Your People's Keepers

Happy November!


I made a wish.


I made a wish, and now everyone wants to slap me. Quick sidebar--Knowing how much I love the fall foliage, my husband whisked me away on a drive up the east coast through states I have never been to, all the way up to Portland, Maine. Although the trees were absolutely beautiful, the colors were not as vibrant as they could have been. The weather over here has been unseasonably warm, and for that reason, the leaf change has occurred very late this year. SO, just because I wanted to see GORGEOUS fall colors on the trees, I made an itty bitty wish that...


...it would cool off a little.


And then 39 degrees said, "LUUUUCY, I'm HOOOOME!"


Now I have no friends. 


Since all of you still HAVE friends, I urge you to keep watch over both your friends and your family. I hope you are close enough to them to discern when there is something "off" in their lives, and I hope this closeness has instilled their trust in you--the trust that it might take for them to open up to you. And if any of you are "close" to my blog, you know I have a story coming up...


Someone that I care about very much entered a new relationship that brought her great happiness. It wasn't long after this relationship began that my person started having some health concerns. Stomachaches were a big issue. This person examined diet, eliminated certain foods, changed up eating times, all to see if any of these things were contributing to the problem, all to no avail. This person then began to have heart racing issues. Sugar had caused minor issues in the past, so the attempt to eliminate all sugar was made again. Nervousness about the health issues occupied this person's mind, making it difficult to concentrate on daily responsibilities. It wasn't long before this person, once passionate about morning workouts, struggled to get out of bed to start the day each morning. 


Now, you all know my nurse mind. I was initially thinking of pathology. What is eating my person from the inside out? But, without exposing too many details, I then became privy to the nature of the relationship between MY person, and my PERSON'S person. NOT GOOD doesn't even begin to describe it, and it wasn't as simple as "get out!"  You all need to know that time has passed, and my person is safe, happy, and healing. It was anxiety that was feasting on the insides of my loved one, and my PERSON wants you to know how REAL the physical effects of anxiety are. Trust your body, trust your true friends and loved ones. 


Anxiety is no joke. As a mental health nurse, I usually encounter individuals after they have had multiple ER visits for panic attacks, chest pain, heart palpitations, and shortness of breath after other cardiac and respiratory disorders have been ruled out. A questionable relationship is just one of the countless stressors out there. Let's all be our people's keepers so we can all help each other to...


Be well!


  

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