Random Thoughts...or...What's on Your Mind?

[tomalak301]

How do you manage anxiety? I've been waiting for a follow up from the Doctor today after my test results came back and said that my LDL is slightly in the Very High Risk category and my overall Cholesterol was high. What's interesting is the other things they tested for (HDL, Triglycerides, Diabetes and the A1C) were all pretty good and I actually went down from Prediabetes to the normal category. I've been waiting for a message to talk about these tests all day which has never come. I just don't like the waiting part of this. Maybe just writing all this out might help to see how silly this post is, but I'm starting to realize I don't manage anxiety easily, which I know is a flaw.

Other than that, today has been a good day.

 

[auntiehill]

How do you manage anxiety? I've been waiting for a follow up from the Doctor today after my test results came back and said that my LDL is slightly in the Very High Risk category and my overall Cholesterol was high. What's interesting is the other things they tested for (HDL, Triglycerides, Diabetes and the A1C) were all pretty good and I actually went down from Prediabetes to the normal category. I've been waiting for a message to talk about these tests all day which has never come. I just don't like the waiting part of this. Maybe just writing all this out might help to see how silly this post is, but I'm starting to realize I don't manage anxiety easily, which I know is a flaw.

Other than that, today has been a good day.

I have problems managing anxiety, too. Sometimes, the best option is finding a distraction. Find something fun to keep your mind occupied.

 

[fireproof78]

How do you manage anxiety? I've been waiting for a follow up from the Doctor today after my test results came back and said that my LDL is slightly in the Very High Risk category and my overall Cholesterol was high. What's interesting is the other things they tested for (HDL, Triglycerides, Diabetes and the A1C) were all pretty good and I actually went down from Prediabetes to the normal category. I've been waiting for a message to talk about these tests all day which has never come. I just don't like the waiting part of this. Maybe just writing all this out might help to see how silly this post is, but I'm starting to realize I don't manage anxiety easily, which I know is a flaw.

Other than that, today has been a good day.

I use some yoga, and completing small tasks daily.

 

[Colonel Midnight]

I use some yoga, and completing small tasks daily.

Yours and the several posts above remind me of this motivational speech that ADM McRaven gave in 2014… a bit long, but well worth watching from to time.

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Cheers,
-CM-

 

[tomalak301]

I use some yoga, and completing small tasks daily.

I did notice doing things like folding laundry and even making dinner helped quite a bit. When you can't do yoga, doing the small tasks thing like simple chores makes a little difference.

 

[Aragorn]

I don't like it when TV shows introduce "longtime friends or colleagues" in the same episode where they die or turn out to be the bad guy, then you never hear from them again. It would be better if they were a recurring character before the big event.

 

[JD]

That kind of reminds me of kind an opposite thing that bugs me on a lot of old shows. They'll introduce some new love interest for the main character, and they'll spend the whole episode building up the relationship, leading them getting together at the end, and it seems like they're setting it up to be a major long term relationship, and then once the next episode starts, they're gone, without even a single mention of what happened.

 

[BazBaziah]

Asking someone their name is actually just you saying "what sounds should I make to attract your attention"?

 

[Commander Troi]

My mom had minor surgery to have a drain tube put in her lung. It's drained A LOT of fluid. She's supposed to have a chest x-ray today to see if there's still fluid and, if so, how much.

She's been texting weird things to dad and yesterday didn't know where she was. She thought she was home and tried to move with the tube still attached. The doctor said this happens sometimes and to keep reminding her where she is. But my dad and I are worried because both her mother and sister had dementia.

 

[fireproof78]

I did notice doing things like folding laundry and even making dinner helped quite a bit. When you can't do yoga, doing the small tasks thing like simple chores makes a little difference.

Here's the thing, and to piggy back on to the speech that @Colonel Midnight shared, is that human beings love rewards. We love big rewards, small rewards, things that draw our attention, things that are accolades. There's a reason why social media or Candy Crush have such an impact; they give little rewards to keep you engaged.

Well, rewards come in different shapes though. So, you're right, doing small tasks is very up lifting because you accomplish something, you did it. It can be as simple as make your bed, take a shower, shave, do laundry, go for a walk, or whatever is on the list.

The biggest thing I have learned about anxiety is that it's trying to reach in to the future and control the outcome. Well, since we can't do that, finding the things we can control can be more successful. Reaffirming yourself that this is what you can control is important.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I always thought that was intermission when you made out with your date without missing out on the movie. Different times. So sad.

What movie other than 2001 even HAS an intermission?

 

[fireproof78]

What movie other than 2001 even HAS an intermission?

Sound of Music.

Titanic.

Ten Commandments.

That's off the top of my head.

 

[Colonel Midnight]

Sound of Music.

Titanic.

Ten Commandments.

That's off the top of my head.

Monty Python & the Holy Grail

…even if it’s near the end.

Cheers,
-CM-

 

[scotpens]

What movie other than 2001 even HAS an intermission?

A lot of movies from the 1950s and '60s, especially musicals.

 

[DarrenTR1970]

What movie other than 2001 even HAS an intermission?

It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World.
I also remember seeing Dances With Wolves, and it had an intermission.

 

[DarrenTR1970]

I was at work today and I went downstairs into the shop to hand a repair ticket to the technician Jake.
Jake, who hadn't yet seen me this morning looked up and said, "Hey Darren. Whadda know?"
And off the top of my head I responded, "I don't know much. But what I know, I know enough of."
Karisa, another tech standing by the tire machine, looked up and said, "Damn".
I don't know if what I said was Profoundly Stupid or Stupidity Profound.

 

[fireproof78]

I was at work today and I went downstairs into the shop to hand a repair ticket to the technician Jake.
Jake, who hadn't yet seen me this morning looked up and said, "Hey Darren. Whadda know?"
And off the top of my head I responded, "I don't know much. But what I know, I know enough of."
Karisa, another tech standing by the tire machine, looked up and said, "Damn".
I don't know if what I said was Profoundly Stupid or Stupidity Profound.

I'd go with profound, and wouldn't worry about the stupid part.

Though, more often than not, I just feel stupid.

 

[auntiehill]

What movie other than 2001 even HAS an intermission?

Spartacus.

 

[Aragorn]

I saw JFK at the theater. That had an intermission.

 

[Gary Mitchell]