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How Are You Feeling Right Now?
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Gosh, that sounds alarming. From my outside perspective, I believe you are being overly hard on yourself. I recognize it, because I do it too, and sometimes the beautiful denizens of SF are there to give me a reminder when needed. 🙂
Because I’m a guy, and an engineer, too, I want to share my anxiety experience. Take what you can use; ignore the rest.
Anxiety can masquerade as heart trouble. That’s how I ended up getting diagnosed with panic disorder in the emergency room. This is no reason to ignore physical symptoms if they are happening regularly. I’m a little more familiar with my anxiety now, to the point where I can tell the difference between physical and psychosomatic chest pain.
I’m mentioning this because you may be able to tell the difference, too. I won’t give advice because I’m not qualified, but my style is to assume that my body will tell me in no uncertain terms if something is seriously wrong. If it helps I have noticed arrhythmia on occasion, and I am still ticking. I’m quite healthy physically, though, so if you have health problems that could be related, it would be a different decision process for you.
Because I’m a guy, and an engineer, too, I want to share my anxiety experience. Take what you can use; ignore the rest.
Anxiety can masquerade as heart trouble. That’s how I ended up getting diagnosed with panic disorder in the emergency room. This is no reason to ignore physical symptoms if they are happening regularly. I’m a little more familiar with my anxiety now, to the point where I can tell the difference between physical and psychosomatic chest pain.
I’m mentioning this because you may be able to tell the difference, too. I won’t give advice because I’m not qualified, but my style is to assume that my body will tell me in no uncertain terms if something is seriously wrong. If it helps I have noticed arrhythmia on occasion, and I am still ticking. I’m quite healthy physically, though, so if you have health problems that could be related, it would be a different decision process for you.
I have had a lot of weird heart issues with stress. On my 21st birthday I ended up in intensive care with a heart rate of 180BPM that would not stop no matter what - drugs, manoeuvres, massages, nothing. In the end they had to put me under and stop my heart and start it again with the electropad things. Had all kinds of follow up - EEGs, ultrasounds, blood work etc - all completely normal. Never happened again, except maybe one time when it did it for about 10 seconds one night, then went back to normal. I get a LOT of palpitations/ectopics, especially when stressed, feels like my heart is fluttering and is going to stop or something. A good few years ago I had some issues again, a lot of heart fluttering, chest pains etc, but it was all stress. And I've had the same recently, keep getting skipped beats but I know it's a combination of fatigue, stress and maybe lingering benzo withdrawal effects. Because of all the tests I had, I know there is no structural abnormality in my heart, I can max it out running with no ill effect, blood pressure is generally on the low side and resting heart rate low enough too. So would be good to get some tests done if in doubt.
Frustrated. Looking at speakers. All of them say "No need for a wall power outlet, these plug directly into your PC by USB". This is supposed to be a selling point but I nope out of these listings because I WANT something that I can plug in and use out of my phone. Now I have to think do I need to buy another USB brick so I can power the damn things, why don't they just have mains power like before? The next ones are all battery powered and says they have 18 hours of use and take 10 hours to charge up. That might be enough, but it might not. It seems even buying something simple like a set of speakers to plug into my spare phone to play white noise is going to be a fucking ordeal.
This is how I might do something like that:
Hi Daughter, I'm wondering if you wouldn't give some consideration to the thought, of us getting together at some point here in the near future. So that we can meet & see one another in person, after all of this time. It would really mean the world to me, because of, or given that, how special (of a person that) you are (to-me). I understand, however, if you still have reservations and this is not something with which you would feel comfortable with, or that would suit you best at this time. You are still, in my Heart & on my mind, all of the time. I hope your baby is delivering to you, the same kind of joy & passion, or vibrant energy that you brought to me, upon hyour arrival~ *Lane/Mome.
...p.s) maybe shorten it, keep it from getting or being, too dramatic. I'd try to keep it light, or straight to the point. And without (too) much emotion. She knows all of this, likely^ // & so. . . cut & dry or short n' sweet, but also not - making her feel like she's in a tough spot. Like it's a lot of pressure, so here again, back to my beginning (at this end). 'Light,' i think? may be, "the key!" easy/breezy ~no stress :^)
Hi Daughter, I'm wondering if you wouldn't give some consideration to the thought, of us getting together at some point here in the near future. So that we can meet & see one another in person, after all of this time. It would really mean the world to me, because of, or given that, how special (of a person that) you are (to-me). I understand, however, if you still have reservations and this is not something with which you would feel comfortable with, or that would suit you best at this time. You are still, in my Heart & on my mind, all of the time. I hope your baby is delivering to you, the same kind of joy & passion, or vibrant energy that you brought to me, upon hyour arrival~ *Lane/Mome.
...p.s) maybe shorten it, keep it from getting or being, too dramatic. I'd try to keep it light, or straight to the point. And without (too) much emotion. She knows all of this, likely^ // & so. . . cut & dry or short n' sweet, but also not - making her feel like she's in a tough spot. Like it's a lot of pressure, so here again, back to my beginning (at this end). 'Light,' i think? may be, "the key!" easy/breezy ~no stress :^)
Thanks for your reply seabird and hugs back. I've decided to write her a text for Christmas and to keep it relatively short telling her how I feel about her, then asking if she has time for the New Year if and when she's like to meet-up. I don't want to pressure her. Thanks for allowing me to discuss it here. I hope you're having a decent day so far.
That's a beautiful song @Survivorist. Thanks for sharing that.
I'm ok, thanks. Just doing my Sunday thing, trying to keep busy.
It's good to hear your experience; reading about it helps me get another perspective on things. I like to get as many views on a problem as I can before deciding what needs to occur to fix it.
I think so, I mean yes, it's being caused by anxiety. The weird part is how it sneaks up on me, when things seem mostly okay. That indicates some part of my brain is overwhelmed by the emotions stuffed and hiding in there. If being hard on myself means a misplaced sense of responsibility, then I need a re-set.
I run a few miles fairly regularly and as far as I know am slim and fit. Running makes my anxiety go way down, so if anything I need more of it. I may start going out every day. And I need to get familiar with this city, find a shiatsu or qi gong massage therapist.
Thank you for reading and responding to my post LumberJack.
I'm feeling better this morning, slept really well.
I think so, I mean yes, it's being caused by anxiety. The weird part is how it sneaks up on me, when things seem mostly okay. That indicates some part of my brain is overwhelmed by the emotions stuffed and hiding in there. If being hard on myself means a misplaced sense of responsibility, then I need a re-set.
I run a few miles fairly regularly and as far as I know am slim and fit. Running makes my anxiety go way down, so if anything I need more of it. I may start going out every day. And I need to get familiar with this city, find a shiatsu or qi gong massage therapist.
Thank you for reading and responding to my post LumberJack.
I'm feeling better this morning, slept really well.