Holiday blues...

[sierrasong]

Thanksgiving morning. Anxious and depressed and so much to do before the family gets here.  My "safe" person is out of town and I worry so much about something happening to me and there being no one to help. I love being alone when I know there is/are people I can count on, but with them gone...well, it's so hard for me.  It's such a conundrum - I like being alone, but sometimes it terrifies me.  I tend to isolate and I know that's not good for me, either.  I hope I'm making sense here!

Rationally, I know this is stupid (I'm being kind of hard on myself, I know).  Woke up with the fluttering stomach anxiety that makes you just want to keep sleeping to avoid facing it.  Now that I'm up, I just can't seem to get myself in gear to do the things I need to do.  I'm kind of frozen.  

My doc has told me to start up the Xanax when this happens (I'm not like this all the time!) so I have - Xanax for breakfast!  I've had a really difficult year with regards to dental issues (6 crowns and two root canals) and I seem to have some kind of sores that get worse when I'm stressed.  Dental work is one of my big phobias because I had a dentist that didn't use novacaine as a child - he just had his assistant hold you down (in the 50's this was more common than you might think).  As a result, I am absolutely terrified of the dentist.  My mouth and gums are sore and I have jaw pain and I'm really frightened since no dentist is open until Monday.  

I think I'll just keep posting even if everyone is too busy to read (I certainly understand that - it's a big day!).  I kind of helps to get it out.  I don't want to burden my family and friends on such a special holiday. I'm cross posting this in the Anxiety forum as well.  Thanks for listening.

[younggrandmother]

Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving. It is always hard to put on a happy face when you are not at your best..I think your  Doc. is on the right track with the xanax it is a wounder med. For me I only take it when the anxiety hits it takes about a 1/2 hr.to work.My Doc. wrote it for 2xa day but I only take it when I need it. I think if you take it every day it could lead to another problem. Sorry to hear about you bad experience  with the dentist when you were little sometimes they just stick with us :0(  Having tooth or mouth pain is the worst ,maybe you can try tylenol or ambesol for the pain till you can get into the dentist .Try putting a wet washcloth in the m/oven for about 45sec.not to hot and put it on you jaw  the heat might help with the pain.Good Luck ...Young/gma..

[iam1butterfly]

I'm here, and I'm never "too busy to read"
So, you can't be seen by a dentist 'til Monday!!
Well, if you haven't already tried it, take extra strength Tylenol or something similar
to knock out the pain. Also, try using Anbesol, a topical over-the-counter medication
that temporarily numbs the pain of sore gums and toothaches. I've used both whenever I've had dental issues.
As for that anxious feeling... I hear ya!
Seems like I've been riding a wave of Anxiety and Depression myself, lately.
With me, it tends to coincide with the holiday frenzy.
Take care!