean it myself. I have OCD when it comes to being clean and organized and I'm a bit of a germaphobe so I get more stressed when the house falls apart. Floors need to be mopped and vacuumed, bathrooms need to be cleaned, laundry needs to be done, bird cages need to be cleaned, dust, dishes, bills.. Ugh..I had to work yesterday so I had just today to relax and get housework done and instead I suffered all day. I kept getting ear pressure which would cause me to go into an anxiety attack. I was exhausted and very stressed. Needless to say it's now time for bed and nothing got done.
For those of you with health anxiety and as well as panic attacks, how do you handle house chores?