Not Yet Back, Continued....

I am so overwhelmingly stressed right now. And the ironic thing is that I am actually spending more days this month on "vacation" than any of the last several, but I just feel completely inundated. Work is highly stressful right now-- part important meetings in the next two weeks, part overload, part trying to get things done with respect to my vacation days, part internal issues, part you-name-it.

And I can't get over feeling terrorized. I don't know how else to phrase that. Earthquakes and plane-rides have most to do with that. Ever since the earthquake of last week I've been having a hard time sleeping. I know it sounds silly but I keep feeling the earth move while I'm in bed. And I keep waking up in the middle of the night and feeling stressed out and anxious. Then, on top of all else, I'm getting on a plane tonight and I've been anxious to no end about that all week. I don't fly well; I hate heights. I get vertigo bad, plus continually seeing chaos and horror in my mind.

With the life stress, work stress, earthquake anxiety, plane/height fears, no-sleep complications, and depression/OCD creep, I'm just one big ball of stress and anxiety. I can't help feeling overwhelmed and terrorized. Any ideas for calming down?