Struggling right now

[jess990]

Hi all. I was getting better for a while but I am a bad spot right now and need my "friends" here. My best friend recently had a heart attack and nearly died, stable now but possible brain damage. He is all the way across the country so I cannot be there and that makes me sick!! Also, a friend at my husband's work died of a brain anurysm and a close friend of mine here has viral meningitas. Needless to say, my anxiety is through the roof!! I am seeing a pshychologist, but right now nothing is helping. I am sick all day every day, feel weird, naseuos, muscle spasms, weakness, foggy head, you name it

[TheresNothingWrong]

I too have been suffering Great anxiety lately, unlike I've ever suffered before I recently had a friend fall from the back bed of a moving pickup truck and within a week has passed.  I have been reading and practicing deep breathing and it does seem to help- not to mention a small amount of XANAX on occasion but I am trying not to unless I know I cant do it alone- sometimes nothing seems to work as I will shake, tremble, cold chills along with health worries... I have been to the ER on twice in the last two weeks as well as my regular Dr who has now mentioned some type of therapy...

[RubyWitch]

Consider for one minute everything that has happened recently to people you love and care about. That's more than most of us could handle and the resultant stress and sadness of all that is causing you to feel horribly anxious. I would suggest you call your therapist for an emergency meeting and talk about all of this, it will help. Trying to deal with  this by yourself is a lesson in futility, which is proven by the state of mind you now find yourself in. There is no shame in asking, (or needing) some extra help at this terrible time.
I am sorry for the loss of your husbands friend. Being there for him now will help put your energy into someone else who is feeling the pain of loss.
I understand how frustrating it is when a good friend has a serious health problem, but they live too far away for you to be there for them. Be there for him in the ways you CAN. Send cards and letters and just let him know how much you care about him. The same for your friend with the meningitis. Let them know you are there and if there is anything you can do to help them.
By focusing your energies on helping other's, you have far less time to obsess about your own worries.
I really do think it would be in your best interest to meet with your therapist as soon as possible.
Peace
Greenlydia    

[JSGeare]

Ouch! All that at once. Sometimes, when we are close to people, their agony and their demise shows up in ourselves in very severe symptoms because of our loss. It is also a reminder that we are by no means invulnerable ourselves. Hopefully what we take from these defining moments is the understanding that life is, indeed, precious. There's no magic here, no nostrum, no trick to overcome; it is something that must be lived and it is an excruciatingly difficult experience. Be as good to yourself as they would be to you and you would be to them -exactly as they would have it.