Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

I have had to deal with these too. Doctors are generally good at figuring out sinus issues, which can be allergy, bacterial infection, or cold virus. They have effective treatments for these. For anxiety attacks, I have had to give up all caffeine, even decaf, sometimes. Sometimes the mental exercise where you anchor yourself (to what is actually around you, the sounds, tastes, what you can see) works, sometimes not. This month I binge-watched The Good Place, which is not a great 'activity' but it helped and it beats more harmful coping 'strategies'. For depression, I am lucky that medication lightens it. Most advice people offer works for bad moods but I have found the recommended actions to be ineffective for combating depression. So, like Dory in Finding Nemo, I just keep swimming, that is, rolling out of bed and following some kind of simple daily routine. I wish you well. Take care of yourself, Samplegirl. And, BTW, your artwork does lift my spirits; thank you for that.