[tri-wings] Re: stress stuff-sheila

Pam & Tracey,
> I do think it's anxiety and don't think that drs don't take them  
> seriously because they do and if your dr doesn't then change!
My doctor DOES take this very seriously.  He is very good at  
explaining why I'm taking the drugs I'm taking, which part of the  
brain each affects. and how they work together.  But he is only here  
once a month and is so busy that I can't get in to see him unless he  
has me on HIS list.  We have had 2 very good counselors on staff at  
our local clinic.  Both got married and moved FAR away.  Then, the  
clinic decided that they couldn't afford to hire someone else.  I  
just need to reach into my memory bank - and my drawer of information  
sheets - and find the things that have worked before.  I do the deep  
breathing.  And I find candles very calming and peaceful.  But,  
sometimes I just need to have someone listen.  And there is no one  
that I would trust with my problems right now.   Doesn't that sound  
awfully selfish?  I guess it is.  Not having trust is a really scary  
thing to me.

> There are some herbal remedies you could try if you don't want to
> use pharmaceuticals such as a rescue remedy tincture available from  
> health
> food shops.
Actually, the meds I'm on do a pretty good job - most of the time.   
I've tried herbal remedies a couple of times and had really adverse  
reactions to them.  I'm not really a fan.  But I've never heard of a  
"rescue remedy tincture".  I think it is just that I've been under  
additional stress this last month - especially with my mom not  
wanting to move but having to move and me having to be the one to  
convince her.

> Sometimes listening to music and deep breathing can help alleviate  
> mild symptoms.
Yep, I do these things, but when I'm sitting in a restaurant with  
people on all sides the music doesn't help and the deep breathing  
doesn't work fast enough.
I appreciate all of your expertise.  I guess that next time, I should  
take this off the list.  It probably doesn't belong here and I'm  
wondering when I'll get my noodle lashing from one of the mums.  ;^)

Thanks for being such good listeners - with good advice, too!!  I  
really appreciate that.  And I'll close my mouth for a while now.

Hugs,
Sheila Helleson

MN Grandma to:  Hope (T-18   11-1-1) & Alison (2+ years but so grown  
up); Cadence (5 & loving Kindergarten) and Bridge (almost 3 & all boy)
Mom to Cheryl (& Denny);  Wade (& Charity)
Wife of almost 35 years to Richard

"Shared joy is double joy, and shared sorrow is half-sorrow."   
Swedish Proverb




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