I do life while anxious, but I still want to say but....😆 Can you say I darn well do it while anxious...but I still don't like it....or don't prefer it...or is that resistance too? (Oh wow having a dream ja vu as I write this, weird) I think it's still resistance.....hummm.......
Thank you Drew! I’ve been living while anxious, doing well. Your posts are invaluable reminders! Thank you for staying in the trenches with us all. When you feel good - it’s easy to want to move on.
I know most of my struggle with anxiety has been the subtle things that were rooted so deep in me. I thank God I found someone that is helping me peel my onion. Drew you have a gift of reading between the lines. Thank you but verses while is another layer
I think this is a fantastic post. Really nails what is SO important. Thank you.
But...sorry. There is a but (for me, so I am only talking from my point of view, my experience and my knowledge, it doesn't have to be agreed with by you or anyone, just my own expression) and so to quote you: 'If you want it to stop, you must accept that it may never stop and that you can handle it if that were to be the case.'. There, that bit: 'you must accept it may never stop' is like predicting doomsday to some and is not helpful. I get why you say it, to show anxiety CAN be handled but not everyone looks at it that way. Not everyone would be able to accept it may never stop and be able to handle/tolerate that thought. In fact, it could steer some people into mental images of cliff edges. And the 'must' part is commanding in language. Maybe that part deserves a rewrite.
Anxiety is not 'special' as you are fond of saying but people are. I know you can be 'hard' in your approach and it is needed but a softer outline doesn't indicate weakness towards anxiety disorders and recovery, just a way to encompass all.
I do life while anxious, but I still want to say but....😆 Can you say I darn well do it while anxious...but I still don't like it....or don't prefer it...or is that resistance too? (Oh wow having a dream ja vu as I write this, weird) I think it's still resistance.....hummm.......
Thank you Drew! I’ve been living while anxious, doing well. Your posts are invaluable reminders! Thank you for staying in the trenches with us all. When you feel good - it’s easy to want to move on.
I know most of my struggle with anxiety has been the subtle things that were rooted so deep in me. I thank God I found someone that is helping me peel my onion. Drew you have a gift of reading between the lines. Thank you but verses while is another layer
I think this is a fantastic post. Really nails what is SO important. Thank you.
But...sorry. There is a but (for me, so I am only talking from my point of view, my experience and my knowledge, it doesn't have to be agreed with by you or anyone, just my own expression) and so to quote you: 'If you want it to stop, you must accept that it may never stop and that you can handle it if that were to be the case.'. There, that bit: 'you must accept it may never stop' is like predicting doomsday to some and is not helpful. I get why you say it, to show anxiety CAN be handled but not everyone looks at it that way. Not everyone would be able to accept it may never stop and be able to handle/tolerate that thought. In fact, it could steer some people into mental images of cliff edges. And the 'must' part is commanding in language. Maybe that part deserves a rewrite.
Anxiety is not 'special' as you are fond of saying but people are. I know you can be 'hard' in your approach and it is needed but a softer outline doesn't indicate weakness towards anxiety disorders and recovery, just a way to encompass all.
Rant over :-)
This is a valuable one - lots of subtle but important reminders around the essential, core principles of recovery (primary and secondary outcomes)👍🏼