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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 476848" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Lisa - </p><p>A couple of thoughts... </p><p></p><p>First, I think you're right about the chicken-and-egg connection between anxiety and muscle knots. therapist told me, once the knots start, they feed the anxiety cycle, subconsiously. Break the cycle by doing things that break the knots... but its hard, because it often means doing things that are outside the comfort zone. Like exercise... swimming, walking, stretching. And a hot bath, followed by gentle stretching. Anything you can do to reduce the muscle tension, will help drop the feedback loop. It doesn't deal with the original triggers - just the multiplier effect, if you know what I mean. But it cuts it "down to size".</p><p></p><p>Second... because the muscle knots are so severe, see if the MD can give you a few muscle relaxants... even if just to take a small dose at bedtime on a bad day, it drops the knots enough to get you a better sleep... which then helps you cope better. Its not a sleeping pill (most of these are counter-productive anyway), and not a SSRI... as long as your system can handle the medications, its worth looking into.</p><p></p><p>Third... write out your list of worries. Its stupid, but it helps. You'll discover a few that you can "toss" because they are extreme, and the rest are either action items, or concerns. The point is, you get it outside of your brain, and then park it for the night. This gets rid of the additional worry about forgetting something important (one of my big worry builders).</p><p></p><p>{{hugs}}</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 476848, member: 11791"] Lisa - A couple of thoughts... First, I think you're right about the chicken-and-egg connection between anxiety and muscle knots. therapist told me, once the knots start, they feed the anxiety cycle, subconsiously. Break the cycle by doing things that break the knots... but its hard, because it often means doing things that are outside the comfort zone. Like exercise... swimming, walking, stretching. And a hot bath, followed by gentle stretching. Anything you can do to reduce the muscle tension, will help drop the feedback loop. It doesn't deal with the original triggers - just the multiplier effect, if you know what I mean. But it cuts it "down to size". Second... because the muscle knots are so severe, see if the MD can give you a few muscle relaxants... even if just to take a small dose at bedtime on a bad day, it drops the knots enough to get you a better sleep... which then helps you cope better. Its not a sleeping pill (most of these are counter-productive anyway), and not a SSRI... as long as your system can handle the medications, its worth looking into. Third... write out your list of worries. Its stupid, but it helps. You'll discover a few that you can "toss" because they are extreme, and the rest are either action items, or concerns. The point is, you get it outside of your brain, and then park it for the night. This gets rid of the additional worry about forgetting something important (one of my big worry builders). {{hugs}} [/QUOTE]
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