Therapy
I'm starting this blog as more as a personal journaling experience. I recently got rid of facebook (deleted it off my phone) and not going to get on it on the computer. This is more of an appropriate avenue for feeling anyway. Some humorous, some not so humorous.
I have been married to my husband and eternal companion for almost 21 years. I am a mother of 4 children. My husband has been diagnosed with anxiety, depression and OCD. My oldest daughter Kylie is bi-polar. My second daughter Kamryn suffers from depression and social anxiety. My third daughter Tyler suffers from depression and anxiety. My son Toby (knock on wood) has not been diagnosed with anything yet. We are hoping he will escape the mental illness trial. I have also not been diagnosed with anything but I know I have anxiety and one time several years ago I took a test that showed bi-polar tendencies. Yikes!
Just a quick example of my anxiety. Last week we took a family trip to Salt Lake City. My son-in-law Dave who is married to Kylie is being baptized on May 18th. We wanted to take him to temple square so he could see the church sites and experience the awesome Spirit that is at temple square. We also took Kamryn's boyfriend. Our biggest vehicle holds 6 people. So we had to drive 2 vehicles down from Idaho Falls to Salt Lake. We had just had the rear brakes and struts replaced on our car that week so I had not driven it since we picked it up to the shop. Kamryn, her boyfriend, Toby and I hopped in and started the trek to Salt Lake. I had barely gotten on the interstate and I started getting anxious that the rear tires were going to fly off because the mechanic shop hadn't put it back together right. I was gripping the steering wheel wondering how I was going to control the car when that happened. Then I started sweating. My mind was racing. My heart was racing. This went on for about 20 minutes. Then I started to calm myself down and told myself this was a ridiculous fear. After all, we had gone 30 miles and it hadn't happened yet. This is just one example of the kind of anxiety I face.
Anyway, I want to record some of these experiences because maybe it will help me work some of my anxieties out and help me see the humor in them! This is going to be my therapy!
I have been married to my husband and eternal companion for almost 21 years. I am a mother of 4 children. My husband has been diagnosed with anxiety, depression and OCD. My oldest daughter Kylie is bi-polar. My second daughter Kamryn suffers from depression and social anxiety. My third daughter Tyler suffers from depression and anxiety. My son Toby (knock on wood) has not been diagnosed with anything yet. We are hoping he will escape the mental illness trial. I have also not been diagnosed with anything but I know I have anxiety and one time several years ago I took a test that showed bi-polar tendencies. Yikes!
Just a quick example of my anxiety. Last week we took a family trip to Salt Lake City. My son-in-law Dave who is married to Kylie is being baptized on May 18th. We wanted to take him to temple square so he could see the church sites and experience the awesome Spirit that is at temple square. We also took Kamryn's boyfriend. Our biggest vehicle holds 6 people. So we had to drive 2 vehicles down from Idaho Falls to Salt Lake. We had just had the rear brakes and struts replaced on our car that week so I had not driven it since we picked it up to the shop. Kamryn, her boyfriend, Toby and I hopped in and started the trek to Salt Lake. I had barely gotten on the interstate and I started getting anxious that the rear tires were going to fly off because the mechanic shop hadn't put it back together right. I was gripping the steering wheel wondering how I was going to control the car when that happened. Then I started sweating. My mind was racing. My heart was racing. This went on for about 20 minutes. Then I started to calm myself down and told myself this was a ridiculous fear. After all, we had gone 30 miles and it hadn't happened yet. This is just one example of the kind of anxiety I face.
Anyway, I want to record some of these experiences because maybe it will help me work some of my anxieties out and help me see the humor in them! This is going to be my therapy!
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