Facial massage is healing

I have a lot of excessive water retained in my body. This is an effect of everything we stuff in our body, medications, food and drinks - and also my stomach/protein problems.

The excessive water often accumulates  in the legs, and in the morning you'll notice, your face is puffy, especially around the eyes.

Your head feels like it's about to explode, so draining it like a waterfall would be wonderful. But it takes a little bit more than that. 

Normally this doesn't really effect your health, other times it can help to drain the lymphs in the face, to take off pressure.

I feel it relaxes me, the heavy forehead, the need to sleep and headaches loosens up.

There's a lot of videos on YouTube of lymphatic drainage. Try some of them if you like, and see what techniques helps you personally.
I think my friend CC made my list public, probably with some information videos added.
You can find it here.
I have combined some of them to my liking, and all it takes is 3-5 minutes.
That's faster and much healthier than an aspirin.
Also it releases stress and it feels good to spend just a few minutes on healing yourself.
The sound is normt always the best, but try the technique, it often helps with my own tensions.

You should try it out for yourself :-)
Actually please try it out and tell me, which video is your favourite (or what exercises that helps you the most)
Enjoy;-)

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About distraction and relaxation methods

I experience, that I use the TV as a tool to relax so much, I infact never really watch anything.

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Going to the dentist

One common fear us going to the dentist.

I've been so scared, I had to go with anastetic, which is very expensive, not without risk and certainly effects your whole body.

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Go to sleep 9 - in one minute 4-7-8

There's a method, you can find all over the web:
Fall asleep in less than 1 minute.

Perfect, there's my long awaited solution to many problems... So of course I tried it out.

The method is developed by  Dr.Andrew Weil, M.D and it's simple:

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Go to sleep 7 - Stay awake

Okay now she has finally lost it!

Nope, I actually haven't
No sleep for 4 days and nights makes me desperate! 

Mr. Sandman is not bringing me any dreams.

What to do?

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Go to sleep 8 - Bedroom decor

Assesories alone can make a big difference. But again, the amount and type that's works for me, does not necessarily work for you.

However accessories can be easily changed, and with a little bit of thought, it's easy to change the rooms entire feeling. 

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Go to sleep 5 - The bed

After Christmas I realized, that maybe lack of sleep its not only caused by mental illness or insomnia.

Some people can sleep anywhere!
Even leaning against a tree or resting on the floor in Frankfurt Airport!

I can't! 

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Go to sleep 4 - Close your eyes and watch a movie

Sometimes thoughts can be pounding around in my head so bad, I don't even get to finish the first thoughts, before the next is interfering.

When I can't get rid of the pink elephant in the room, I can't fly with Peter Pan, it's impossible for me to focus.

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Merry Christmas with mixed feelings

I know, there's a Christmas break in my writing, but as everybody else, I have been very busy, a bit stressed and confused.

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Go to sleep 3 - Go Flying with Peter Pan

I'm sure "the wise men" would put this method into a box and label it dissociation, meditation or another -ion. 

In this case; does it really matter(?)

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When depression hits

Depression and anxiety often goes hand in hand.

We talk about depression a lot, like it was just a state of mind: " oh I feel so depressed today."

Oh you do, do you? No you actually don't, cause when you say it like that, you have not the faintest idea of what depression means or feels like.

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Panic Attacks Summary

This page is build of keyword from "journal notes" and what I have experienced helps in the particular situation The details are discussed in several previous posts, this is meant as a fast overview.

If you think something is lacking, please write to me, and I'll add it to the list.

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Emotional support dog (ESA)

Who doesnt want to come home to a little cuddely friend who is SO happy to see you, cause you are their center of the whole universe....

One huge mistake so made several years ago, was to get an alarm installed in my house. It prevented me from having a pet, and I felt SO scared and alone it's indescribable. 

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Relax with prepared comfort food

I would like a guest writer on the next day's subject. I think we need good and nutritious food to get us thru hard days, and who else to ask than my friend, who knows a lot about food and growing your own veggies(?)

Let me tell you little about her, so she wont be a complete stranger for you.

She has been through mental diseases also, been let down from friends and family. Last time she was going under, we almost lost her.

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Diversion: Relax your mind with music

There's so many types of music, and just the same people like different styles.
Personally I listen to almost all kinds of music, but always something that reflects my mood.
I chose however not to select sad music, but either something to relax me, or something to make me active.

I've tried all kinds of music labelled "sounds of nature".
For the fun of it, I want to give you a bit if a warning though; I woke up on night by the sounds of a frog cracking very loud! Pretty annoying at that moment, since I suffer so hard of insomnia, but also quite hilarious.So when choosing music like that, it can be a pretty darn good idea to listen to all of it before you lay down to sleep, cause...

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Off day - take a load off and relax

It's a bad day for me, seriously. The way up from the deep hole of depression,  anxiety and mental breakdown is not straight forward. Sometimes you loose your grip an slide downwards, so there's only one thing to do: keep working on beating this horrible disease.

Meanwhile I need a break sometimes, something to loosen up the senses. A total mental breakdown takes all your energy to fight, it turns into a big knot of soar muscles, so it's only natural, that the body needs a day off.

It's normally my senses that overloads. Too many impressions, confusion, noise, people talking, shimmering lights, and since I'm HSP also other people's feelings.

When I'm overloaded with emotions and impressions, I curl up in my safe spot, and I started to wonder...

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I'm so scared, what if I panic, what do I do?

When we try to live with our anxiety, we will, no matter what, come face to face with our fear and the risk of having panic attacks.

Do you wanna run, or do you wanna fight?

I personally have to decide this for each and everything I do, because no day is like yesterday. What I did yesterday, I might not be able to do today. It depends on so many factors, but the important is to feel thoroughly, what you think is a realistic goal to set for the day:

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Escape from reality

When hit by adrenalin, your body freeze for a split second. Sounds gets more intense, your vision sharpens and your whole body is in "red alert."

You can't run away from this no matter what, cause the fear us not from an outside attack, it's all inside you.

You can however TRY to escape in so many other different ways, I've personally tried several:
Gaming, create your own world, where you are in control
Medication, makes you chemically feel better until the effect wears off, but you can only get it in a limited time.
Drugs (medicine bought at the black market - or other drugs I don't really know), also used by many, a form of escape like the medication.

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Fear

Fear is a normal feeling, it's a part of the survival instinct - self preservation. It's under normal conditions not a problem. Fear of snakes, spiders, heights etc. we frequently hear about, and it doesn't effect the lives of people in any real way.

But fear as an illness can be disabling, and there's not really a clear line you can draw between the rational and the irrational fear. It depends of the individual.
I often felt ridiculous, when I tried to explain my fear, and even though people try hard, they never really understand.
I have been afraid of the mail man, when the phone rang, when someone knocked on the door... If I finally went outside my house, I couldn't visit some of our friends because of the stairs. This is an example of fear (of heights) becoming irrational.

I think the way to "classify" the difference is when the fear has such an effect on you, that you are disabled in doing daily tasks. When your fear prevents you from having a normal family life.

The natural effect of fear is that the body immediately sends out a shot of adrenalin. You freeze shortky, then run. The last resort is fight.

I try to become friends with my anxiety, well not exactly, rather I try to learn to live with it
When I reach the point where fear is just about to take over, I try to stop exactly where I am, and stay in my feelings for that moment.
I cover my ears and face and sit down on my knees, feel the rushing effect of the adrenalin, what it does to MY body. The first time it was really overwhelming.  So many ferlings in a world of chaos, it took all my willpower to stay in it, and not run away, even though my whole body was screaming to get out of there.
When I'm more calm, I still sit there, but with the intend to figure out what exactly triggered a panic attack.

Like...
Wednesday I go to the hospital.
What if I can't sleep and am too tired to drive(?)
I take the train.
But at the train station there's huge stairs and a long bridge with glass to all sides - it's scary. How do you handle that(?)
Use my fear to get over the bridge. Pretend someone is after you an run like hell.
You did that before, ended up crying in a corner until people got your fiance on the phone, and you ended up in your safe spot for 3 days. Do you want that(?)

We all have our fears, and don't ever let anyone put you down because of that. There's no right or wrong fears. Your fear is as "real" as fear of flying for instance. Just because it's more common to be afraid of heights or spiders, it's no more or less normal.

I have chosen to fight my fear. I can't run away from it anyway - cause how do you run away from yourself???

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Living with anxiety 4 & 5 - esteem...

Part 4 and 5 is pretty much focused on self esteem and desire to reach goals and success.
I'll focus in that, when I have fought my way thru that. The most important thing for me right now is to learn how to live with the disease, not "win the Olympics."

I have been successful, I have earned a lot of money. But if stress, anxiety, depression and panic attacks is a result hereof, the price is to high.

But as I wrote... I'll handle that, when I get to it. Right now I fight just to eat, sleep and get outside in despite of SAD, PTSD and whatever label they put on me this morning! So the option for a high end career is not back for me yet.

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