Hey friends, As many of you know, I have suffered from anxiety and panic attacks for years. As a child I had frequent migraines, ruminating thoughts and claustrophobia. All of these have gotten worse over the years which has made life interesting to cope with. Just like the rest of you, my life has not been easy. Ive lost my brother when I was 15. I lost my mom to breast cancer just after Xanders birth. Moving from California to Kentucky has been very hard to adjust and find my bearings (even after 8 years). There have been many difficult circumstances over the years that have been very hard to process and it seems that the anxiety/panic has been my bodys way of telling me to get some help. After having another panic episode while driving home from a counseling session, I made the decision to call my doctor and get some medication. Over Labor Day weekend, I had a very bad reaction to one of the medications I was put on and suffered in panic for 5 days. It was the scariest time of my life and thankfully I was able to stop taking the medicine right away before it got any worse. I am doing all of the things I can think of to try and get healthy from blood work, natural therapies, medication, and counseling. This is going to be a journey for me and my family and I am coveting your prayers right now. Please do not offer criticism or advice at this time, to our approach as it will only make the anxiety worse. Your stories and comfort are very much welcome. To those who have signed up to bring us meals, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. It has been a huge help to us. Its hard as a mom to ask for help (Im sure my friends who are moms can relate) and I find myself anxious to be back to my normal self (which isnt helpful). Small things have become so difficult like thinking about the future, leaving the house, making plans. But each day seems to bring glimpses of hope and we are clinging to those things. How you can pray specifically: That we as a family would be patient and enjoy the good moments of each day. That this medicine would continue to kick in. That any negative thoughts would diminish. That I would be patient with myself as I go through the ups and downs of adjusting to meds and life again. That Bryan would be strengthened as he walks me through this time. That our kids would be protected and continue to be happy and assured that they are loved. (They have been doing amazingly well and have helped bring me focus during the day, Praise God). I or Bryan will try to post updates as we can, but ask for encouragement and scriptures to be sent our way as you think and pray for us. Thank you so so much again for all of the love and support. -Micky
Posted on: Fri, 05 Sep 2014 15:08:46 +0000
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