Loved it!! Especially the part about not being able to drop everything at once!! Probably my biggest drawback is that I want to implement everything all at once!!
Keep reminding myself that a step forward is good!!
I'm a little confused by the notion of combining coping with surrender (with panic) or acknowledgment (with intrusive thoughts). It is something I've been thinking about. I tend to overthink, as many of us do, and also to feel I must *follow the steps/principles EXACTLY as stated* or I'm wasting my time and will have another failure on my hands. This is why I like the simplicity of "surrender, letting go, "I don't care."
I’m struggling especially today with the surrender because deep down I am scared of the feeling of anxiety..it sucks. As I was driving to pick up my child the bodily sensations were so uncomfortable but I kept driving I did the belly breathing, telling myself if it happens it happens, and the progressive muscle relaxation. I did not call my safe person I made it to my child’s school and home and the anxiety level decreased bit by bit as soon as I had my child in the car because I shifted my focus to being present with my child and not on me. so I guess I am starting to ruminate and feel sorry for myself that the anxiety came up strong in the moment 🤦🏻♀️😂.
Ty for this... makes me realize to accept more.. That constantly battling it... For me I'm also realizing that I'm throwing more wood on the Fire ...by trying to fight it off.
Same! When I notice my scary what if thoughts I have gotten in the routine of lane it as “thinking, I will Handle it in the moment “ and I go back to what I’m doing. But I’m wondering what Drew would say about me doing that. I feel like I may be approaching it wrong?
Such a great reminder! I was consciously doing several things every time I left my house: making sure I had my phone, water, one Xanax, and the awareness of someone whom I knew that was home, in case I panicked and needed to call them. Only several weeks ago, I began to forget to bring my Xanax, and when I remembered, I was okay with it. The safety behavior started to fade--kind of without me consciously trying to make it fade, but rather, as a byproduct of all of the work I've been doing for SOOOOOOO long. That's when I knew I had turned a corner! It was ONLY because of my daily repetition and consistency over the last 11 months that this happened. I finally am starting to believe that the world is not as unsafe as I thought it was... Thanks Drew and Claire!
This is me. I wish I could figure out how to do this with health anxiety , I can surrender more whilst driving or in other situations but I really can’t decide which thoughts to respond to which to let pass by with health and even when I’m doing well it just crashes back down just as you describe because I’m thinking I’m sure ending and I’m not I guess but can’t figure it out.
A super important & essential reminder of how we can so often cheat on ourselves, even if it’s listening to one of Drew’s The Anxious Morning episodes to talk my anxiety symptoms down at key panic times (yep, guilty). A timely if not uncomfortable wake-up message, thanks Drew, err I think😆
Loved it!! Especially the part about not being able to drop everything at once!! Probably my biggest drawback is that I want to implement everything all at once!!
Keep reminding myself that a step forward is good!!
Thanks!!
I have to remember this too!!! I wanna be all better and back to normal now! 🤦🏻♀️😂
I'm a little confused by the notion of combining coping with surrender (with panic) or acknowledgment (with intrusive thoughts). It is something I've been thinking about. I tend to overthink, as many of us do, and also to feel I must *follow the steps/principles EXACTLY as stated* or I'm wasting my time and will have another failure on my hands. This is why I like the simplicity of "surrender, letting go, "I don't care."
I’m struggling especially today with the surrender because deep down I am scared of the feeling of anxiety..it sucks. As I was driving to pick up my child the bodily sensations were so uncomfortable but I kept driving I did the belly breathing, telling myself if it happens it happens, and the progressive muscle relaxation. I did not call my safe person I made it to my child’s school and home and the anxiety level decreased bit by bit as soon as I had my child in the car because I shifted my focus to being present with my child and not on me. so I guess I am starting to ruminate and feel sorry for myself that the anxiety came up strong in the moment 🤦🏻♀️😂.
*labeling it as
Ty for this... makes me realize to accept more.. That constantly battling it... For me I'm also realizing that I'm throwing more wood on the Fire ...by trying to fight it off.
Same! When I notice my scary what if thoughts I have gotten in the routine of lane it as “thinking, I will Handle it in the moment “ and I go back to what I’m doing. But I’m wondering what Drew would say about me doing that. I feel like I may be approaching it wrong?
Such a great reminder! I was consciously doing several things every time I left my house: making sure I had my phone, water, one Xanax, and the awareness of someone whom I knew that was home, in case I panicked and needed to call them. Only several weeks ago, I began to forget to bring my Xanax, and when I remembered, I was okay with it. The safety behavior started to fade--kind of without me consciously trying to make it fade, but rather, as a byproduct of all of the work I've been doing for SOOOOOOO long. That's when I knew I had turned a corner! It was ONLY because of my daily repetition and consistency over the last 11 months that this happened. I finally am starting to believe that the world is not as unsafe as I thought it was... Thanks Drew and Claire!
This is me. I wish I could figure out how to do this with health anxiety , I can surrender more whilst driving or in other situations but I really can’t decide which thoughts to respond to which to let pass by with health and even when I’m doing well it just crashes back down just as you describe because I’m thinking I’m sure ending and I’m not I guess but can’t figure it out.
Surrender…💜.
A super important & essential reminder of how we can so often cheat on ourselves, even if it’s listening to one of Drew’s The Anxious Morning episodes to talk my anxiety symptoms down at key panic times (yep, guilty). A timely if not uncomfortable wake-up message, thanks Drew, err I think😆