So briefly, last week i started a whole new batch of meds hoping with every ounce of my being that it would help me. For the first few days i was so irritable but i decided to wait it out and im happy to report that i went to the grocery store by myself for like the fist time in 6 months. I have alot of anxiety related to my bp, so this was a huge step for me. It seems so ridiculous to be so happy about such a small thing but oh well. i hate living this way God i hope these meds work...ive been so depressed lately. Anyway thanks for listening to me ramble on.
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Congratulation on being able to go to the store and back. To some this may seem to be a meaningless task, but I can remember at one point just getting out of bed was a major event.
I started small by getting out of bed each morning and taking a shower, brushing my teeth and putting on clean clothes. I can remember a time that I lived in sweat pants all the time. I then added some household chores to the list like doing the dishes, vacuuming the floor and so fourth.
I had a notebook in front of me and I would check off things as I got them accomplished. I can remember one year that I didn't leaving the house with the exception of checking the mail...I had a rural mailbox out in front of the house. It's seems funny now in that if they were bills I would just toss them into box and not open them.
It wasn't the fact that I didn't have the money to pay them because I did...I just couldn't bring myself to sit down and try to do them. My anxiety would peg and back to the bed I would go. Thank god a family member finally stepped in for awhile to keep things caught up.
So going to the store is a major accomplishment and try to continue to build on that.
thank you for your comment and for your support. I means so much to know that we are not alone in our struggles. I have resolved to fake it til i make it, or something like that...i get up shower get dressed even if i dont have anywhere to go it makes me feel better about myself...i too have lived with my sweats and greasy hair, unbrushed teeth, when my husband gets home from work i look exactly the same as i did when he left. So what seems tiny to some are huge accomplishments for me. Thankjs for your insight and encouragement it is much appreciated.