My partner's been climbing hills - I'm lucky if I can climb the stairs.

My new car rocks. Unfortunately, my hip still doesn't roll, or not very smoothly. This means I can't get any very convincing exercise. I've been trying to go for walks as much as possible to try and keep it mobile but I can only really walk on the flat and not very quickly at that.

Although, I have probably walked about 12 miles this week, I have put my exercise as only 0.5 hours as I haven't really had any exercise that significantly raised my heart rate. Not that I'm saying walking isn't good for you, it's just I'm used to fairly intense exercise. My partner has been out climbing hills: I'm lucky if I can climb the stairs. Still it's not the best weather for hillwalking anyway, a bit too cold a misty for my liking, so the dodgy hip is a good excuse to stay in warm with my big fluffy blanket.

I dread getting colds and injuries that mean I can't exercise. A few days off for a cold i can cope with but anything more than 4 days and I start tossing and turning all night and getting more and more anxious, not to mention feeling stodgy. Still at least the intrusive thoughts have died back down to a low background level from what they were a few weeks ago.

It turns out, having been to the doctor that I have bursitis. This is some kind of inflammation round the hip joint and it means that I'm supposed to rest my hip altogether, so not even anymore walking for a week. This is going to be quite a challenge to cope with.

Still the midweek football result was very heartening, as Hibs not only beat Rangers to stay in the cup but also put seven past Livingston, well worth sitting in the freezing cold for. (In previous seasons being a Hibs supporter has been one of the more depressing aspects of life at times!)

I also went to a gig this week. Friends of mine who are in a band were playing, so a lot of people i know were there. It was nice to get a catch up.

Week commencing 06/02/06

Medication: Lots of cups of Roman Chamomile
Exercise: 0.5 hrs
Alcohol: 9
Anxiety: Medium
Anxiety Level (0-10): 2.5
Number of Panic Attacks: 3
Severity of Panic Attack (0-5): 1
Depression: I'm just tense.
Depression Level (0-5):1
Mania: Very slightly up at times
Mania Level (0-5): 1

Summary

A more stressed week because I can't get any exercise and it's driving me mad, hopefully not literally though. It's making me tense and anxious and I'm not sleeping as well as I usually do.