Ditto. Especially about the sleep- when I have too many days of insomnia, my exhaustion is made worse by my own desperate frustration and anxiety. Once I start worrying about insomnia, the insomnia gets worse.
I'm very, very, VERY self-conscious about EVERYTHING that I do. How I look, how I talk, how I move, what I'm doing with my hands or how my hair looks at any given moment. I even sleep better when I'm alone in bed, because I think on some level I'm self-conscious about falling asleep with another person there. I can't seem to do much of anything un-self-consciously. I'm always worried that I'm annoying or inconveniencing those around me.
When I find out a person is at all judgmental, I become easily paranoid that they're judging ME, and that they must hate me. Even if there's absolutely no indication of it whatsoever. Judgmental people kind of make my life a living hell, without really meaning to.
McNamara said:
My triggers for anxiety include but are not limited to ..........
Feeling overwhelmed about money
Worrying about work
The thought that someone is judging me or speaking badly of me
When I think I've said something I shouldn't
When I feel I haven't worked hard enough (even though my boss thinks my work is stellar most of the time and tells me so)
Worrying about my daydreaming
Worrying about being mentally ill (go figure!)
Not getting enough sleep
Any new situation I can't plan for
Any social sitation
Taking part in an important meeting and feeling I'm not going to sound knowledgeable
Violent films or TV programmes, sad or worrying news on TV, radio or the press
Anything I can't do myself tends to trigger anxiety. Lack of sleep realy does it. I am not totally sure what else, I don't pay much attention to what starts it up, I pay more attention to making it go away.
McNamara
My triggers for anxiety include but are not limited to ..........
Aug 15, 2011
Mira
Ditto. Especially about the sleep- when I have too many days of insomnia, my exhaustion is made worse by my own desperate frustration and anxiety. Once I start worrying about insomnia, the insomnia gets worse.
I'm very, very, VERY self-conscious about EVERYTHING that I do. How I look, how I talk, how I move, what I'm doing with my hands or how my hair looks at any given moment. I even sleep better when I'm alone in bed, because I think on some level I'm self-conscious about falling asleep with another person there. I can't seem to do much of anything un-self-consciously. I'm always worried that I'm annoying or inconveniencing those around me.
When I find out a person is at all judgmental, I become easily paranoid that they're judging ME, and that they must hate me. Even if there's absolutely no indication of it whatsoever. Judgmental people kind of make my life a living hell, without really meaning to.
McNamara said:
Oct 21, 2011
Amy Buttz
Anything I can't do myself tends to trigger anxiety. Lack of sleep realy does it. I am not totally sure what else, I don't pay much attention to what starts it up, I pay more attention to making it go away.
Dec 4, 2011