What's Your Anxiety Level? Scale of One to Ten.

A big fat 0

Eleven-teen. 11-teen

I've been working from home since March, no real work related stress. What stresses me out is politicians abusing their authority and we've had several months of that from our governor. Masks stress me out by making it harder to breathe after a while walking. People stress me out because they have gone off the deep end in all sorts of ways from disrespect to violence to stupidity to ignoring the law and so on.

I HATE being cooped up. I have been a Van Halen fan since they came out and watching interviews and such the last few days started getting to me yesterday. When I get stressed I get ornery. I forgot to take a mask with me to get blood drawn, which we ended up not doing after we got there anyway and their absolute "you will NOT enter without a mask" rule just pissed me off. Then the poor gal at the WalMart entry almost got an earful but I checked myself and didn't light into her. It's not her fault. The wannabe security assholes are another story. I wouldn't have any issue with telling them off.

But that's the point - I was over-stressed yesterday and it could have had consequences for me. Today it's not so bad.

What is hilarious to me is the number of mask-wearing people has increased since our governor got told to knock it off by the Michigan Supreme Court a week ago. I didn't see a single person without one today.

a reply to: putnam6

Touché!

But I'll never tell...😁

So many people say "I'm chill" but their threads and posts tell a different story. NLP lifts the curtain for all to see.

I'm worried about how this trainwreck of an election will turn out and where we'll go afterward. I see zero good scenarios, no matter what.

That spikes my anxiety, but for my personal anxiety over my situation? Meh, things are what they are. Not too worried. I did have a bit of a spike yesterday because I was running a small fever, but it broke overnight and the symptoms went into an obvious extremely mild head cold ... so even that anxiety dropped back off.

a reply to: ColeYounger

Well since I've been working all of but one month of 2020, (April) was shut down but I volunteered to go back. then find out people on unemployment were making more and now I find out some are making 750 more instead of 600.. Kind of sick to my stomach about it all. but eh I'll keep trucking, it's all I can do.. this year hasn't been bad except the mask outrage from karens at work.. LOL but I can deal. #em all.

a reply to: VeeTNA

With 1mg Xanax: 2

Without: >7

Relaxed enough to sleep, but not relaxed enough for a deep sleep.

originally posted by: EternalShadow
a reply to: putnam6

Touché!

But I'll never tell...😁

LOL no worries ...

Im the little dog in the house fire...

a reply to: VeeTNA

A solid - 2 - only with the people I care for and love dearly.

Self wise - 0 to 1- have no full-time job or business having been on either end. Ive been on either end of the scale in life may a time!
Profoundly deaf from mumps. Cannot lip-read with this whole face mask nonsense going on.

Cannot fall back on any skillset I have as I cannot lip-read with the measures in place.

Cannot even rob a bank as all branches are now closed

But im feeling fine because I know what this is all about...



Quite frankly... im ready and if it is all bull# ill keep helping others and then die like everyone else...

a reply to: VeeTNA

As someone with panic disorder I tend to hover around a 7 or 8 at all times. Even with my prescription medication, it only helps me sleep at night. Still have a job that more than pays the bills so that's a stable plus, my director even mentioned a possible promo at the end of the year, so apparently I'm good there. I'm building a house that's now 6 months behind schedule, extending my apartment lease and interest payments on the construction loan are taking a toll to be sure, so that's a major source of anxiety.

My father had lung cancer and had a lobe removed and is now cancer free, but still not in amazing shape. Anxiety. My grandmother, who even at 93 was one of the healthiest people I know is finally starting to go down hill. That's less anxiety inducing as I know she's had a very full life that was lived as much as possible, I just hate to see the slide. Working from home has been nice, I get to spend time with my wife who I really enjoy being around.

I've prepared for what I can prepare for financially and with food and supplies, so that takes a little anxiety off the top. I'm far enough away from uptown that I'm not concerned about riots in my area, until after the election, and then who knows what the heck is gonna happen. I'm anxious about the election, but there's not much I can do about it but cast my vote. I'm slightly anxious about Covid because of my dad and myself (asthma), but the wife and I even though we're at stage 3 of reopening here, we don't go out if we can help it and mask up and wash as much as we can. So that's gonna be what it is.

I've gained back the 13 pounds lost before the pandemic, and added another 25 to to the top of that. So I do worry about my personal health, hard to exercise and eat right when you're stuck at home all the time.

Not much else I can do, I organize my schedule as much as possible, I stay on top of deadlines and bills, I mitigate as many risks as I can. Unfortunately there are some things outside of my control, and even more unfortunately my brain has always had issues handling it. I'm rarely at a 10 these days, but there are some days that a 9.5 pops up, just have to power through them I suppose.

a reply to: VeeTNA

I have Spinal Tap anxiety.

originally posted by: gortex
a reply to: ColeYounger

Jack Daniel's Tennessee Honey here.
Without it I'd probably be an 8.

You need to contact Jack Daniels and see if they're using Chinese honey.

American Honey these days is not cheap at all really not cheap at all.

As a matter of fact Kirkland honey the honey that is sold at Costco is coming from Canada.

I'm doing nothing wrong so 1

originally posted by: tamusan
2020 has been a very low anxiety year for me. I'm sorry that so many people are having a crappy year, but it has been a very good one for me.

Wow that is great! Surprising and great!

Do you meditate or just the way your mind works?

originally posted by: musicismagic

originally posted by: gortex
a reply to: ColeYounger

Jack Daniel's Tennessee Honey here.
Without it I'd probably be an 8.

You need to contact Jack Daniels and see if they're using Chinese honey.

American Honey these days is not cheap at all really not cheap at all.

As a matter of fact Kirkland honey the honey that is sold at Costco is coming from Canada.

Pesticides have kill all the American Honey bees.

originally posted by: ketsuko
I'm worried about how this trainwreck of an election will turn out and where we'll go afterward. I see zero good scenarios, no matter what.

Do you know what boogaloo means? It should all work out fine....

a reply to: VeeTNA

Today I'm still about a 4. I'm not doing anything wrong, and I certainly am not "out and about" looking for a fight. I don't mind being in my house with the spouse and having quiet and lots of nature right outside.

a reply to: olaru12

Pesticides have kill all the American Honey bees.

Do you have a source for that? Where I live there are still bees - even Monarch butterflies! - and many locals market their own honey from their own active hives.