Hope everybody has a wonderful 4th of July!
I painted my nails as flags.
We grilled some burgers. And watched movies.
I got a little sunburn!
I went to the gym to run my virtual 5k! I did it on the treadmill so much fun!
It was nice to have another 5k to do. I tried to find one in the area with no luck. I finished it in 38minutes 12seconds!
We went to Boston. While it was a ton of fun, I'm glad to be home. The best part was seeing my sister, since the last time I saw her was dad's funeral, almost 3 years ago. Now driving around here, drivers seem to be good drivers compared to how bad they are there.
I will post more about my vacation later.
So the last time I participated in Mental Health Monday, I talked about my anxiety.
This past week I haven’t taken my medicine, mainly because I forgot. I had renewed my prescription, but it never made it to the bathroom, so I didn’t remember to take it while getting ready for work.
I haven’t had any anxiety problems in a long time so I didn’t think not taking it would matter. Then I started feeling weird about Thursday. I was waking up feeling exhausted. Saturday, all I wanted to do was sleep. I went to the gym on Thursday, but didn’t really do much. I started on a machine and after a couple of minutes didn’t want to do it. So I went to another machine, after a couple of minutes, was sick of it. So I decided to do weights, did a couple exercises in that and didn’t feel like continuing. So I decided to get on a stationary bike and read while waiting for Yoga. After a couple of minutes was sick of that and decided to go home instead.
My fiancé made a comment that I deemed depressed. I didn’t feel depressed just tired. Though, it did prevent me from doing things I like to do, like working out and yoga. So I took my medicine and looked up withdrawal symptoms online, and sure enough they matched. After resting for a little bit, I started to feel better and like myself again.
I’m terrified of becoming addicted to anything. In college I was on Lexapro for a while then my friend psyched me out about becoming addicted to it I stopped taking it. These withdrawal symptoms scare me, I don’t want to have to be on medication forever. I will talk to my doctor about it at my next appointment.
It’s like my professor once said, “I wouldn’t want to be addicted to something I have to have first thing in the morning and last thing before going to bed.” Now, he was talking about cigarettes, but that’s how I feel about anything. I never want to be dependent on a substance. Anytime I think I might be, I cut myself off from it.
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I remember going to the movies a while ago and there was a commercial for a new show, Pretty Little Liars. It looked really good. I don’t have cable and I forgot to look for it on Hulu. I tried watching it one day when I was home from work sick, but all I could do was sleep.
So eventually though, I was able to watch the show and fell in love with it. When the first season ended, I needed more, so I read the books. Yesterday, I finished the last one in the series so far. The next one comes out the day before my birthday. I can’t wait to read it. Once, I start these books I can not put it down. There are so many twists you finish a chapter and have to find out what happens next.
Of course the books are way better than the show. Though there are some aspects of the show that are better. I like that certain people in the show are still alive, when they died in the book.
Now that I’ve finished the series, I need suggestions for what to read next.
What books would you recommend I read?
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Monday
Mental Health Monday, Introduction to my Anxiety
Tuesday
Sometimes the best thing you can do is calm down and breathe.
Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday
Thursday
Inspirational Thursday
Friday
We celebrate Earth Day, but not just once a year!
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I found this great blog hop hosted by WordsinSync, Mental Health Monday.
For as long as I can remember, I have had some degree of anxiety. When I was real young, about elementary school age, I would have a hard time sleeping because of it. When I would lay in bed at night, if I thought of an item and wonder where it was, I could not fall asleep until I had gotten out of bed and physically touched that item.
Middle school and high school the anxiety never really bothered me. Then in college, I was in the marching band. Everyday we had practice I would pack everything I needed and head out the door. Several times during the day while walking between classes I would have to stop to check I had everything.
In the work force, I have this slight anxiety that I have to do everything correctly the first time. But last year I had the worst anxiety ever. My neighbor is a selfish jerk, and would be super loud everyday having sex. After listening to this for a couple of months, my anxiety got really bad. Everywhere I went, if I heard the slightest creak, I would tense up, expecting it to be them. I also couldn’t fall asleep at night, expecting to hear them any second. One night I texted my friend, how badly I wanted to fall asleep but was scared to.
I had several anxiety attacks during work. It was so hard to breathe and just felt like I was going to cry. Focusing on something at work, and getting my mind off of it helped a little. The first medication the doctor put me on made this attacks more frequent. I suffered on that medication for about a month, then she had the brilliant idea to put me on medication with more anxiety fighter. Researching the first med, one of the side effects was anxiety.
I’ve gone to the doctor and gotten medication now that seems to be helping. It helps that the neighbors are being fairly quiet which probably helps the most. I’ve been trying to go to the gym regularly and doing yoga.
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Monday
Spotted a mistake in Hot Tub Time Machine (Besides the fact that it was made to begin with)
Tuesday
I can’t stand people that go to the gym just to be seen.
Wednesday
I’m trying to turn into a runner, who’d have thought it! I used to despise running more than anything
Thursday
Inspirational Thursday. Relaxation and calming in Yoga.
Friday
I had nothing, so just random thoughts that popped in my head.
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So anyway. About a year ago, we watched the movie Hot Tub Time Machine. It was interesting. I noticed something really interesting in it. The movie was supposedly set in California. I say supposedly, cause I noticed this near the end of the movie:
The credit card he is about to use looks like the one in my wallet. And when he is putting the card back in his wallet, you see the card very clearly:
Capitol Federal Savings. That is my bank, which is only found in Kansas (well according to their site, there’s one location in MO). So how would a man living in California, have a card that is from a bank that is only in Kansas?!?!
