/pony/ - Pony

Yes, it's called having a generalized anxiety disorder. If you're feeling random bouts of anxiety, you may just have one yourself.

I've been sleeping like a baby recently

In my anxiety of late... I seemed to have forgotten this current thread on the board.

(I spoilered details some might regard TMI or yucky.)

It started two days a go, I couldn't sleep the night before, so I started my day around 7-8am. I noticed I've been going to the toilet often with the squirts and that's when I started to get worried. Especially given I had plans for the day and the day after.

Over the day I came to the point I was "pissing out my ass" but I also felt constipated, not a bad case of constipation like I had last year but still some sort of blockage. The fact I was giving out liquids yet had a solid that refused to go out with it made me worried further. (Shouldn't one help the other, not come out separately like this?)

Given I lost my appetite, tomorrow's dinner reservations were cancelled. But luckily over the day I started to recover. For dinner I just had fruit because not only did I lost my appetite but was scared of causing more of a blockage.
As my family went to bed, Somewhen later, I manage to pass most of the blockage out.

The day after (yesterday), I still had some of the squirts, but was getting better... sort of.
I've still been worried about whatever was going on in my bowels, and whenever I over-worry, I end up being sick. My irritable bowel syndrome didn't cause me to be sick, just me worrying about myself did.
But throughout the day I was getting better, I went for a walk to try and clear my head and "talk to myself" to figure out my feelings and worries. I've also drank peppermint water to help calm my stomach.

Today, I do feel much better, even had some cereal. My usual diet was never that healthy (snacks, occasional slice of cake at the café and take-outs) but as much as I want to eat my regular food again, at the same time worried it may start another blockage.

What could've caused it to being with was family drama of late or it could be because of the pizza I had the night before, or it could be I simply don't eat right, I dunno. But I know my worries over it caused my anxiety.

I don't have an anxiety disorder, at least,  I don't think I do. I only deal with major anxiety around once or twice a year, depending on what causes me to over-worry.
I think the last time I had this degree of anxiety was when I had an awful case of constipation the day before last Christmas Eve. It was like carrying a stone in my gut. I can't recall if I threw-up over it.)

>>1179369

Oh, my. I've never had something like that happen before. If that happened to me, I would have been meticulously reviewing my recent diet, hydration levels, etc. in order to determine if I should go to urgent care. Regardless, corrections to whatever caused it would be in order.

>>1179388
Conclusion can be found here >>1179385
It's probably milk that was doing me in, but the lack of communication I had with my body was also an issue.

I know I don't drink enough water, I simply drink when I'm thirsty.
I didn't regard it a need of urgent care. But aspergers syndrome probably counts as an anxiety disorder, given it doesn't take much to trigger me. I simply never regarded it an anxiety problem, given I rarely get in such a state. Maybe once or twice every two years or so, depending on what drama triggers me.

Eitherway I feel recovered now.

Yes. It happens. I have "as needed" meds for it too. Useless things. As if I can predict when I'm going to have an attack and take the pills at least 30 minutes prior. Give me a break.

I once had a massive attack while I was driving down the highway. Fortunately my wife and I have a nonverbal code so I was able to communicate what was happening while I slowly pulled to the side of the road.

I don't know what causes it and it happens so seldom I can't reliably isolate a decent cure. But since I started meditation a few months ago I haven't had one attack. Jury's out on whether it affects the anxiety but my stress levels are way down overall.