I don’t know if you’ve ever had any battles with mental illness.
- It’s a taboo topic and not many people want to talk about it, so I understand if you aren’t ready to open up.
However, I will pretty openly talk about my own experiences! Basically since birth oh, I have been plagued with depression and anxiety. Their symptoms of my trauma, and there is not much that I can do about it, then except to manage them as best I can; One of the things that helps me the most is writing at home. I enjoyed my alone time quite a bit. However, I have to watch out for the threat of becoming agoraphobic. At other points in my life I have been completely unable to leave the house. Obviously that’s very stunting to my reclaimy, and my mental health tends to deteriorate further when I am stuck property alone. the other thing that gets way worse is my energy expenditure. You see, when I am kneeling at property full of anxiety all afternoon long the last thing I want is for my indoor air to feel uncomfortable. I already feel plenty uncomfortable. I would like my air to be cool, dry, and fresh smelling. This means that I end up running the A/C equipment all afternoon and night long. I really dislike when it starts to feel stagnant in the house, because I start to panic about being trapped and feeling claustrophobic. this means that I am continually walking over to the control equipment and cranking up the AC. As soon as the cool air starts flowing through my vents again, I can relax, and feel like I can breathe again. It’s immediately relieving and I feel so much more comfortable. I am blissful that A/C is a coping skill for my anxiety, however I really wish I could find a way to reduce my energy expenditure. Those high-energy bills are stressful.