Today, I realized why my lavender products were no longer helping me calm down. I use lavender so much when I'm anxious that I've associated the smell with anxiety. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I realized that I get turned on by my girlfriend's perfume. My mother started using the same one. FML
Today, I had a anxiety attack about taking my anxiety medicine. FML
Today, I felt sad, useless and like I could never achieve anything. To cheer myself up, I wanted to smell some essential orange oil. I couldn't open the bottle. FML
Today, I realized that acne is a major side effect of a medication I'm taking. The medication is to help me with my anxiety. The acne is creating more anxiety. And the more anxious I get, the more meds I need. And the more my face breaks out. FML
Today, my anxiety decided to play a new trick: When I'm trying to go to sleep, I get anxious about having nightmares. It sure does wonders for my insomnia, which I've otherwise completely controlled. FML
Today, I had to accept that my anxiety affects me 24/7, even when while I'm sleeping. I genuinely can't remember the last time I had a pleasant dream after falling asleep. FML
Today, I discovered I'm allergic to the new perfume I bought and now I smell like a hospital. FML
Today, I started taking my anxiety meds. Without them I can't function because I'm constantly fighting off panic attacks, but with them I can't function because I get crippling headaches and heartburn and feel tired all the time. FML
Today, I'm so chronically sleep-deprived that I sprayed a bathroom air freshener under my arms instead of my deodorant. FML
Today, I found out that what I thought could be a life-threatening issue causing me chest pains was only because I over-obsessed about it. Now not only do I have social anxiety, but I get so anxious I can create fake illnesses. FML
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Top comments
Chazzster 32
OP, I urge you to see a psychologist or counselor. Obviously anxiety has become a serious issue in your life and that can interfere with the rest of your life. This sounds like it needs professional attention not home remedies and soothing scents. I have a brother who suffers from anxiety attacks and I know that this can be serious.
real life problems 26
Are you anxious to try something else ?
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real life problems 26
Are you anxious to try something else ?
NostalgiaFreak9 43
Ahhh, good ol' classical conditioning.
Chazzster 32
OP, I urge you to see a psychologist or counselor. Obviously anxiety has become a serious issue in your life and that can interfere with the rest of your life. This sounds like it needs professional attention not home remedies and soothing scents. I have a brother who suffers from anxiety attacks and I know that this can be serious.
Lobby_Bee 18
Lavender is like a bandaid, you need to get down to the root of your anxiety problem and treat it from there.
Ahmed Sakr 16
Go see a psychiatrist.
Luke16eirb7deneuwn1 20
Try something that you always smell when you're relaxed.
hellphone_fml 37
I did that with a phone game that required no brain use. it calmed me down, but when I tried to play it when I was fine it made me anxious. we can't win
RichardPencil 32
Switch to chocolate. I don't know if it'll help, but having a bunch of chocolate products around would be delicious!
ThrottleJockey 36
Is your name Pavpov?
I'madumbass 19
Step 1: Get another smell Step 2: Please give those lavender things to me because I am in desprate need for relaxation, and not much is working, and I am willing to try this