just a little something i wanted to share (long)

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Originally Posted by Finn0208

I think that's awesome!!!! Way to go, I hope you continue to get better, anxiety sucks!!!! I have it and so does my daughter who is 16 [emoji30]


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i hope you both are doing well!

You're definitely not a weirdo! I've had a thing going for years now where I make myself eat a full meal before I feed my animals, so I get at least one meal a day. It helps to keep me from spiraling down the starvation rabbit hole, because no matter what I have to provide for my animals. If I eat before I feed them, I'm also providing for myself.

Animals are a great support for the soul. I'm glad you're feeling better, keep powering through it, and I bet you're gonna be a fox in that new dress! Keep taking baby steps, and treat yourself because you deserve it. Rooting for you :)

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Originally Posted by omglolchrisss

You go girl that's awesome and very inspirational you're not a weirdo at all anxiety and depression are a very real thing I had depression and anxiety for years and had no motivation to really do anythjng I don't feel depressed anymore but I had to baby myself and make so many changes for that to happen as for anxiety I still have anxiety/panic disorder and that stuff can be very rough. Also when I am having a bad day looking at my little jeffrees face always makes me feel somewhat better!! :) keep up the good work Girl!

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that's kind of what i'm doing with myself now: babying myself. baby steps! i hope you're doing well with your anxiety!

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Originally Posted by KayLynn

You're definitely not a weirdo! I've had a thing going for years now where I make myself eat a full meal before I feed my animals, so I get at least one meal a day. It helps to keep me from spiraling down the starvation rabbit hole, because no matter what I have to provide for my animals. If I eat before I feed them, I'm also providing for myself.

Animals are a great support for the soul. I'm glad you're feeling better, keep powering through it, and I bet you're gonna be a fox in that new dress! Keep taking baby steps, and treat yourself because you deserve it. Rooting for you :)

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i'm glad you've found a way to help yourself and help your animals! thank you for the kind words.

I'm so glad you are getting better. I suffer with the same things as well and went through a similar bout of it about half a year ago (It got real bad to the point where I didn't even brush my hair and it got all knotted up and I ended up having to chop it all off >~<) but my animals helped pull me out of it too, one of the many reasons they are my passion.

It all gets better and I'm happy to hear that your pulling through! Sometimes it takes having something else that needs you to help give you the push to get better ^-^


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glad you're feeling better. and u are not wierd. i still have fits of anxiety and panic attacks now and then but November is my sad/bad month. stay strong. u have plenty of hugs around the house. <3

and oh...

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i went to wake up your cat.



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Edit: hope u don't find i went through your threads for pix lol.

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Originally Posted by Ax01

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glad you're feeling better. and u are not wierd. i still have fits of anxiety and panic attacks now and then but November is my sad/bad month. stay strong. u have plenty of hugs around the house. <3

and oh...

http://i.imgur.com/v4Th4si.png


http://i.imgur.com/SYQqsvu.png


http://i.imgur.com/YQe187e.png

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hahahaha thank you so much Ax, i really appreciate it. these are great!!!

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Originally Posted by Ax01

i went to wake up your cat.



http://i.imgur.com/kWEtywN.png


Edit: hope u don't find i went through your threads for pix lol.

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OF COURSE I DON'T MIND! these are awesome, thank you so much!!!

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Originally Posted by tttaylorrr

this might get a little TMI but, oh well. i felt i needed to get this off my chest.


i have anxiety and depression; i've been battling with it ever since i was ~16 (i'm 26). for almost two months now i've been going through a spot of fairly deep depression, and it sucks. work has been miserable (50+ hours a week for a month straight), my social life has been practically non-existent, and it all started to take a toll on me. for almost two months i kind of stopped showering, brushing my teeth, my hair, stopped cleaning and doing laundry, eating like sh00t because i stopped caring about any sort of diet, and generally just trying to do as little as possible.

a couple days ago, i noticed Corny needed a total enclosure cleaning. it took a lot from me to get started, but i realized i had to do it for him; this wasn't about me right now. i went ahead and cleaned everything and put him back. i felt really accomplished.

after that i looked around my room and decided well, i did one thing today. let's try two. i picked up my dirty clothes and hung the clean clothes that i left in the laundry basket for almost two weeks. i actually started feeling good.

two days ago, my python gang were all available for handling, so i decided to take photos. seeing everyone out and in beautiful lighting made me realize i've been doing an awesome job with them; they're all thriving in my care and that's all because of ME. despite how i've been feeling, THEY feel awesome because of me. i kind of had a moment taking those photos, and it really helped me get a leg up to get out of this hole i found myself in.

that night i cleaned myself up and took care of myself. tonight i'm going to go buy a new dress for a wedding this weekend, and i'll be cleaning out Spaghetti's enclosure and doing my laundry.


baby steps, but i'm feeling better. these baby steps were possible because my noodles made me realize i am capable of caring for myself and others, despite how i'm feeling. this all might sound silly to someone who has never dealt with a mental health disorder, but these kinds of break-throughs are a big deal to someone like me.

thanks for reading. i hope you all don't think i'm some weird-o!!!

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Wow, awesome thread!!! Thank you so much for sharing. As you can see through the replies above, a lot of us can relate, myself included. You're certainly not a weirdo, or, maybe you are, but THAT'S OK!!! I am without a doubt a weirdo, hahahahahha, but I've made peace with that fact. I'm me, and I like me.

Sometimes just doing that one little thing gets the ball rolling...and then you share your story with your BP.net friends and inspire us.

Believe me, I know how tough depression and anxiety can be, I've dealt with it personally for about 20 years, and I've watched my mother suffer from anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder and agoraphobia for even longer. I'm proud of you and your courage to share your story, it made a great day even better (my nephew was born last night and I just got home from visiting and meeting him at the hospital. My brother, sister-in-law and baby are all doing well).

Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for this inspirational thread :D