What is the worst chronic disease/illness that you have?

[Proton Soup]

I took some more to go to bed.

maybe not, then, it doesn't mix well with sleep.

 

[JasonRox]

maybe not, then, it doesn't mix well with sleep.

They have day ones and night ones to help you sleep.

One time, I was making out with a girl. I had to stop, and then I coughed. She was like... "Are you ok?" I'm like... "Yeah, of course." And I continue. She wasn't thinking at all.

Anyways, don't mix allergy drugs and alcohol.

 

[rick1138]

I suffer from the same illness as Turbo-1. It is very difficult to deal with, mainly because of the attitude of society towards people who suffer from it.

 

[franznietzsche]

Generalized anxiety disorder. I used to take a sedative for it, but ativan is more than a little habit forming. My mother has it worse, I can get by without medication for the most part. Worst part is the autonomic response to constant stress--muscle tension, headaches and difficulty focusing.

 

[Math Is Hard]

Generalized anxiety disorder. I used to take a sedative for it, but ativan is more than a little habit forming. My mother has it worse, I can get by without medication for the most part. Worst part is the autonomic response to constant stress--muscle tension, headaches and difficulty focusing.

How do you deal with it? Does exercise help?

 

[franznietzsche]

How do you deal with it? Does exercise help?

Well when I had the ativan it was easy. Hands down my favorite drug ever. I really dislike SSRIs though.

Exercise helps. My job usually requires me to walk 5+ miles a day, so when I'm working I'm better off. Haven't been working much the last few weeks though, so I'm actually a mess right now.

Meditative relaxation techniques help with the muscle tension, as does a little alcohol. Caffeine usually helps with the headaches and focusing.

Biggest thing for me is keeping myself active, not letting myself sit around and do nothing (something I've been really bad about this week actually). If I sit and stew it's far worse. If I force myself to be social, to interact, and participate in activities it's much easier to deal with.

 

[Raizy]

does having the impulsiveness to make a volcano pus gun from the itchy lumps on my face count?

 

[Math Is Hard]

Well when I had the ativan it was easy. Hands down my favorite drug ever. I really dislike SSRIs though.

Exercise helps. My job usually requires me to walk 5+ miles a day, so when I'm working I'm better off. Haven't been working much the last few weeks though, so I'm actually a mess right now.

Meditative relaxation techniques help with the muscle tension, as does a little alcohol. Caffeine usually helps with the headaches and focusing.

Biggest thing for me is keeping myself active, not letting myself sit around and do nothing (something I've been really bad about this week actually). If I sit and stew it's far worse. If I force myself to be social, to interact, and participate in activities it's much easier to deal with.

I think exercise helps my stress and anxiety, but I also like to get as far away from people as I can. I like to go down to the marina and hang out with the sea lions and the pelicans. Or sometimes I just go and sit by the ocean and just sort of get lost in thinking about how huge it is. It kinda switches my brain to a dial tone.

 

[franznietzsche]

I think exercise helps my stress and anxiety, but I also like to get as far away from people as I can.

For me being around people actually helps. Which seems strange. My impulse when anxious is to hide, but interacting tends to calm me. Gives me an outlet for all the junk floating in my brain. Writing helps too.

I like to go down to the marina and hang out with the sea lions and the pelicans. Or sometimes I just go and sit by the ocean and just sort of get lost in thinking about how huge it is. It kinda switches my brain to a dial tone.

The beach is always nice. When I lived in san luis obispo I had a thing for walking the 12 miles to the beach. I'd leave a few hours before sunrise, get to the beach for the sunrise, stay all morning, walk back in the late afternoon. It was nice, very calming. When I first moved down here I still did it a lot, until gas went up to $4.50 a gallon. I'm still so tramautized by that I won't even drive to the grocery store anymore.

 

[Kurdt]

Ooh I have GAD. But I also have irritable bowel syndrome which is a terrible combination.