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Encouragement
Ok....I have been on and off of this forum for a year and a half and it has helped me in many ways...so today...I am back for some encouraging words as I struggle to deal with accepting my pvc's/pac's....I have been to my family doc and have seen several cardiologists..had all the tests done and they said my heart is normal and fine...I do have heart disease that runs like crazy in the family however...I have also seen a psychologist for the last 8 months and I am on a BB and now on an anxiety med..but lately, I have been having the skips more often then normal and I am in a constant state of anxiety and depression. I can usually pinpoint why I am having them and then I am ok with it...for example..if I have had too much sugar, that time of the month (especially) not enough sleep etc...but when they just happen and keep happening for no reason, that is when my mind wonders...ok...what did they miss? Something MUST be seriously wrong now....The mind is such a powerful thing and I am just so tired of being this way...I am not living life to the fullest at all...I am married and have a 4 year old son..I am in school and I can not enjoy a darn bit of any of it because I can't stop worrying...By the way...this has been going since I was 18 and I am now 33...
I guess you could say that I am angry..sure...I am irritated that I go through these episodes that seem to torment me at times....I have had these for 15 years and I have tried almost everything I know...and I just WISH that it was as simple as just reassurance and then boom, ok, I'm over it! If things were EVER that easy..there would not be such a thing as these forums that are developed for people to co-mingle with others who are suffering as well....so what if at times we all seem to just comiserate...have you ever heard the saying..b*itch a little, you'll feel better! What is frustrating me right now are the smart comments from Degrassi such as.."paahleeze"..Hello, are we in the 8th grade again....If you are not here to offer positive advice or to share your own testimony...then don't bother to come here....good grief....to all who are positive...I thank you again for you insight and well wishes.....I will be back as well...
Well, I'm NOT LEAVING the post; Degrassi I feel your remarks and those of FL Brat downplay how a physical symptom can make someone anxious...telling someone they are healthy and to have a "better outlook" when they are not feeling well is nonsense and THOSE remarks are mean spirited.
Just telling someone to go out there and smell some flowers does NOT bring any comfort, in my opinion...I would rather know there are others who are going through the same thing and to try to help each other feel better...one's person "magic bullet" can work for otherts also. This forum, in my mind is built so that people can have empathy and try to share their experiences...NOT to tell someone they need a shrink.
With no apologies and not going ANYWHERE
PVC boy
Just telling someone to go out there and smell some flowers does NOT bring any comfort, in my opinion...I would rather know there are others who are going through the same thing and to try to help each other feel better...one's person "magic bullet" can work for otherts also. This forum, in my mind is built so that people can have empathy and try to share their experiences...NOT to tell someone they need a shrink.
With no apologies and not going ANYWHERE
PVC boy
I've always respected your opinion and posts, but your wrong in your assumption this time.
I didn't add the "winking smiling face" because I was being trying to be "mean", that should have been very apparent, if it wasn't, I apologize for that.
I seldom agree with degrassi's (surfgirls) abrupt style because I've seen alot of people hurt by her, but I would never literally wish her or anyone else harm. She has her own crosses to bare so-to-speak and I honestly do admire her attitude concerning her own health,...but.... when your dealing with diverse people that might not handle their own health (myself included) as well and as tough (remark about thick skin) as she does, taking a back seat and not replying at all might be the best idea, IMHO.
I think the best thing for me would be to stop posting and visiting this site for awhile.
I really wish everyone, including degrassi the best in life. I pray that all of us find the happiness, relief, cure, and/or support that we all need.
Take care,
Celeste
I didn't add the "winking smiling face" because I was being trying to be "mean", that should have been very apparent, if it wasn't, I apologize for that.
I seldom agree with degrassi's (surfgirls) abrupt style because I've seen alot of people hurt by her, but I would never literally wish her or anyone else harm. She has her own crosses to bare so-to-speak and I honestly do admire her attitude concerning her own health,...but.... when your dealing with diverse people that might not handle their own health (myself included) as well and as tough (remark about thick skin) as she does, taking a back seat and not replying at all might be the best idea, IMHO.
I think the best thing for me would be to stop posting and visiting this site for awhile.
I really wish everyone, including degrassi the best in life. I pray that all of us find the happiness, relief, cure, and/or support that we all need.
Take care,
Celeste
Yoshi, you do sound depressed. But you sound angry also. Like you feel this circle has been going round and round long enough and you are looking to step off the merry go round and grab life. Cant say as I blame you. From the sound of it you are a young lady raising a family and going to school Not a lot of time left for you, eh? I bet when you find time you spend it with the family or on the books. Have you checked into any alternative methods for stress reduction? Yoga, massage, accupuncture, heck even hypnosis. I hate having a pill thrown at me to relieve this or that. It tends to make your life dependent on chemicals. I wonder if the time you spent at the psych's office was spent in a peaceful aromatic setting with sensory calming and relaxation techniques if it would benifit you more. If stress is your trigger, understanding how to subdue it seems the ticket. Obviously the methods used now are not working. The advice about avoiding triggers is excellent. Maggie has some excellent points also about assuming control. Before anyone lectures me about how PVCs feel, how debilitating they are, I am very familiar with a wacked out beat and enjoyed it last night for quite some time. I calmed myself, they stopped and I went to sleep very happily. Celeste, in this day and age, I would very carefully watch just who I decided to flick on the chest.
Celeste: yes, incredibly mean, not *facetious*. Unbelievable actually.
Dolphinlvr: I have read many times how it is the arrhythmia that causes the anxiety, and not the other way around. In reality, it is both! But I would like to suggest that those who are so bothered by the *skips* and *palps*, may NOT be anxious types to start with, but are CONTROL types. Think about it........once you start noticing the irregularities and then that begets more of them, you become aware that you cannot control them. And THAT is what is so upsetting to many of those on this board, I would place money on it! They try many measures to get them to stop and they don't, since they continue to focus on them, and it just escalates from there! Someone was afraid to take an SSRI that might indeed help them, b/c they were terrified of gaining weight. Doesn't that boil down to another control issue, food? If some were really honest with themselves, maybe they could admit that CONTROL is the real issue. Think about it... if the *palps* could be controlled, would there be any anxiety?? I think not. And for those who will slam me, I have to admit to having a couple control issues myself, as my 24 year old son will tell you!
Dolphinlvr: I have read many times how it is the arrhythmia that causes the anxiety, and not the other way around. In reality, it is both! But I would like to suggest that those who are so bothered by the *skips* and *palps*, may NOT be anxious types to start with, but are CONTROL types. Think about it........once you start noticing the irregularities and then that begets more of them, you become aware that you cannot control them. And THAT is what is so upsetting to many of those on this board, I would place money on it! They try many measures to get them to stop and they don't, since they continue to focus on them, and it just escalates from there! Someone was afraid to take an SSRI that might indeed help them, b/c they were terrified of gaining weight. Doesn't that boil down to another control issue, food? If some were really honest with themselves, maybe they could admit that CONTROL is the real issue. Think about it... if the *palps* could be controlled, would there be any anxiety?? I think not. And for those who will slam me, I have to admit to having a couple control issues myself, as my 24 year old son will tell you!
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