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Originally posted by [b]Dead_on_Arrival[/b]: Mental: Thoughts of suicide coupled with fear of death and the unknown.
Mental: Similarly for me, the worst mental would have to be when i'm stuck deep in the totally isolated/lonely/unfamiliar/hopeless false world that exists when in acute depression. That seems to be the most pained/miserable that i can can feel in my life. Other things like being ridiculed, laughed-at, etc, in public, i tend to "supress" at the time (& the feeling is of the anger/rage type, which i deem to be less painful than say depression; its a more fiery/fighting/frustrated type of pain, not one of absolute despair/despondency)
Physically, #1 is i think having a full-blown panic attack (which is
doubly bad when coupled with an acute depression). #2 is "Toxic Hell", which is when i'm reacting severely to harsh toxins in the environment (such as harsh chemical cleaners, rotting meat, mold, burnt plastic,...). It affects my entire body (& mind). Headache, eye-ache & sore/stingy/bloodshot eyes, sore back, very tense/sore neck, breathing difficulties. And mentally it makes my mind go "flat-tack", at a constant million-miles-an-hour, continuosly for hours/days on end (which can lead to burn-out, anxiety, depression, or just "crazy" stress)
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Originally posted by [b]Saskia[/b]
Originally posted by [u]Beatrice[/u]: TENSION. I can feel every muscle seize up. Breathing becomes shallow. Can. Not. Relax....
Wow beatrice, it's like you describe me. It is making me so nervous all time to have so much tension going on. It's hard for people to understand. It's like I can't seem to relax. Did you try to release the tension? I wish there was a way to let go. But it's just my body. Always tensed , from top to toe
Salskia_Beat: I try to every day, spent even for just a few minutes, to relax my body's muscles. I use "PMR" - Progressive Muscle Relaxation. Its very easy to do - you just tense->relax each major muscle area of your body. And it feels nice too
. Also if im in okay mood, then i also do some "Acupressure" after that (pressing some acupressure "points"). My body feel less tense & more relxed after that
. Also it give
mind a pleasnt/restful break, which reduce the stress
(but usualy during daytime, mind is going too fast for to do any "deep meditative" types of stuff, so usu dont bother with that - which is probably best for late night, when have "woinded-down" somewhat)