Update on School Stuff
Sep. 13th, 2015 09:07 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
vintagewitch Thank you all so much for the advice/encouragement on the last couple of posts! I've been slow to respond to comments, but it's been really great to hear from you all during this stressful week!
On Thursday, while I was sitting there trying to do my readings, and my heart was beating like crazy and I could just feel the panic building, I decided that no, I don't want to start things off this way and I took the evening off. I finished the second of my pair of armwarmers, and I finally let myself relax.
I also decided to drop one of my 1.5 credit classes. It was a night class, and I can take it in a different semester. At my school, you pay extra for credits after 15, and so this put me back under 15 - so I'll get some money back too! (Definitely needed - I didn't budget my loan for taking the extra class.)
I also have decided that it's imperative for me to get back on my anxiety meds. I've woken up, panicked, several times every night this week, and I've been getting terrible tension headaches, stomachaches, shortness of breath, etc. I just feel like I can't figure out what end is up. I'm overwhelmed, and need a little extra help dealing with things. So on Monday, I'm going to see if I can get my old prescription from my (retired) psychiatrist's office, and get my GP to prescribe it for the time being. I think it will make things a lot easier if my brain isn't on hyper-overdrive.
Yes - I also want to figure out a therapist (the last TWO haven't worked out, ugh) but for financial reasons that might have to wait until the new year.
On Thursday, while I was sitting there trying to do my readings, and my heart was beating like crazy and I could just feel the panic building, I decided that no, I don't want to start things off this way and I took the evening off. I finished the second of my pair of armwarmers, and I finally let myself relax.
I also decided to drop one of my 1.5 credit classes. It was a night class, and I can take it in a different semester. At my school, you pay extra for credits after 15, and so this put me back under 15 - so I'll get some money back too! (Definitely needed - I didn't budget my loan for taking the extra class.)
I also have decided that it's imperative for me to get back on my anxiety meds. I've woken up, panicked, several times every night this week, and I've been getting terrible tension headaches, stomachaches, shortness of breath, etc. I just feel like I can't figure out what end is up. I'm overwhelmed, and need a little extra help dealing with things. So on Monday, I'm going to see if I can get my old prescription from my (retired) psychiatrist's office, and get my GP to prescribe it for the time being. I think it will make things a lot easier if my brain isn't on hyper-overdrive.
Yes - I also want to figure out a therapist (the last TWO haven't worked out, ugh) but for financial reasons that might have to wait until the new year.
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Date: 2015-09-13 05:37 pm (UTC)*wholeheartedly supports pharmacological &tc support for times like these*
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