This is so vulnerable; thank you for sharing. It sounds like a funny story on the surface, but many of us can understand the frantic desperation that was underneath this behavior.
Again another story I sadly relate to , even more so for the last two years of my life . It does give some comfort to know I’m not the only crazy person
Thank you so much for this story. I have to be alone several times a week for a good part of the day and I pace and fidget and mostly dwell in my physical symptoms feeling so afraid I will fall over from them. I read your posts to give me hope. I can do this. I need to let go and just live afraid and dizzy or not. You are an inspiration!
One of the best things that ever happened to me was to read The Anxious Truth EP 102: Fear of going insane or crazy. It was also the most scary. I was so afraid of letting go. I’ve never heard of dealing with this fear by giving into it. I’ve battled it for 40 years and it still wouldn’t go away. All the self help books and all the advice from therapists who have never experienced this fear. The fear won time and time again. Finally someone who’s been through it helped me by one pod cast. Some one who had the courage to share their raw and brutally honest story. It gave me the courage to do the work and recover. Drew you rock man! God bless you brother!👍
Really appreciate you sharing this Drew, sometimes my anxiety makes me think the most ridiculous things and then I get anxious that I’m going crazy because I have such bizarre thoughts so sharing this was soooo helpful!!!!
Thats a impressive story, Drew. Tragic and funny. I really wonder, how did you get out of this extreme fear and tension by yourself?
In this state, i always think i have to be hospitalized AGAIN. Went there several times because i felt i cannot take care of myself anymore. The time in the hospital never helped. Now i am again in this state, always about to call there, go there, feel like a big fail - how to break this cycle? When i am too exhausted to keep going with my daily work/ life?
Is it allowed to take a break ( like a week off and go to a safe place/ visit family) or is this also avoidance?
You don't need permission to take a break. Life is work, breaks, and everything in between. It's all allowed.
"I think". "I felt".
How did I get out of this cycle? I stopped acting like it "felt" and based on what I "thought", because what it felt like and what I was thinking was tragically incorrect and laced with distortion all the damn time.
This is so vulnerable; thank you for sharing. It sounds like a funny story on the surface, but many of us can understand the frantic desperation that was underneath this behavior.
Again another story I sadly relate to , even more so for the last two years of my life . It does give some comfort to know I’m not the only crazy person
Thank you for your vulnerability Drew! Love this!
Thank you so much for this story. I have to be alone several times a week for a good part of the day and I pace and fidget and mostly dwell in my physical symptoms feeling so afraid I will fall over from them. I read your posts to give me hope. I can do this. I need to let go and just live afraid and dizzy or not. You are an inspiration!
One of the best things that ever happened to me was to read The Anxious Truth EP 102: Fear of going insane or crazy. It was also the most scary. I was so afraid of letting go. I’ve never heard of dealing with this fear by giving into it. I’ve battled it for 40 years and it still wouldn’t go away. All the self help books and all the advice from therapists who have never experienced this fear. The fear won time and time again. Finally someone who’s been through it helped me by one pod cast. Some one who had the courage to share their raw and brutally honest story. It gave me the courage to do the work and recover. Drew you rock man! God bless you brother!👍
You're welcome my friend. :-)
Thank you for sharing your story Drew. I have always been comfortable being alone with anxiety. Love you Big Guy
Wow. This really hit home. I literally have been there. Thank you for sharing. So grateful for you Drew.
Really appreciate you sharing this Drew, sometimes my anxiety makes me think the most ridiculous things and then I get anxious that I’m going crazy because I have such bizarre thoughts so sharing this was soooo helpful!!!!
Thats a impressive story, Drew. Tragic and funny. I really wonder, how did you get out of this extreme fear and tension by yourself?
In this state, i always think i have to be hospitalized AGAIN. Went there several times because i felt i cannot take care of myself anymore. The time in the hospital never helped. Now i am again in this state, always about to call there, go there, feel like a big fail - how to break this cycle? When i am too exhausted to keep going with my daily work/ life?
Is it allowed to take a break ( like a week off and go to a safe place/ visit family) or is this also avoidance?
You don't need permission to take a break. Life is work, breaks, and everything in between. It's all allowed.
"I think". "I felt".
How did I get out of this cycle? I stopped acting like it "felt" and based on what I "thought", because what it felt like and what I was thinking was tragically incorrect and laced with distortion all the damn time.