Time to 'switch off'

[littlekiwi]

Think I'm going to have to 'switch off' from social media for awhile or at least cut down on my attachment to it for a bit and get back to being me

Very rarely do I share the 'darker side' of my life but as it's not improving like I thought it would i'm going to do some soul searching and hopefully get some help. Over the years I've suffered from a bit of anxiety & panic that was treated through counselling (mainly during hospitalisation and exams at uni) and a tiny bit of depression. Ive studied psychology and mental health issues so know the signs etc and can usually tell when mentally i'm not firing at 100%. Last year I had some pretty stressful/anxious times with flat mates & housing and ended up moving home again which I thought solved my issues however over the last 6 months or so I've really noticed that i'm having fairly regular hyperventilation attacks (particularly when i'm at rest) over nothing major (in other words i don't feel particularly stressed or anxious), the only thing that has changed is for the past 4 months I've been on the roller coaster called trying to find a job. I've tried focusing on my breathing when i realise i'm hyperventilating and while it helps at the time I still get the attacks later on that day or at other times - there doesn't seem to be a real pattern to them.

So, while it's not good bye, it's see you later....might just be gone for the weekend or I could be gone for a few weeks, I just don't know.


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