Lucy is at her spay appointment. My anxiety is going crazy. I can’t pick her up for another 6 hours and a bit. 😩 Trying to figure out how to get myself through til then. #GeneralizedAnxietyDisorder #PanicDisorder #Anxiety

It’s a high anxiety day. Almost crawling out of my skin. It’s so hard to function… #PTSD #GeneralizedAnxietyDisorder #Agoraphobia #PanicDisorder

I had a meeting with my nurse practitioner again. She was going to discharge me, but then called back and left a message saying she doesn’t think it’s a good idea right now. She said she wants to wait until I get into (yet another) DBT group, or the anxiety clinic, both of which she just referred me to. Said she doesn’t want me to fall through the cracks. That was nice. I’m super anxious about both referrals. But maybe some good will come from them. #GeneralizedAnxietyDisorder #PanicDisorder

Going to try to go to a new group they are having at my building during the day today. It’s called Queer Connections, and it will basically be a coffee and chat type thing. I’m super anxious about going, but also really want to go. #2SLGBTQ #LGBTQ #GeneralizedAnxietyDisorder

It’s finally getting decently warm out, which means soon it will be too hot for sweaters. I get anxious when the weather gets like this every year, because I’m always worried about potential reactions to the self-harm scars on my arm. For years, I suffered in the heat in sweaters to hide them, but it’s just not feasible. Ugh. Just feeling really anxious thinking about wearing short sleeves. #SelfHarm #Depression #GeneralizedAnxietyDisorder

Browsing for service dog patches to temporarily quiet my awful mind. I found one of my retired service dog’s old capes (it attaches to a harness), and it surprisingly fits Ellie despite their difference in size. I was hoping to buy a cape eventually, but they are expensive, so that was a nice surprise. If any #servicedog peeps have any patch shop recommendations, please let me know! #Depression #GeneralizedAnxietyDisorder #PanicDisorder

Managed to get the majority of the cleaning done that I needed to today. Thinking about trying to go to a craft group they are having at my building tomorrow. Just super anxious about it. And when I’ve gone to groups here in the past, my neighbours take it as a time to ambush me with a million questions about my service dog, which makes it even harder for me to focus. I guess I will have to try to be assertive, which is really hard for me. #ADHD #GeneralizedAnxietyDisorder #ServiceDog

Dealing with ADHD while attending group therapy is rough. We watched a video today, and I felt like I could die of boredom. Yes, that’s dramatic. Yes, that’s still how I felt 😅 It’s so hard to focus in general during the group without videos added to the mix. Plus my anxiety makes concentrating even harder. I’m always in a massive panic in social situations, even though this group is on Zoom. #ADHD #AvoidantPersonalityDisorder #GeneralizedAnxietyDisorder #PanicDisorder

Having another rough day. I missed my neighbour’s memorial because I’m so unwell. I feel really guilty about it. My worker was supposed to come to talk and help me clean today, but she rescheduled the time twice and ultimately cancelled on me. That wasn’t really helpful, but it’s not her fault that things come up. I’m just so anxious and miserable today. I don’t know if it’s even possible to turn today around somehow. I also have a lot of cleaning to do… #Depression #GeneralizedAnxietyDisorder

My brain just won’t shut up. In a huge panic and don’t even know why. #GeneralizedAnxietyDisorder #PanicDisorder

It’s my birthday, and I feel weird. It feels like every year, I get more anxious and reclusive. I can’t even handle going out for dinner anymore. My dad is bringing takeout. Sigh. It does feel like a slight accomplishment that I’m still here though. #GeneralizedAnxietyDisorder #PanicDisorder #Agoraphobia

I’m so tired. I tried to fall asleep for over 3 hours, and eventually gave up. Now I have to stay awake until at least 10 PM or I’ll mess up my sleep even worse. I have my psych appt in about 2.5 hours, and I’m super anxious about it. I really feel that I need some sort of medication adjustment, but I’m not sure if that will happen since I had one not super long ago. Today has just been overwhelming in general and full of panic attacks. #PanicDisorder #GeneralizedAnxietyDisorder

Of course I can’t sleep when I have my appt with my psychiatrist during the day. Part of why I can’t sleep is because of my anxiety about said appointment, actually. But my anxiety keeps me up every night for at least 2 hours regardless of appointments. Usually longer. I’d like a medication for sleep again, but I just started the Abilify for my depression less than 2 weeks ago. She probably won’t want to make another change so soon. #Depression #Abilify #GeneralizedAnxietyDisorder #PanicDisorder

So, it turns out I don't have #OCD; it's just garden-variety #GeneralizedAnxietyDisorder with (already diagnosed) comorbid #ASD.

Honestly, I'm incredibly relieved. ERP sounded intimidating and scary; hopefully the treatment for #GAD will be less horrifying.

Anyway I'm glad I actually spoke to medical professionals about it rather than attempting self-help stuff for an incorrect self-diagnosis.

I’m not much for Resolutions, but I’m still practicing #MindfulLiving & #LivingInTheMoment. So here’s a #MentalHealthThread🧵on “getting on with it”:

Living with #Depression & #GeneralizedAnxietyDisorder, I’ve modified #OneDayAtATime to #OneMinuteAtATime.

Just knowing that what I’m going through right this moment will change—and that change is happening, whether or not I notice it—helps me get through a lot of days.

#introductionpost I'm Calliope, an #academic in #LiteratureStudies and #culturalStudies focus on #nineteenthCentury and early #TwentiethCentury #sf #fantasy #horror and #gothic #fiction

I'm #firstgenacademics and an adjunct professor

I'm also #trans #nonbinary and a practicing #druid

I also also study and write about #tarot and #cartomancy

I have a cat, I cuss, I'm from #appalachia and I've got #generalizedanxietydisorder and some other flavors of neurodivergence

@MistyMelanie Nice to meet you Melanie! I also came to mastodon as part of the great #TwitterMigration of '22.

My brain: #ADHD #Neurodivergent #GeneralizedAnxietyDisorder

My hobbies: #photography #hiking

My happy place: spending time with my wife (26 years)

I also enjoy #DoctorWho #Stargate & #StarTrek

Do you have a favorite Doctor? Mine is Tom Baker.

I've only been here for a couple of days, but so far everyone I've bumped into has been very friendly!