What’s bothering you right now?

[Rinka]

Hello Rinka!

I agree - rants are good for us! Reading about others' problems lets me know I am not alone.

I am doing pretty well. Numerous posts have helped me a lot - particularly using alternative supplements (I also take Effexor). My anxiety is present but I am learning new ways of seeing it, such as observing, now self-identifying with it, telling my self I am okay and safe, and knowing that I am not alone.

Sleeping is a problem, but I just tell myself when I can't sleep that at least I am resting. I take magnesium, CBD oil, and melatonin at night, and they really seem to be helping.

Hope you are having a better day,
Peggy

Yes you are right it really helps just writing down what bothers you. It’s some kind of relief.

In regards to sleeping, L-Theanine helps me a lot personally. It’s an extract from green tea. You can get it from Amazon for about $10-20. So not too bad. It kind of calms your mind and helps you falling asleep easier and you stay that way longer.

I’ve wrote about it the natural remedies thread. It really helped me get a grip on my night terrors and insomnia.

 

[Rinka]

Oh goodness, that sounds like a LOT going on! Any person would be anxious in all that, whether they normally struggle with anxiety or not. It sounds like you're doing a great job of navigating it all - kudos! Don't forget to take care of yourself in the process...

Awww thank you that’s so lovely
How have you been today?

 

[PeggyJoan]

Yes you are right it really helps just writing down what bothers you. It’s some kind of relief.

In regards to sleeping, L-Theanine helps me a lot personally. It’s an extract from green tea. You can get it from Amazon for about $10-20. So not too bad. It kind of calms your mind and helps you falling asleep easier and you stay that way longer.

I’ve wrote about it the natural remedies thread. It really helped me get a grip on my night terrors and insomnia.

Rinka, I went back and read your post on L-theanine. I actually have some, and I am planning on taking some this evening along with my CBD oil, magnesium, and melatonin. Thanks so much!

 

[Hurt&Hopeful]

Awww thank you that’s so lovely
How have you been today?

Doing okay. I've been having lots of gastrointestinal and other physical issues, so that's not fun, but the anxiety has been more under control. I was able to do my actual job a little better today, and that's encouraging. I think the worst of this "episode" is past.

 

[Hurt&Hopeful]

Rinka, thank you! I actually have L-theanine. I am going to

Rinka, I went back and read your post on L-theanine. I actually have some, and I am planning on taking some this evening along with my CBD oil, magnesium, and melatonin. Thanks so much!

L-Theanine was one of the things the nutritionist suggested to me yesterday, Peggy! She said it was great, and that she couldn't say enough good things about Ashwagandha as well. Good luck!

 

[PeggyJoan]

L-Theanine was one of the things the nutritionist suggested to me yesterday, Peggy! She said it was great, and that she couldn't say enough good things about Ashwagandha as well. Good luck!

I looked at your supplement chart and saw L-theanine in both columns. I appreciate your passing your new knowledge on! Be well, and I am glad to see your anxiety is better. I think we gain power when we practice self-care and I just betcha it significantly helps with our angst.

 

[AbejaReina]

What's bothering me today is that I started a veggies only diet and we are almost out of veggies. I wanna lose a good amount of weight before my sister's wedding later this month. I hope I can do this. I'm craving oatmeal and it's only day 1 lol

 

[Matt811]

Need advice. I did something yesterday that at the time didn't seem wrong but right now I'm not so sure. This might sound a little weird so bare with me.

Okay, so I'm into weather monitoring instruments. I went to a park that I'm well familiar with and there used to be a mast there with a wind speed sensor on it that used to shut a nearby fountain off in high winds several years ago. This mast was located in a small nook behind some now overgrown hedges and trees.

Since then the mast has collapsed and the wind sensor hasn't worked in years and the property management seems to have neglected it.

Anyways, out of curiosity I went back there and found the broken sensor on the ground in several pieces. At the time I figured it's broken and has been neglected for a while so I might as well take it.

Now I'm starting to feel guilty. Even though it was broken and neglected and probably forgotten about I still feel like I inadvertently stole something even though obviously that wasn't my intention (I'm not a crook).

I've since emailed the park management and explained to them that I found the broken thing on the ground and took it home and asked if I should return it to them.

Part of me is worrying that I might get in trouble and part of me is saying they're probably not going to care about something that was neglected, broken, and useless to them. What should I do?

I hope my post doesn't sound crazy.

Thanks.

 

[Rinka]

What's bothering me today is that I started a veggies only diet and we are almost out of veggies. I wanna lose a good amount of weight before my sister's wedding later this month. I hope I can do this. I'm craving oatmeal and it's only day 1 lol

The first day is always hard I suppose. Is there an alternative to oatmeal that you could eat? You might be graving the sugar in the oatmeal, rather then the actual thing? Let me know how you are getting on

 

[Rinka]

Need advice. I did something yesterday that at the time didn't seem wrong but right now I'm not so sure. This might sound a little weird so bare with me.

Okay, so I'm into weather monitoring instruments. I went to a park that I'm well familiar with and there used to be a mast there with a wind speed sensor on it that used to shut a nearby fountain off in high winds several years ago. This mast was located in a small nook behind some now overgrown hedges and trees.

Since then the mast has collapsed and the wind sensor hasn't worked in years and the property management seems to have neglected it.

Anyways, out of curiosity I went back there and found the broken sensor on the ground in several pieces. At the time I figured it's broken and has been neglected for a while so I might as well take it.

Now I'm starting to feel guilty. Even though it was broken and neglected and probably forgotten about I still feel like I inadvertently stole something even though obviously that wasn't my intention (I'm not a crook).

I've since emailed the park management and explained to them that I found the broken thing on the ground and took it home and asked if I should return it to them.

Part of me is worrying that I might get in trouble and part of me is saying they're probably not going to care about something that was neglected, broken, and useless to them. What should I do?

I hope my post doesn't sound crazy.

Thanks.

I don’t think you have to worry, they probably forgot that there even was a sensor because the funding for the maintenance has stopped. Sadly enough science projects seem to lose more and more appeal for the wider public, therefore the funding stops.

 

[Rinka]

Need advice. I did something yesterday that at the time didn't seem wrong but right now I'm not so sure. This might sound a little weird so bare with me.

Okay, so I'm into weather monitoring instruments. I went to a park that I'm well familiar with and there used to be a mast there with a wind speed sensor on it that used to shut a nearby fountain off in high winds several years ago. This mast was located in a small nook behind some now overgrown hedges and trees.

Since then the mast has collapsed and the wind sensor hasn't worked in years and the property management seems to have neglected it.

Anyways, out of curiosity I went back there and found the broken sensor on the ground in several pieces. At the time I figured it's broken and has been neglected for a while so I might as well take it.

Now I'm starting to feel guilty. Even though it was broken and neglected and probably forgotten about I still feel like I inadvertently stole something even though obviously that wasn't my intention (I'm not a crook).

I've since emailed the park management and explained to them that I found the broken thing on the ground and took it home and asked if I should return it to them.

Part of me is worrying that I might get in trouble and part of me is saying they're probably not going to care about something that was neglected, broken, and useless to them. What should I do?

I hope my post doesn't sound crazy.

Thanks.

Did you hear anything from them so far? would be interesting to know.

 

[PeggyJoan]

Need advice. I did something yesterday that at the time didn't seem wrong but right now I'm not so sure. This might sound a little weird so bare with me.

Okay, so I'm into weather monitoring instruments. I went to a park that I'm well familiar with and there used to be a mast there with a wind speed sensor on it that used to shut a nearby fountain off in high winds several years ago. This mast was located in a small nook behind some now overgrown hedges and trees.

Since then the mast has collapsed and the wind sensor hasn't worked in years and the property management seems to have neglected it.

Anyways, out of curiosity I went back there and found the broken sensor on the ground in several pieces. At the time I figured it's broken and has been neglected for a while so I might as well take it.

Now I'm starting to feel guilty. Even though it was broken and neglected and probably forgotten about I still feel like I inadvertently stole something even though obviously that wasn't my intention (I'm not a crook).

I've since emailed the park management and explained to them that I found the broken thing on the ground and took it home and asked if I should return it to them.

Part of me is worrying that I might get in trouble and part of me is saying they're probably not going to care about something that was neglected, broken, and useless to them. What should I do?

I hope my post doesn't sound crazy.

Thanks.

Hey Matt, if interested in something like that, I would have done the same thing. I promise you that you are not in trouble. You did the right thing by notifying them - only because it will put your mind to rest. Peace, Peggy

 

[Shonenboy123]

It's ok Matt811, nobody cares about that, the reason why you're worried is because of your overthinking, and worrying problem which we all share. So the next time you have that thought come up, just remind yourself that's it's all apart of your overthinking intellectual process. You're only human, which we all are. Nobody's going to miss something so old and broken anyway, I mean why would they?

 

[Hurt&Hopeful]

@Matt811 I'd like to say that I admire you for your character and your conscience. You obviously didn't mean any harm here, and you went above and beyond by emailing them to ask about it. What anxiety does is take something good in us (like an honest conscience) and twists it into something that condemns us and makes us loathe ourselves and lose sleep. Don't let it. Even though you did nothing wrong, you went ahead and did what you thought was right, and you can move forward from it now and use your heart to bless others. Hang in there!!

 

[Matt811]

The first day is always hard I suppose. Is there an alternative to oatmeal that you could eat? You might be graving the sugar in the oatmeal, rather then the actual thing? Let me know how you are getting on

I don't eat oatmeal.

I'm feeling better today. Went to several nurseries today and bought some plants for my patio garden.

 

[Matt811]

I didn't get any response back from the property management. I don't know if they do Saturdays. I'm going to wait until Monday evening and if they don't respond I'm not going to worry about it anymore.

 

[Rinka]

I didn't get any response back from the property management. I don't know if they do Saturdays. I'm going to wait until Monday evening and if they don't respond I'm not going to worry about it anymore.

That might be the best yea.

 

[PeggyJoan]

That might be the best yea.

I agree with Rinka! And remember Matt, we who suffer from anxiety often make mountain out of mole hills, and then we obsess about those mountains- I am quite good at that myself. You got this, Matt.

 

[Matt811]

An update. I got a response from the property management and they wanted me to bring them the wind sensor to their office and they thanked me for my honesty and for bringing the initial issue of it being broken to their attention. Even though I didn't get to keep it I feel better knowing I did the right thing.

 

[Shonenboy123]

Well I'm glad everything went ok Matt811, with you and the department, we all said that they wouldn't care and probably wouldn't have even noticed, but we were wrong, goes to show that everything we think of shouldn't be taken so seriously all the time, because in the end we're wrong on some thing and that's ok, we're only human so we don't know the future and we shouldn't worry about our past...Especially the Irrational thoughts that we come up with on our own that we lose control of. However the moment you fought the irrational thought you had about something, you've already lost. Goes to show that you shouldn't take any of your thoughts seriously guys unless you have some proof on the subject at hand, just as Matt811 did, even so Matt's Anxiety got the best of him, having him give a notice to the department, which in turn if he wasn't stressing over his intruding irrational thoughts, he could of kept all the broken parts. Which brings us consciousness, for another time.