Quote:And besides if it wasn't the dishes it could be something else. Stuff like this has happened with trying to take a shower, cook, dinner, vacuuming, gathering laundry, while getting the mail, while I'm already at the store (those don't last long as external stimulus tend to pop me out pretty quick and it's way better than cowering in my sweat shirt while waiting for the pill to take effect like I had to with the panic attacks if they hit in public), pretty much anything. It's happened while I was playing video games before. We've never been able to figure out any kind of consistent sets of triggers It's not all that frequent, twice a month now or so. Just this week has been particularly bad and only with the dishes while Treesh was at work, so I'm annoyed. Ah well. I'm getting better and if I let people around me know the deal it's very livable.
Try exercising; it tires you out relaxing you, produces endorphines in the brain similar to drugs, gets you in shape, and makes you feel better about yourself. You'll also have more energy to get those chores done around the house. If your spending your free time sitting in front of a computer screen, you might want to consider an exercise regime, that is of course unless you already do one. I started going to a personal trainer for the past month to get in shape and I'll tell you, I feel so much better and have so much more energy. It's a real commitment though - "do I sit down and play Diablo for an hour or go for a jog? I won't have time to do it later tonight because I have to make dinner, help the kids with their homework, then put them in bed so it's now or never." And I usually go for the jog because I feel better afterwards. Exercise is also a known remedy for depression and helps with hypertension; I assume it might help with anxiety also.
"The true value of a human being is determined primarily by the measure and the sense in which he has attained liberation from the self." -Albert Einsetin