another medical revelation...

[arguchik]

seems anxiety might be bad for your heart. ohRLLLY?

i coulda told them that. i and my irregular heartbeat, which while not as bad as it was when i was in the throes of acute anxiety last december-january-february, is still thu-thuuuuuu-thumping its problematic beat more often than not. (my anxiety is still there, too--i'm just not having acute attacks right now. it's more like a pot simmering rather than explosively boiling. it is exhausting, though--because it also keeps me from sleeping properly--and i wish there were a quick fix.)

in other news, i completed a new sweater project. it's bright orange--same yarn as the hat i knitted for glaucon, if you're among those who have seen that). :-) read about it here.

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[malafrena.livejournal.com]

Oh, LOL on this (from the article):

"So, would treating anxiety lower the risk? No one knows, cautioned NYU's Goldberg."

Guess another research study is in order. I wonder if anxiety drugs are enough of a cash cow for that.

Complex carbs + protein can be a good food help for anxiety. Like crackers+cheese+apple.

And one thing that was recommended to me, but that I have never tried, is to spend one hour a day worrying as hard as you can. I think the idea is that you get bored with it, or wear out your worry centers, or something.

One other thing I read about, but also have not tried -- there was a study of people who spent an hour a day (I think an hour) for several weeks writing down all their unpleasant crap. It markedly increased success in job hunts for the unemployed. (You're not supposed to look for reasons for the unpleasant events, though.) Oddly, the study also showed that spending an hour writing down your happy memories makes you less happy. Wish I could remember where I heard about this.

[arguchik.livejournal.com]

my anxiety at the moment is situational. my annual CT scan appointment is in a month. i got a letter in the mail informing me when it would be in mid-december, and just had a conversation with the surgeon's scheduler last week because they needed to change the appointment.

[malafrena.livejournal.com]

Oh, man! That's terrible to be kept hanging like that. So, early February?

[arguchik.livejournal.com]

yep. the 12th, actually. was supposed to be the 5th.

it is annoying to be kept hanging...but inevitable, i suppose, given that they have to coordinate both the scan itself and the appointment with the hotshot surgeon.