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Sorry for ANOTHER one but having severe anxiety pls help
3 days ago
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I know this is my third unhinged journal in a row and I'm sorry but this is my only outlet and I'm really hoping someone can help calm me down cuz I'm currently alone
I started having muscle twitching and weakness around my mouth. It first felt like when your lip quivers when you're about to cry but it's around my mouth on both sides. I have random twitching but also muscle weakness and shaking if I smile wide
I'm really fucking scared of getting Parkinson's disease or ALS or one of those type of things... It's my biggest fear... I'm really scared I have one of those
I know it's really unlikely and lots of other things can cause this, including stress, anxiety, sleep deprivation, a deficiency, straining my muscles, too much caffeine, too little caffeine, my meds, etc
I have a feeling it might be from shivering violently cuz I've been doing that the past few days and it caused my jaw muscles to clench and shake uncontrollably so I think it may be the after math of that (I've had similar things happen before)
I also want to say that I've had this muscle issue before in other parts of my body and it turned out to be nothing
But right now I'm just really scared and crying and my partner went to bed so I have no one to talk to or comfort me and I'm really scared
I sent my doctor a message but idk how long it will take for them to get back to me, obviously not til business hours at least
I started having muscle twitching and weakness around my mouth. It first felt like when your lip quivers when you're about to cry but it's around my mouth on both sides. I have random twitching but also muscle weakness and shaking if I smile wide
I'm really fucking scared of getting Parkinson's disease or ALS or one of those type of things... It's my biggest fear... I'm really scared I have one of those
I know it's really unlikely and lots of other things can cause this, including stress, anxiety, sleep deprivation, a deficiency, straining my muscles, too much caffeine, too little caffeine, my meds, etc
I have a feeling it might be from shivering violently cuz I've been doing that the past few days and it caused my jaw muscles to clench and shake uncontrollably so I think it may be the after math of that (I've had similar things happen before)
I also want to say that I've had this muscle issue before in other parts of my body and it turned out to be nothing
But right now I'm just really scared and crying and my partner went to bed so I have no one to talk to or comfort me and I'm really scared
I sent my doctor a message but idk how long it will take for them to get back to me, obviously not til business hours at least
These meditations have really helped me when I'm feeling close to panic, even if you can't focus on it perfectly, the video, music, and guy's voice are very soothing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1QOh-n-eus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KXnALvPIW8
Thank you so much for the videos, I love meditating and guided meditations are great for when you can't fully focus. I always appreciate having some to watch/listen to. Thank you so much <3
So lately I've been dealing with some anxiety myself, and my usual tips and tricks aren't working. A therapist recommended using aromatherapy like essential oils or cologne, and smelling something nice to center myself and calm down. Well, I hate having smells like that ON me, but I had this really nice cologne sample I had gotten that is super fancy and smells awesome and generally grounds me and makes me happy. So in a panic I was like "what do I do??" and the first thing I see is this large rock that I recently unpacked out of a moving box. I don't know why that rock was in the box. I don't know where the rock came from. It is a normal rock. I mean, it's smooth and shiny and an overall nice rock but it's like HEAVY and I do not know why I have it. Anyway, I was like, "I'll just spray this rock!" Brilliant!
Well... now whenever I am feeling freaked out and want to sniff my fancy cologne I have to lift this large unwieldly rock to smell it and the whole thing makes me laugh so much that it does effectively get rid of my anxiety lmao. So I guess it works... a good reminder not to take ourselves too seriously x)
Yeah the scent thing does seem to really work for me, it's worth a shot!