Problems staying in the present POLL

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I have trouble staying in the present. I often find myself thinking of the past or of the future. What about you?

  • Think about the past a lot
  • Think about the future
  • In the present :gift:
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I’m kinda depressed about the past, present and future. I’m anxious about possibly getting a disability review soon because I don’t want to lose my SSI.

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Why would you lose your SSI?

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Because I don’t have any symptoms anymore because of the meds I take so I’m anxious they’ll say I’m better and stop my SSI.

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Yes, I think about the past a lot. Because my life was way better before this situation.

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There’s a good chance they won’t take it away. I wouldn’t be too anxious.

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What situation are you referring to?

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I’m enjoying my life right now and have no trouble living in the day I’m in. Being an old-timer in AA helps me with the whole one-day-at-a-time thing. It’s how I live by default.

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My voices like to talk about the past and the future quite a bit so that’s part of it

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Your not better if your stop the meds your still sick.

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Yeah I know but I don’t know if they’ll take that into account.

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They will they did me

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Ok that’s good to know!

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The past few months I was thinking a lot about the past. But now that I have to quit my job I am thinking a lot about the future. Very anxious about it. I am not in the best place to be.

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I think that the advice @shutterbug gave you was good which was to volunteer if you can’t work while you’re on disability. That way it won’t be that difficult to get back into work when you’re ready.

Hope this helps with anxiety

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Thanks @FreeLunch. I’ll have to search what kind of ONG’s are out around. I wonder if I should let them know I was diagnosed with sz.
There are lots of things to consider into this society. My concern is about the money. I might not be able to suvive with disability money.

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Thing is I am ready to work right now. I just don’t know where.

As of being in the present it is difficult. Even when I talk to old friends my mind drifts of to my diagnose: “hey remember you have sz, you are not allowed to do, feel, act, have…that…”

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I try to stay in the present but its one day at a time although i do plan ahead somewhat with certain things,

Staying in the present is possibly the hardest though as the meds make me very tired and its very hazy, it feels like i am not here or ‘present’ a lot of the time but i stay present by doing practical things that i hope will make a difference somehow.

I am always trying to improve things for myself as well so looking ahead and planning good things is beneficial.

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I dont think of the past but im hardly ever fully present cuse im lost in my head worrying.

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I’m sorry to hear that @irrelevant