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Every once in a while my body seems to head towards a depression ever since my neck injury. My injury left me disabled and often I do feel worthless as a wife since my husband did not sign up for this. I tend to keep these feelings to myself and snap out of it on my own.
This time it's different. It's much stronger. I'm feeling physical side effects like body aches and fatigue. I cry all day long in spurts. The tears just roll down my face.
The last thing I need to do is put a strain on my marriage. My husband has enough to deal with at work and his new position. I can see his stress levels has increased as well since the job change. He tries very hard to keep those emotions at work. In the last few days I had a massive anxiety attack. I can recognize those and with deep breathing I can actually stop them, which is amazing. These anxiety attacks are so bad my chest caves in and I can not breathe. They are strange for sure. I'm not in my right mind during these attacks. I can't help that I feel worthless due to my injury.
What are some things I can do to snap out of this? I'm very limited in my physical activity, but I do manage to bike a few minutes a day. It's hard for me to leave the house, but I did make an appointment to get my hair foiled and trimmed today. It's not often where I do things for myself.
Maybe there are herbal supplements I can try? The last thing I want is going to a doctor. I do not want any more medications then what I'm taking. My stomach can not handle any more.
Should I bring this up to my doctor? She's already tried putting me on antidepressants the last time I went through this. I was able to get myself out. This time I have physical effects, which never happened before.
I haven't told my husband about this yet. I don't want him to push me into seeing the doctor and worry about it. He has enough on his plate already. Thanks.
This time it's different. It's much stronger. I'm feeling physical side effects like body aches and fatigue. I cry all day long in spurts. The tears just roll down my face.
The last thing I need to do is put a strain on my marriage. My husband has enough to deal with at work and his new position. I can see his stress levels has increased as well since the job change. He tries very hard to keep those emotions at work. In the last few days I had a massive anxiety attack. I can recognize those and with deep breathing I can actually stop them, which is amazing. These anxiety attacks are so bad my chest caves in and I can not breathe. They are strange for sure. I'm not in my right mind during these attacks. I can't help that I feel worthless due to my injury.
What are some things I can do to snap out of this? I'm very limited in my physical activity, but I do manage to bike a few minutes a day. It's hard for me to leave the house, but I did make an appointment to get my hair foiled and trimmed today. It's not often where I do things for myself.
Maybe there are herbal supplements I can try? The last thing I want is going to a doctor. I do not want any more medications then what I'm taking. My stomach can not handle any more.
Should I bring this up to my doctor? She's already tried putting me on antidepressants the last time I went through this. I was able to get myself out. This time I have physical effects, which never happened before.
I haven't told my husband about this yet. I don't want him to push me into seeing the doctor and worry about it. He has enough on his plate already. Thanks.