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Thank you everyone!! This is all good stuff that I need to hear! I am going to start Hot Yoga this week. I have always shied away from it because my meds say to avoid strenuous activity in the heat, but I just painted a house in 103-degree weather, so I think I just proved that particular side effect isn't a factor for me. I wonder if I should try to do it in the evening? Would it make me tired to do it midday or would it have a more peace giving effect? (slow the racing, circular brain down? This thing is crazy on fire.)missy|1438338009|3909357 said:TooPatient|1438321528|3909335 said:Chemgirl -- how about a shopping trip together and the 're meals together one day a week. Planning for the week is easy when you get sad to it. Do a couple of main dishes each and prep stuff for a couple of others (cut veggies, mix what you can, etc). Then you aren't doing single servings.
Can always do stuff that can have shared side dishes.
I know a couple who does this and love it.
Chemgirl, I am in complete agreement with Kristie and TooPatient. Your dh has to take an active role in preparing his meals. You are not his servant. My dh and I do not eat the same food much/most of the time and what we do is what TooPatient has described. We shop together and then my dh cooks for the week and I do my part too despite not being a cook. I soak and cook my own beans and my dh grills my veggies for the week and I prepare a fresh salad for us every night. And it works for us and we have meals prepared for the week for the most part so when we get home from work it doesn't take long or much effort at all to make dinner for the 2 of us though we are eating different meals.
LLJsmom said:Amber St. Clare|1438303952|3909269 said:LLJsmom|1438298437|3909228 said:azstonie|1438291817|3909174 said:.House Cat|1438272481|3909047 said:I have pushed myself REALLY hard this summer in order to get my house ready to sell. My dad and I painted the exterior of the house ourselves in 100-degree heat. I painted the interior of the house myself. I spent weeks doing all kinds of odd jobs getting this house showroom ready. Every single day I worked and worked myself to the point to where I hurt. It paid off in the sense that the house is gorgeous...but...
Here come the mental health symptoms... fight or flight is on like no one's business: I can't stand to have anyone touch me because my skin feels electric. My sense of smell is so strong that it magnifies everything and normal, everyday smells nauseate me. I am on edge and having trouble talking to people with love and respect. I am apologizing all of the time. Horrible memories are flooding my mind. I can't sleep and when I do, ideas are flooding me, bad dreams, good dreams. My mind runs so fast that it almost feels like I am psychic. I find myself getting caught in a rush of speech that is so fast, so out of control, that by the time I realize I am in it...I am embarrassed...hello hypomania.
crap
Everyone says, "i would be stressed out too!" but i HATE the way my body processes stress. I want to be able to handle stress! I want to be normal! I want to just be stressed and tired and worn out and not lose my sh!t. I want to go through life and experience stress and not have to take ultra sedating-tranquilize a horse-type meds in order to get back to normal.
There is my vent. I know life can be so much worse. I have a lot of really great blessings. Today, I just feal weak.
Its going to be okay. Get some sustained hard exercise to get your body tired. Listen to some John kabat zinn on Amazon to settle your mind. Its going to be okay.
Agree with azstonie! Hard 1.5-2 hour workout, till your body is screaming at you. So your mind isn't allowed to focus on anything except getting your muscles to obey. And then let it go. Please know that his comes from a person who needs to train for and run marathons to quiet the demons. I've run six and have more planned so trust me. I know crazy. I live it, and live with it daily. Good luck!! You're not alone!
Or try HEATED YOGA. It will leave you limp as a rag and you will be crying for a nap.
Yes, I do that too! Bikram yoga. You lose about 3 pounds in sweat and leave feeling cleansed and exhausted. You'll just need to get over the excess of everyone dripping pools of sweat in a 103-107 degree room. Believe it or not, I LOVE it.
Housecat, I totally agree with Kristie (again haha) and LLJsmom. Exercise is our savior. It quiets the mind and activates all those good feeling endorphins and better allows us to handle stress and process worrisome thoughts. Find an aerobic activity you LOVE doing and you will stick with it. If you can do it on a consistent basis it will become a habit and that much easier to make time for each day. I do my workouts early morning before the day begins to get it in when I can without any other life distractions and I never skip workout unless I have a fever or an emergency. Make it a priority and do it every day and you will feel better emotionally and physically for it. I also love Pilates for calming the mind and making the body feel better. Sending you good thoughts and lots of hugs!
I also have a psych appointment on Monday. The yoga will help with that too because the increase in meds will definitely mean an increase in weight. I'm becoming a fatty because of all of the med increases. It would be nice to look like myself again.
I feel so lucky to always be where I am meant to be. I really appreciate the kindness that I find here.