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The fine line between Dreams and Reality

Hello Friends.

Today is a day where work was slow, but it also felt productive at times. Things do not always turn out how we want them to, especially when uncertainty lingers in the air. Imagine, working at your job and you know a change is likely to occur.

You see it like a hurricane off the shore, aware that it may come into your path. While you remain in the cone of uncertainty, your mind can dances between dreams and reality.

It is difficult to express this idea to someone who has not ever experienced it before. It is as though you are mentally preparing for an issue to happen, but also aware it could entirely miss you.

Similarly, I am storm prepping in regards to my employment adjustments. I don't know when things will change, what will change, or how they will change at my job. But I know how important it is to remain mentally prepared for anything that can happen.

As someone who has anticipatory grief, it is not easy to shake that feeling. Did you know you can grieve over the loss of a job, or a friendship because that part of your life may "die"? I think you have experienced this once before. I do not know of many who have not.

Life is beautiful, but there are times where it is just as scary. The experiences we have are not always good ones and the fear sometimes feels bigger than the faith. However, the inner strength does not come from external relationships or from external influences. Inner strength to cope with uncertainty starts from within.

If you ever feel like you don't have faith... Sit in a chair. 🪑 Literally... Think about your chair. You automatically have faith because you know it is going to hold you up. No one had to tell you today that it will... You already know. This is where our inner beliefs are important.

In my case, though I may be facing a hurricane 🌀 and standing in the cone of uncertainty, I am doing what I can to prepare. This includes searching for a new job (an exit route) or battening down the hatches (staying in waiting, preparing,) for something to happen. But through it all... Allow your faith to become bigger than your fear...

#BipolarDisorder
#BTSArmy
#MentalHealth
#AnxietyDisorder
#PanicDisorder

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HELLO ANXIETY

Some of the best things in this world can come from feeling successful in what we do with our lives. Our jobs do not define who we are, but help us discover parts of ourselves we never knew existed.

I find it challenging to think about all the losses I experienced, just as you likely do. Working hard is an activity that we try to do as we attempt to become the best versions of ourselves at our jobs.

These discoveries of positives and negatives (opinions of ourselves) can help us translate them into strengths and weaknesses. However, our weaknesses do not mean we are weak people in particular, especially when it comes to completing challenging tasks.

My heart breaks 💔 when I think about all my previous jobs. I felt as if jobs were like relationships, you date them for a while, and if it does not work well, you find another place. This nearly killed my approach to working, though, because it meant I was struggling to find the right place.

At 39 years old, I feel scared as though I have so many wasted years behind me. However, this is not true. Sure, I am unable to "start" my career still because of the great saying, "You need experience" in order to get any type of experience in that job. I am struggling. But I am not giving up.

#Job
#BTSArmy
#Work
#BipolarDisorder
#AnxietyDisorder
#PanicDisorder

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#NocternalPanicAttacks

Have you ever had a nocturnal panic attack? When they happen, I begin to notice several things.

I may be thirsty.
Cold & Hot fluctuating
Quickened heart rate
Feeling like I could pass out
Feeling sick to my stomach
I start to think I am dying or that there is a major health crisis occurring.

It is a horrible sensation. I went to the emergency room 3 times for thess nocternal Attacks. Each time checked with my heart and was told the same thing. They're a panic attack.

When I asked 3 doctors about it, my psychiatrist, my primary care physician, and then a nurse practitioner, they all said it is due to a neurological imbalance. It is nothing that I do to bring these on. I thought maybe bad dreams, but when bad dreams occur, they do not happen because I make them.

What are your thoughts?

#PanicAttacks
#AnxietyDisorder
#BipolarDiorderType2
#Bipolar

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Never give up HOPE & always search within

Multiple mental & physical "DIFFERENCE'S"#Depression , #CPTSD , #Cancer , #immune deficiency, #bothtotalkneereplacements , #lower back5--discsreplaced, #bonegraph , #rods onbothsidesofspine, #HeartAttack , #platesover eachhip, #AnxietyDisorder , #PanicAttacks , #Celiac , #ChronicMyeloidLeukemia , #coloncancd So you learn to live with yourself, & only share with those who are comfortable talking to you & listening to you. Otherwise, let them go !! I'm at peace within, but on the tough days, I share with one's that CARE !! SIMPLE...YET NOT !! BE AT PEACE WITHIN !! GIVE LOVE, expect nothing in return, & you will be GRATEFUL !! PEACE TO ALL

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I am desperate to find a psychiatrist.

I saw a psychiatrist , the best I’ve ever had in my 30+ years of Major Depression with Anxiety disorder. He retired 1 year ago, it was difficult but I found a pHD nurse practitioner who continued the same medications for 6 months. Suddenly she decided it wasn’t good for me to be on Clonazepam 0,5 mg tid and Ambien 5 mg hs. I was doing well with some antidepressant adjustments over those 18 years.
She has tapered me off Ambien and I still have insomnia. She has tapered me down to Clonazepam twice a day, with resulting increased social anxiety, a terrible habit of picking the skin off my thumb until I have sores. I am fearful and anxious. Decreased appetite.reclusiveness to my apartment, no interterests…..I used to read, do crafts. Now all I am interested in is my 2 cats, and my Chihuahua. I was an advocate for wolves and animals that couldn speak for themselves, used to foster kittens and volunteer at an animal she,yet. I no longer drive because of decreased vision and lack of spatial awareness. I have no family living in Denver. I am at odds with my entire family because of the election. I live with my husband in a senior living retirement. My husband is very supportive but he is gone most of the day because he is very involved in activities here.
I need to find a psychiatrist who will allow me to stay on Clonazepam and Ambien, plus my Paxil and Wellbutrin….therapuetic medications that help me maintain some sort of normalcy in my depressed state.
I desperately need help. Her suggestion was to make friends, get out more…which I have tried. All of my best friends live in the Midwest or Northwest, including my two children an 3 grandchildren. Help me please.
#Depression #MajorDepression , #AnxietyDisorder
, #fearful ,#reclusuve ,

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Lonely

Watching sunrise makes me feel lonelier than ever. In my thoughts, I feel grief has changed me. I like to spend my time alone to just be present with my emotions. I’m tired of people around me telling me to stay strong despite knowing their good intentions. I’m tired of everyone wanting me to be okay. It’s exhausting. Life goes on and that hurts. Why is grieving so lonely? #AnxietyDisorder #PanicDisorder #Grief #MentalHealth

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Ruminating thoughts

I keep having ruminating thoughts about one of several of the women my husband was talking to and "seeing" last yr....I try to put these things out of my head but they come back some days like the biggest, darkest monster and it takes parts of my soul just a little more.... #PTSD #AnxietyDisorder #Trauma

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Why did I wait???

Why did I wait to give up on relationships?, I should have walked out at the first name, hit, disrespect yet I stayed and it turned me into a monster....time lost, heart broken, part of my soul already to dust... don't think I will ever trust again idk anymore. #BipolarDepression #AnxietyDisorder #ADHD #AuditoryProcessingDisorder #PTSD

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Finally showered, going to buy food that is already prepared so I actually eat today, hopefully I will have an appetite to eat... hope everyone is feeling safe today and if not I pray for your safety.#ADHD #BipolarDepression #AnxietyDisorder #PTSD #AuditoryProcessingDisorder

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It's a madhouse!

Today I found out that my friend Naomi lost her job at the (forgive me the name is withheld) company that does upholstry for busses and limos. They're a busy business and she's barely there over a month and already terminated. This is because she made only a few mistakes that were not devastating, but fixable clairical errors. I feel so bad that she had that happen to her. She went through a lot today, as I could hear her crying over the phone. I do not know exactly what time it happened, but it seemed to have occured early in the morning upon her arrival to work. She said it was not the best environment to work within and that there were some things that happened there that were not very good.

One time, she was on the phone with someone who called and was saying he was making a complaint about something (as this is the company's corporate headquarters) and the other lady asked who was on the phone to Naomi. Naomi put the client on hold and said to her who it was and then the lady said to Naomi "HANG UP RIGHT NOW," as it was someone who was trying to sue the company for something that they were dissatisfied with. Ugh. Then there was a time a lady manager got pissed off and slammed her hand down on the desk because she heard Naomi answering a question in spanish that was asked to her by the other girl who spoke spanish about a work related task. She said that they are not allowed to speak spanish, and that they were only allowed to speak english. WOW... That was a huge WTF moment.

Lets just say that things are tough all around for a LOT of people out there. My friend Natalie in NJ has also told me that she was hired for a job, and she bought the clothes required and have all the paperwork signed, but was not given a start date, or a call when she is supposed to start. She contacted them, but management said that they would contact her back. Um.. that's just fucking weird. THIS is what companies are doing to people these days. It's insane. Absoloutely insane.

#WhatIsHappening
#BipolarDisorder
#Depression
#AnxietyDisorder
#Working
#keepgoing
#ineedhelp
#PanicDisorder
#ADHD
Valerie Climenhaga
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