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July 27, 2005, 8:00 am PDT
good morning to all!
I thought I had already posted my good morning but apparently I never hit "post"...Oh well...hope this morning finds everyone in a good place.
I've been a little scattered this morning trying to tie up loose ends before my son's trip. I just found out this morning that he needed a debit card, not his ATM card in order to access funds abroad and that started a major anxiety attack in me. I just lost it. Luckily for me, my banker was able to expedite the issue and we will receive the card and the British pounds tomorrow via UPS.
I have been melting down a lot during the last few days and I realize that I am just anxious about having him go so far away. My husband, who didn't understand my lost total of control this morning, asked me what was going on. I told him and he said "why haven't you tried discussing this with someone". I told him that was why I was coming to the depression board, to help me avoid my usual reaction of feeling so totally overwhelmed by emotions that I retreat to myself and "take to the sofa". He was glad to hear that I was trying to deal with it in a way that I found satisfying, although he said ,"You don't need a depression board, you need an anxiety board." Not true! My anxiety issues lead to my depression and I have never shared this with him before. I don't know why I have kept this to myself for so long. He certainly would have understood...I just didn't want to bother him with it and I guess I was trying to maintain the front that all is well. Oh the tangled web we weave....LOL!
I'm feeling much better now that I've told him the truth and perhaps we can work through future outbursts from me in a more open manner. It certainly beats him thinking I've gone off the deep end. Of course, as with most husbands, he often dismisses some of my behavior to that old standby "she must be having her period", which I am by the way and it hasn't helped, but he knows better than to say that to my face. LOL!
Thanks for letting me share. It feels so good to have a place to do this.
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