wanted to tell you what i've definately figured out. like you, i've sensed that anxiety (and in my case) also depression are my biggest triggers.
we've talked some about this recently, but i wanted to consolidate what's finally working SO MUCH better for me: 3 things. btw, i always thought depression was more implicated in those that were C; anxiety more in Ds. now, i am far from as sure....
1) i re-started my klonopin after a month off it. i now take .75 - 1 mg, alternating days, so as not to get 'locked in,' and (possibly) risk an increase in my depression and/or tolerance.
2) i raised my prozac from 10 mg to 15 mg. i've never been able to tolerate the standard 20 mg, but just this small 5 mg increase has helped more than i would have believed.
3) probably (?) because i have one parent who has a personality disorder, other folks of both sexes with pds are very drawn to me - and, truth be known (initially), i to them. quickly, however, these folks then turn on me & scapegoat me or worse....far worse. without getting into a rant on this, suffice to say these people use others, have no empathy, have a huge sense of entitlement, consider people as objects, and are so attention-seeking it's obnoxious, draining, and very negative for the 'receiver.' they love to dump there excess 'stress' (read drama, hysteria, self-manufactured crises...the list is endless) onto others. this, i can not use! (understatement).
*so, perhaps my biggest help has been cutting off all or severely limiting any contact with these types. i've become quite adept at spotting these negativity-generators pretty quickly now, despite the fact that their public personas are often near perfect ones. the difference this has made in my ibs and in my general sense of well-being/ mental health is nothing short of miraculous.
so, if anyone happens to have these types or other negative people in their lives, i can't stress how important it is to remove them by whatever means necessary. the peace you will then achieve is like a new lease on life.
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Re: Cyndy/ anxiety etc. biggest triggers
