How can a naturally anxious person keep from worrying while laid up in bed with a broken ankle and leg?
I'm laid up right now and I'm an anxious mess. I'm worried about finances and now my car. My mom said the engine sounded funny when she brought it over to her place, where I'm staying.
I'm getting surgery to fix my ankle tomorrow and I'll hopefully be wfh a week after that. But I will have missed an entire pay period. My big bills are coming up next week, and idk if I'll have enough to pay them. I also can't afford a new car, and I'm afraid I'll need a new one soon.
I'm so overwhelmed. I've been close to tears for almost an hour. I'm sure the excruciating pain of my severely broken bones isn't helping. I've been trying to distract myself with TV, games, and crafts, but the anxiety is still persistently at the back of my mind.
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Lexapro?
I'm already on psych meds
At least talk to your doctor. He might know of an anti-anxiety medication that would be safe with your other meds.
Yeah. I'm gonna call my psychiatrist tomorrow and see what he thinks would be a good temporary thing. I just had a minor emotional breakdown and woke my mom on accident, so I totally need some help with all my big feelings.
So how’d it go? Was he/she able to help?
Not really. My anxiety eased up because of the pain from the surgery, though. The pain is unbearable and the paineds barely do anything.