making myself sick

m cleaning everything I touch and obbsessing over the littlest things. Now I have these horrible headaches and my body hurts. Everyone keeps telling me its stress and I hope so becuse I don't need any more problems. I keep snapping at everybody and I don't think my husband understands. What can I do to slow and calm myself down? ( don't forget I have four kids )

Hi sister Take it easy i am feeling the same way i keep snapping at my niece, yesterday my whole body was hurting thought i was getting sick but i realize i am stress out, all this will soon over and everything is going to be ok, take it easy.

Oh honey... I know this seems SO easy for me to say now.. I did the exact same thing you're doing about 3 weeks ago. Do the necessary things to calm your mind.. then STOP! I have 2 children, and 3 stepchildren so I understand. This would be a good time to delegate and make chores fun for them, if they are at that age to help out. Good luck to you!

I've been the same way about cleanliness. I'm a teacher and many of my students were sick. I had them wash their hands every time they sneezed, and we disinfected desks several times a week. I've washed my hands so much that they're raw! Are you getting enough sleep? Maybe you could get some quiet time to do something for yourself. That might help!

Paige77--I can completely relate, the last two nights I have had to go to bed due to extreme headaches, and I just feel awful. All day long I zoom around trying to get as much done as I can. I have been snapping at everyone too, and everyone keeps saying don't worry about things will get done, but I just want things to be normal for my children as much as possible. I have 4 children too and know what kind of stress that has. My sister is coming to visit, help with last minute things before surgery and to take me out for a girls night out. I thought that sounded wonderful. Maybe you could go out to dinner with dh or some friends. Hang in there.

I felt the same way also. First I cleaned every nook and cranny in the house and when I walked by the computer I logged on to this site. I also had to work ahead three weeks at work as not to leave much work for my coworkers to complete for me. My surgery was at 3:30 in the afternoon and I had to be at the hospital at 1pm. I was so nervous the weeks before I could have passed out. The funny thing was the morning of the surgery I was so calm. I woke up and went to work for a few hours stopped at the mall and bought a funkey leopard sweat suit and then went tot he hospital. I think that was when I realized that I must have been at peace with my decision. I had no bowel prep or shaving and I some how managed to get through with out eating or drinking. 2 1/2 weeks later I am back to work and slowly easing back into my old life. Or my new life with no periods. No regrets here! You can do it girl!

I hear ya sister. I am suppose to go in Dec 13th for my hyst + bladder procedure and everything is so up in the air as of right now. My Dr has been trying frantically to get me pre-certed and what-not and now my insurance co. is trying to tell the Doc that they don't want to pay because this is not medically necassary. Not medically necassary! Hello, my parts are falling out! Because of all the last minute kinks neither my Mom nor Sis were able to make any definite plans to fly here and help out post-op, and the meer thought of everything being left to my hubby to do sends chills down my spine. I think I actually had an honest to god panic attack 2 days ago, I am so wound up over all this. I try my hardest to think posititve and focus on the improtant things rather than all the little petty stuff but it can be so difficult to do. I really feel your pain. Try to hang in there and remember you are not alone in your stress

Boy, I was starting to wonder if I was going crazy all alone, but I know now I am not alone..I have done everything above and then some, including shaving my big dogs so they will not get hair everywhere when we have to put them in the garage at night. I have been so snappy, and I have no sex drive, even though I feel I need to have sex with hubby before we have to wait along time.