Mental Health – Areas for Improvement

Looking back at the examination, this is what I think I need to do.

1. The medication is not really doing much.  There’s some relief from panic attacks but my original reason for going back on it, relieving the depression, is not working.  So I need to wean myself off it.

2. I need a purpose in life.  I need to do what most people think is silly.  I need a mission statement.

3. I need to increase my exercise.  Weaning myself off the medication is only the first step.  I need a plan in place to help myself return to normal.

4. I need to cut back on things in order to decrease my stress.  This means learning how to say ‘no’.

5. I need to schedule ‘me’ time.  This time will be used to relax and put my mind back into balance.

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Mental Health - Examination

Every year has its ups and downs.  Last year was pretty down and the beginning of this year looked much brighter.  But in the end, things started to go down again.

I’m not sure it’s as simple a thing as seasonal/holiday blues.  This is something more pervasive, something that’s been building.  And there are a couple of sources of problems.

One is my self esteem.  It is much easier for me to think that I’m not doing a good job and that I will always fail at my attempts to do anything.  The truth is very much the opposite. I am doing good, not great but good.  I can improve and I won’t just fail. 

The lack of self esteem also lends itself to my thinking that everyone is upset with me or that something bad will happen to me.  It easier to play out bad incidents then assume good things will happen.

I also am not happy.  Examining it logically makes it seem almost silly.  I have a wonderful family, a loving husband and a great group of friends.  I have a nice house and a job I enjoy.  So what is my issue?

Lack of direction possibly.  Without a goal or anything to aim for I sort of wander through life.  Lack of proper rest definitely doesn’t help. 

Stress, real or imagined, is something I also don’t deal with well.  And the lack of free time means I have less of a chance to deal with it.

Anxiety is somewhat less of an issue for me.  Medication keeps to worst of it at bay and the few incidents are mild.  Still, the medication is necessary and I would like to be off it sometime soon.

Also… I totally need to learn to concentrate on one thing at a time. Really…

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