Is it just me?
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I've never been ill so much in my life, I think it's the stress of the investigation going on and missing my ex because the love is still there even tho we can never be together again..
I'm getting ill every couple of weeks whereas I used to get ill maybe once or twice a year, then I end up giving it to my baby :/
I've been prescribed some anxiety medication from the doctor and referred to get some therapy so we'll see how that goes.
How is everyone else holding up? My ex is getting a lawyer as he thinks he's been phished rather than doing the unlawful himself but I don't know what to think.
I'm getting ill every couple of weeks whereas I used to get ill maybe once or twice a year, then I end up giving it to my baby :/
I've been prescribed some anxiety medication from the doctor and referred to get some therapy so we'll see how that goes.
How is everyone else holding up? My ex is getting a lawyer as he thinks he's been phished rather than doing the unlawful himself but I don't know what to think.
No it's not just you as the stress of all this, plus the uncertainty of not knowing about the future can play havoc with our bodies. That's why the best advice is to prioritise looking after yourself but as we all know that can be easier said than done when we are at the mercy of our thoughts and fears. It can take huge willpower to overcome that and sometimes it feels as if we just don't have the strength.
However you are taking some steps to mitigate this with involving your GP and having therapy so you just have to try and be patient as nothing works quickly. I avoided talking to my GP until weeks after our person's sentencing when I realised that I was struggling when I thought I would feel back to normal. I've been taking meds for PTSD and anxiety for about 6 weeks now and can feel an improvement finally but I also have very high blood pressure which is proving hard to control properly as my doctor says I have been in a 'fight or flight' mode for so long my brain knows I'm safe but my body hasn't caught up - so I am still getting huge adrenaline surges.
It sounds as if you're near the start of this nightmare and I send you lots of empathy and a big hug. You WILL get through this and here is the best place to come for advice and some encouragement.
However you are taking some steps to mitigate this with involving your GP and having therapy so you just have to try and be patient as nothing works quickly. I avoided talking to my GP until weeks after our person's sentencing when I realised that I was struggling when I thought I would feel back to normal. I've been taking meds for PTSD and anxiety for about 6 weeks now and can feel an improvement finally but I also have very high blood pressure which is proving hard to control properly as my doctor says I have been in a 'fight or flight' mode for so long my brain knows I'm safe but my body hasn't caught up - so I am still getting huge adrenaline surges.
It sounds as if you're near the start of this nightmare and I send you lots of empathy and a big hug. You WILL get through this and here is the best place to come for advice and some encouragement.
This is something that doesn't get mentioned too much. The effect my partners arrest had on my health was physically noticeable along with the involvement of SS. His arrest was nearly theee years ago and my body physically plummeted.
My body went into fight or flight mode continuously for a long period of time which cause me to develop a condition called SIBO. I lost so much weight, so much so that I was put on the 2WW for cancer. Nothing was found and doctors were literally scratching their heads. I had every test done, FIT test, CT scan, endoscopy, various blood tests for test for certain conditions- addisons disease ( I have a cousin who has this) MM, HIV, coeliac disease, EPI etc and all my vitamin levels plummeted, ferritin, B12 etc were on the floor. My nervous system was all over the place, cortisol issues- ie waking up randomly with a racing heart at 3AM.
Even now I'm not completely healed but I am miles better than what I was back then x
My body went into fight or flight mode continuously for a long period of time which cause me to develop a condition called SIBO. I lost so much weight, so much so that I was put on the 2WW for cancer. Nothing was found and doctors were literally scratching their heads. I had every test done, FIT test, CT scan, endoscopy, various blood tests for test for certain conditions- addisons disease ( I have a cousin who has this) MM, HIV, coeliac disease, EPI etc and all my vitamin levels plummeted, ferritin, B12 etc were on the floor. My nervous system was all over the place, cortisol issues- ie waking up randomly with a racing heart at 3AM.
Even now I'm not completely healed but I am miles better than what I was back then x
The answer to your post, is no it is not just you. Nearly 4 years post sentencing I suffer with high blood pressure, high colesterol, i suffer with sleeping which contributes to a bad eye which keeps becoming sore and puffy. I have been on anti depressants for years before the knock but i have failed to come off them as i was about to pre the knock. I feel my body is not well due to the stress i have been under for the last few years. I have put on alot of weight and have been unable to lose this, gp said this could be due to stress. I think that the health of the partners are not considered enough in this new life we find ourselves.
