Re: Fibro fog/ Panic and anxiety

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Margaret,

Thank you so much. Your kind words and encouragement mean a lot.

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>

>

> Dear is-

> I know of nothing that helps with fibro-fog other than getting

adequate rest

> and minimizing pain and stress. Even then it doesn't go away. I

also think

> that the panic/anxiety are part of the illness. I wish you luck

with your

> new job. You are not a failure if it doesn't work out. You are

not your

> illness. The illness is what would cause you to be unable to

work. I tried the

> 'pull-yourself-up-by-the-bootstraps' approach. For me, it only

made things

> worse. You can not just decide you are going to be well. I hope

that your

> illness improves and that the work experience is valuble. Take

extra good care

> of yourself.

> Margaret

>

> Message: 15

> Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 20:39:22 -0000

> From: " quiltingbee2 " <quiltingbee2@y...>

> Subject: A job

>

> HI All,

>

> I got a job offer today and I accepted it and now the panic is

> setting in. It is part-time - 4 days a week - 6 hours a day,

which

> should be doable. I am just more concerned with the fibro fog

than

> anything. I used to be so good at keeping everything in my head

and

> maybe it is still in there but I just cant find it. Then the

> panic/anxiety starts.

>

> Does anyone have anything they take or do that helps with the fog

so

> that I don't look like a complete idiot on a new job. The last

job I

> had (fulltime) and I shouldnt have taken it but I just

needed/wanted

> to work lasted all of three weeks. I didnt sleep the last week at

> all and the anxiety was so bad one day I literally couldnt think

at

> all let alone think straight. I was lucky I could breath. So at

the

> end of the third week I just told them it wasnt what I thought it

> was going to be and left. I was still in the probationary period.

I

> really dont want to do that ever again. I felt like I such a

> failure. The job really was high-stress though and not what I

> thought it was going to be.

>

> I didnt tell these folks about the FMS. They didnt have anything

on

> their application about it and since it is part-time hopefully it

> will work out. Lately I have been doing really well - no flares -

a

> little tired with some soreness but not bad at all. Then again I

am

> in the house with only my dog and husband so heck where is the

> stress in that. Hubby said try it and you can always quit if you

> don't like it. Then again I look on that as a failure. - Am I

> stressing or what!

>

> Wish me luck and let me know if you know of anything that can

help

> with the fog and the panic/anxiety.

>

> Thanks

> is

>