Sick and Cranky...

[indysteel]

Thanks for the advice and info. One thing I've pinpointed is that although my diet in the last 3 months have gotten better with more whole foods added in and drinking one or two protein shakes a day (I'm trying to gain more weight), my anxiety levels from other things have spiked.

Its definitely tricky to manage because I can keep my anxiety in check as long as I train according to schedule which gives me more or less a structure to my day. But if I have to go off training for some reason, the lack of structure makes me really anxious, I can't manage it, it affects my ability to sleep or eat drastically which in turns keeps me off training for even longer and increases the anxiety some more. Its a big pain because of all the things I've tried to add some structure to my days and reduce anxiety, training is the only one which is really effective.

I've got a doctor's appointment slated in for sometime next week but that's making my anxiety levels spike through the roof as well. There's a part of me that's rolling its eyes at the amount of anxiety I have in my life...

Hmmmm. At the risk of reading too much into what you've shared, it sounds like you have a lot going on--with my your mind and body. You mentioned therapy in another thread, so I'm assuming that you're working on some stuff. The best I can say is to keep at it. I would also second the yoga suggestion. No matter how wacky my schedule gets, I try to go to at least one yoga class because I know it'll be more restorative than just about anything else I could do.

[alexis_the_tiny]

Well, I've been working on a load of issues for years. This year was sort of a breakthrough for me in a way, making my way towards becoming less anxious and stuff like it. Kicking off my training and starting to race was part of the plan to help me learn some coping skills and just blow off steam. Yoga sounds good. I've always loved the beach and riding the roads early in the morning because there's a very calming effect to it.