Fantastic… this has really given me food for thought! I’d randomly observed in my own behaviours over the past year the commonalities between my anxiety and excitement, but sort of dismissed it as my own imagination. Hearing this from Drew has confirmed there’s possibly something in it, so I look forward to doing some experimenting of my own in terms of ‘re-appraising’ anxiety in certain of my stress-triggered moments… you just never know😊
Anyone who has had the pre "romantic" jitters knows what this is all about, lol. If by chance your eyes are on this Drew, could you please consider doing an episode on dissociation/disrealization/dispersonalization (andy dis's really). I'm interested, and wondering if your audience would also be interested, in knowing what these are and feel like, and how one goes from anxiety into them. Thanks for all you do and best wishes. Bryce K from Pittsburgh
Yes, this is exactly where I am now. I'm two days out from a transatlantic journey that I have been dreading (anticipatory anxiety) for many months. And I've been quite sad that I'm spending all this time and money on a trip that should be something wonderful, something to get excited about, except my agoraphobic projections have been putting a dampener on it.
More recently, though, I have been working through my disordered thoughts with a CBT-oriented therapist (and your wonderful materials, too, Drew) and now that it is closer, I am feeling very much both nervous and excited, and realising perhaps I can use that to my advantage. Perhaps I can lean into the excitement and finally feel good about this trip
Fantastic… this has really given me food for thought! I’d randomly observed in my own behaviours over the past year the commonalities between my anxiety and excitement, but sort of dismissed it as my own imagination. Hearing this from Drew has confirmed there’s possibly something in it, so I look forward to doing some experimenting of my own in terms of ‘re-appraising’ anxiety in certain of my stress-triggered moments… you just never know😊
Anyone who has had the pre "romantic" jitters knows what this is all about, lol. If by chance your eyes are on this Drew, could you please consider doing an episode on dissociation/disrealization/dispersonalization (andy dis's really). I'm interested, and wondering if your audience would also be interested, in knowing what these are and feel like, and how one goes from anxiety into them. Thanks for all you do and best wishes. Bryce K from Pittsburgh
I think Claire Weekes made this association with excitement and anxiety too.
Yes, this is exactly where I am now. I'm two days out from a transatlantic journey that I have been dreading (anticipatory anxiety) for many months. And I've been quite sad that I'm spending all this time and money on a trip that should be something wonderful, something to get excited about, except my agoraphobic projections have been putting a dampener on it.
More recently, though, I have been working through my disordered thoughts with a CBT-oriented therapist (and your wonderful materials, too, Drew) and now that it is closer, I am feeling very much both nervous and excited, and realising perhaps I can use that to my advantage. Perhaps I can lean into the excitement and finally feel good about this trip