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Trying to be healthy...

Postby alarksong » Sat Jan 19, 2013 2:15 pm

I have been in this country for a little over 7 months now, and I have been learning to be healthy, and in doing so, being the healthiest I have been my entire life. I have been exercising, eating healthy (in turn losing weight... thus far 52 lbs and counting!), learning to balance work and social life with adequate rest. Even washing my face and brushing my teeth regularly, which may not sound like a big deal, but its a pretty big accomplishment for us.
So then we hit a bump, and its pretty major. We are having a hard time sleeping, switching all the time, very anxious. Work is getting harder, going out is overwhelming, and really we are feeling depressed. I am continuing to eat healthy, but exercise is pretty much out of the question. I work with kids all day and I jump, and dance and run around, but I was walking to the metro 40-50 minutes every day, plus doing the insanity or zumba workouts.
Now the metro has become anxiety provoking so instead of walking there and dealing with panic attacks we have been getting taxis which is expensive and perpetuating the panic. Plus it cuts down on my walking considerably, and becuase we are so tired we haven't been doing out workouts.
Isn't there an alter who just wants to exercise all the time?
Anyways, I am trying to be healthy, and maybe my mind and the others just need a break from the stress of this foreign land, and everything else we are working through.
Do you have any suggestions on how to stay healthy and help reduce the stress? Maybe some fun tips for quick exercising while we are in this exhausted anxious state?
Thanks!
-Amber
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Re: Trying to be healthy...

Postby Tunes14 » Sat Jan 19, 2013 6:25 pm

I'm afraid I don't have any good advice for you. But I noticed no one else has posted and I wanted to offer my support. I know it can be hard to be healthy. I applaud what you have accomplished so far. I know - the washing and brushing your teeth regularly can be surprisingly difficult. It's hard to form a new habit and if brushing your teeth is something that you haven't always done regularly, it's just as difficult as any other habit.

I'm still struggling with that. I have weight issues. I have terrible eating habits. All my alters naturally like healthier foods, so I am the worst of them, and then they turn around and yell at me for it. But it's hard. I get tired out easily, so exercise is also difficult for me, and always unpleasant. But Jen does a lot of dance workouts, and gets upset at me when I don't. But it's hard. When you are used to an unhealthy lifestyle, it's hard to make it a healthy one, and it sounds like you've done an amazing job.

I also know how stress and emotions can get in the way. I know how modern conveniences can make it hard to go the extra mile (literally or figuratively), especially when that extra mile has negative consequences at the end. I don't have advice, but I do want to offer you my support.

Depression is a hard thing to cure and I am so bad at it. This advice, coming from me, is somewhat hypocritical, but it's the best I can think of - try to ignore the depression. I know that's ridiculously difficult, but you can't cure depression. When your situation becomes a more healthy one, the depression will go away. But until then, just try to think of the depression as temporary, and focus as much as you can on your goals. If you ever find yourself with a chance to exercise, do so. Maybe start small again. Aside from your walking to the metro (which has a deeper problem that needs to be addressed), just make an effort to do a few sit-ups or something before you let yourself go to bed. Try to set goals. When it's not so much a challenge as an expected routine to do the sit-ups, try adding to the workout, just a little at a time. It takes effort and determination, but if you can do it, it will help in the long run...

Do you know what's causing the panic attacks at the metro all of a sudden? Maybe we can address that at the core.
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Re: Trying to be healthy...

Postby uraeus » Sat Jan 19, 2013 6:54 pm

I started taking St. John's Wort a few months ago. It works really well, you can get boxes of stress/anxiety pills at health stores if you're willing to spend the money on it. I got some at GNC for $30 and it works just fine for me.
If you don't drink tea already it's not a bad idea to get some chamomile tea before you go to bed :) Valerian root is a godsend for me as well.
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