| 10 June | Description of situation | Anxiety level 0 (no anxiety) – 10 (extreme anxiety) |
Description of physical feelings/thoughts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.15 pm | Sitting in the living room looking at diary | 4 | Feeling a little worried thinking about my discussion with Fiona, the stroke nurse. I’m worried I’m not going to do this right. My body feels not too bad though. |
| 4.30 pm | Getting ready to go out with Wilma and Tipsy. | 8 | I’m shaking and can’t get my coat on. Worried that if I bend over to put Tipsy’s lead on I may fall over and hurt myself. I might have another stroke. Fiona said to watch my breathing. Can’t breathe very well at all and need the toilet. |
| 5.30 pm | Wilma trying to persuade me to go out. Standing at gate | 9 | I don’t feel steady, my legs are shaking, pins and needles, feel lightheaded, must be about to fall, pass out or it’s another stroke. |
| 24 June | Description of situation | Anxiety level 0 (no anxiety) – 10 (extreme anxiety) |
Description of physical feelings/thoughts |
| 10.00am | Making cup of tea in house | 2 | Feel fine. Practising my breathing. Not sure I’m doing it right but Fiona said I need to keep practising. |
| 12.00pm | Getting ready to go for walk with Joyce (friend from church) | 7 | Worried about being able to get out without worrying. Feeling a bit dizzy but trying to remember to take deep breaths. Worried I won’t do it. Feel shaky but trying to control it. |
| 12.15pm | Back from 10 minute walk with Joyce and sitting back down before making cup of tea | 4 | It wasn’t as bad as I thought. After a bit my dizziness went away and I felt less shaky. I wanted to turn back but Joyce made me stay with her. She told me the local gossip which distracted me. She also reminded me to take deep breaths … Wilma has been coaching her. |
| 17 July | Description of situation | Anxiety level 0 (no anxiety) – 10 (extreme anxiety) |
Description of physical feelings/thoughts |
| 10.00am | Standing at door of house about to go to church on my own (for the second time) | 5 | Need to take some deep breaths before I leave. I feel a little nervous and not totally steady on my feet but not as bad as 3 weeks ago. Wilma keeps reminding me that my dizziness and weakness do not mean I am going to have another stroke or will fall. I’m starting to believe this the more I practise. |
| 2.00pm | Getting ready to go out with Tipsy and Wilma (who has popped over with the grandkids). | 5 | Pleased I made it to church this morning. Feel very comfortable going out with family and feeling much better. I can do it on my own too but it is hard going. My heart doesn’t pound as much and if it does I try to keep going rather than hiding in the house. |
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