Anxiety / PND

Well, I've taken another step forward and am going to see a counsellor on a regular basis - when I've had anxiety issues before I went to see someone and found it helped, so at the moment it's once a week, and I quite like the lady... so here's hoping we make some progress

*BUMP*

Just thought I would update this, as over the last few days I have been on a bit of a rollercoaster ride !

Had some bad wine on Friday night, because although it says "limit alcohol" with the medication I'm on, my Dr said one or two small glasses would be OK - so that's all I had. Woke up Saturday morning feeling absolutely *hideous* and had a bit of a panic attack, fortunately DH was home and able to help out. We went for a huge walk that afternoon, which really seemed to help get the excess adrenalin out of my system, and I seemed to get through Sunday OK, although still feeling a bit off.

Yesterday however, was a bit of a different story. Got up quite early because I couldn't sleep (woke at 5am, got out of bed around 6:20am), and was at the computer for a bit, then got Erin up for her morning feed just before 7am. DH left for work around 8am, I put Erin down for a sleep, and then things started to fall apart - I had the overwhelming urge to cry for virtually no reason. Tried fighting it, but I don't think it helped much doing that, as I ended up breaking down anyway. Was lucky enough that my counsellor was available on the phone and one of her clients had just canceled as I called, so she talked to me for a little while.

My real life saver though was Gen (Our wonderful Paws) who came over when I didn't txt her back (although was just on the phone) to make sure I was OK and to bring some tissues as I had run out ! It seemed to break me out of the "hole" I was in, so I could make it through the rest of the day.

I also had some other wonderful friends online who talked to me through that morning, which was a wonderful help - so a huge thanks and lots of hugs to Becca, Sara, and Robyn !

Saw Toni & Caitlin that afternoon as well as we were due for a playdate, and I think it did a lot of good to get out of the house for a bit.

This morning I'm feeling a wee bit better, although not 100%, so am thinking I might still need to make an appointment to see my GP and talk about maybe readjusting my meds. I have my next counselling appointment (when my mum will come and babysit) on Thursday, am really looking forward to it !

So that's where things are at the moment, am doing a bit of research into anxiety disorder and such as well, to see if it can help me get a handle on things.

Good luck for your appt Jax,..hope it goes well

big hugs hunn glad you are starting to feel in control again