Hi,

oh yes, I know what you are talking about very much. Last year, I was diagnosed with burnout, aniexty and depression. Anything noises really bothered me and sometimes they still do. I even lost my memory, which was very very scary. I have been on medication for over a year and I feel that I need my mecidation upped or changed. I have started to cry again. You should get yourself checked. So you do not get as bad as I got last year. Please please go get help. I wanted to runaway and leave my whole life, jobs, husband, kids everything. Life is too short for us to go thru this stuff.

Take care

fire

Hi negra, you sound as though you are suffering severe anxiety. We were actually discussing noises that annoy us in the anxiety forum at the beginning of the month in a post called "some noises drive me crazy".

Http://pregnancy.Ehealthforum.Com/health/t opic1621.Html

you really should go and have a read you could probably relate to the posts there from others who are suffering the same thing. Are you taking anti depressants ? It would really help you keep your stress to a controllable level, at least so you can function properly. You don't have to live like this, you must feel like you are going out of your mind. I have severe anxiety to, and usually once you have anxiety, it doesn't usually go away, so my daughter has been basically trained to be a quiet child, you know like no yelling, screaming and jumping around the house, lol. It is a little easier for me as my husband suffers anxiety to and completely understands that I need a quiet environment. Even if someone is talking to loud I could just about rip their head off, I hate noise. Relaxation and meditation really helps to, even if you take half an hour for yourself each day with the bedroom door shut, you will notice yourself sinking back to a calm state of mind. If you have to, go and meditate every time you feel your stress levels rising. Treat it like an illness that needs to be treated because that is exactly what it is. Explain to your family that you will be a lot easier person to be around if they can help you out by understanding that you have anxiety and it would really help you to keep a quiet environment (be patient though, they can't do this overnight), explain to them what it is that you actually feel when anxiety has a grip on you. Many people including your own family members are not suffering anxiety, so it is impossible for them to know what you are feeling unless you explain it to them. You never know they might enjoy the peacefulness in the household to.

I hope you feel better soon...

Suzy

Thanks guy for letting me know that there are others that suffer what I do. I thought I was the only one. It has gotten so bad that in order to put myself in a better mood I tend to drink quite a bit. I still can control the drinking but I am afraid that I won't be able to for very long. I really don't know what to do. I will try to relax and take half an hour for myself. Thanks negra

I beg you to be so very careful about drinking to alleviate stress and/or depression. I'm happy that you still can control your drinking, but we must remember that alcohol acts as a depressent upon the brain. There's a very real danger that regular use of alcohol for this problem may cause things to worsen. My mother gave me a piece of advice when I was younger: "if you ever feel like you need a drink, don't have one." I suffered from depression for many years, but i've always remembered and followed that. I believe it has made my recovery more smooth.
Don't give up. If you find this is a persistent problem, I urge you to seek the help of a qualified counselor or doctor. The subjects of depression and anxiety aren't nearly as tabboo as they once were. Help is there. Best wishes, honey.

I too have a hard time reading numbers when I feel this depression/anexity I have and I also have a hard time reading, things look all messed up to me, hard to describe. It is even hard to type right now, it is like I lost my memory and I am a little kid and have to learn everything all over again.

This disease sucks but please seek help from a doctor not a bottle. I have been smoking way too much and that isn't good either.

Good luck,

psm