Whether it be starting up school again, going to work, dealing with family/friend drama, or just waiting for these cortisol test results, I'm pretty much in panic mode 70% of the day. I haven't had enough time in my day to deal with what I'm going through and what my friends are going through and it's pretty hard sometimes to just tell people you need some space to figure your shit out. I'm working on a nice way to word all of that without offending the masses.
As for actual medical problemos, the hospital's lab won't have results for me until Monday (but that's Labor Day?) or Wednesday? so the waiting process to hear back about what is literally related to stress levels (among other things) is the worst. How am I supposed to maintain that healthy balance between a stressed out state and a normal state when it feels like my reaction to stressful situations never "shuts off"? At some point, telling yourself to "just breathe" doesn't really cut it anymore.
So if anyone has some tips and tricks to calm yourself down in high stress/high anxiety situations let me know.
I'm not against the use of anti-anxiety meds (in moderation//and if prescribed by your doctor) but I'm barely the type of person to take Advil when I have a headache so taking something along the lines of Ativan, Xanax, etc. on a daily basis seems like a lot....and something tells me that repeatedly squeezing a stress ball in public places will probably only freak other people out (and also not be all that helpful anyways).
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