Importance of focusing on Positive with Depression & Anxiety.

I’ve heard about Aloe Vera pill. We are all finely tuned chemical human beings that need to be tuned daily.

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What happens when you get sick and feel like “crap” despite taking Tylenol every 6 hours. This story repeats everyday for people all over the world, especially with Covid still spreading.
1. Symptoms check first.
2. Test for Covid.
3. If positive- stay put and check with doctor.
4. If negative … waiting 2-3 days and recheck.
5. Take care of self . If symptoms are getting worse go to urgent care Now!
6. Rest, eat, heal.

Sitting on the Atlantic Ocean listening to the constant sound of water. Birds that have migrated down down Canada sitting by the ocean side in a safe group of other birds of their family. The sun low in the Eastern sky just coming up to start another day. Each day I’m blessed to enjoy and feel human and wish good feelings to all other humans. All other life. All.

Being GAD I have up and downs that occur at any moment even though I’m on lexapro (20mg) and propranolol 40mg. So what do other people do when these incredible feelings hit you. I have to watch closely about my actions and what I say.

@stsopoci It's difficult, isn't it, when these feelings seem to pop up out of the blue! Sometimes I wonder what the trigger was, what sense was alerted to bring on these moments. Something I smelled, or noticed, a passing noise? There are times I will take a few minutes to try and figure it out, to ease my mind. Other times I just work on convincing myself it is just a passing moment, and will not stick around long.

Be gentle on yourself. Yesterday I had to do exactly what you said, watch my reaction and what almost slipped out of my mouth. It would have been a surprise to the person who would have been the target of it, and would have been an embarrassment to me in a more "normal" mood.
Ginger

I use propranolol every day to help my blood pressure stay low. But if I don’t get enough sleep or eat or run into a situation that’s very stressful I have to keep my thoughts to myself and calm down.

Truth is we are emotional beings. What about Bob? Baby steps! I literally had to learn to walk all over again from being in the hospital bed for months. Not fun! For me now 13 years later the barrage of my world falling apart is still there now and then. I don’t look back, I don’t look forward too far. I stay happy in the present. Grateful to be here and staying positive works for me enjoying what I can. Namaste

Hard to stay positive when multiple chronic illnesses make you physically miserable much of the time.

Last Monday (Oct. 31) I buried my husband of 59 years. I have also just gone through a complete hip replacement. I am alone and I am 88 years old. I want and need to stay independent as long as possible because the thought of going into one of those independent facilities is repugnant to me. I am still feeling lost and empty and staying positive is not here yet. At my age I "laughingly" say I have lived long past my sell by date. But I think that is my problem. It is hard to look ahead and be positive when you know you don't have much time left.