Drew, I have a question that maybe it will sound a strange. Is it normal, during the process of recovery, feeling bad? Like going backwards?
Iām could handle anxiety much better than Iām doing it right now.
I feel more anxious, canāt sleep, very sensible, depressed ā¦. and the list goes.
Iām evaluating myself every single second, being incredibly critical towards my behavior, and get frustrated easily. Is it because Iām now really facing it? And taking away my old crutches? Safety behaviors? And if yes, do I have to pass through all this suffering in order to get better? I hope I made myself clear.
Exaclty what I am doing now. I though that I was recovered, now i feel like i cant handle my symptoms. I had an allergy reaction a month ago and stared panicking a month later which was a couple days ago, now I can't get out of bed. :(
The rest of the words are largely irrelevant. If you are going to put yourself under a microscope all the time, this is going to happen. Look for problems, and you will find them. Your job is to refrain from that. It will feel wrong to not check and scan and evaluate, but you must focus your attention outward to life and the world outside of your own head. How it feels is never the measure of success or failure. Never.ļæ¼
This was really helpful for me to read this morning. I am currently on vacation with my family far away from home in the mountains and I had a lot of uneasiness and dread which of course Iād rather not be feeling on a family vacation but Iām here and I know that Iāll get through the hard moments just like I always have.
I still struggle with negative thinking that triggers my panic and then I let myself get stuck there sometimes. Either way I needed this reminder that what I am doing is good enough and small steps. Thank you, Drew!
Great motivation today Drew. We all need to remember that recovery is done in steps one in front of the other and we DO need to start somewhere. Love you Big Guy
Drew, you are a gem. Just like good parents who motivate their children every morning, you take your time to give us hope, and encouragement without any expectations.
Need this on a Monday . For me my problem is yes I am up and ready every day , itās the next step I struggle with . The getting up and being ready is now ingrained in me , but I need to move this forward . Iām up at 6, wife goes work , I take youngest son to high school , come home , maybe gym , but I still miss the working , the social
Side , but my fear says this is fine , one day it will happen , when itās right to be in work. But fear has me over analysis of what my next job I at for should be , so I remain stuck and highly unsatisfied and anxious
Thanks Drew again. I am getting stuck again and freezing at the point where I have to walk unaided across my pavement, so yesterday I just took my Walker half way and only took 2 steps before I turned round and that is how I will proceed. Your post today seemed to agree with me and I don't feel so stupid now at my plan. Thanks for your daily encouragement.
Thanks. Iām trying. šš»
Drew, I have a question that maybe it will sound a strange. Is it normal, during the process of recovery, feeling bad? Like going backwards?
Iām could handle anxiety much better than Iām doing it right now.
I feel more anxious, canāt sleep, very sensible, depressed ā¦. and the list goes.
Iām evaluating myself every single second, being incredibly critical towards my behavior, and get frustrated easily. Is it because Iām now really facing it? And taking away my old crutches? Safety behaviors? And if yes, do I have to pass through all this suffering in order to get better? I hope I made myself clear.
Iām so confused š, thank you
Exaclty what I am doing now. I though that I was recovered, now i feel like i cant handle my symptoms. I had an allergy reaction a month ago and stared panicking a month later which was a couple days ago, now I can't get out of bed. :(
āIām evaluating myself every second...ā
The rest of the words are largely irrelevant. If you are going to put yourself under a microscope all the time, this is going to happen. Look for problems, and you will find them. Your job is to refrain from that. It will feel wrong to not check and scan and evaluate, but you must focus your attention outward to life and the world outside of your own head. How it feels is never the measure of success or failure. Never.ļæ¼
Understood,thank you, Love always š
This was really helpful for me to read this morning. I am currently on vacation with my family far away from home in the mountains and I had a lot of uneasiness and dread which of course Iād rather not be feeling on a family vacation but Iām here and I know that Iāll get through the hard moments just like I always have.
I still struggle with negative thinking that triggers my panic and then I let myself get stuck there sometimes. Either way I needed this reminder that what I am doing is good enough and small steps. Thank you, Drew!
Great motivation today Drew. We all need to remember that recovery is done in steps one in front of the other and we DO need to start somewhere. Love you Big Guy
We are all at different points in our journey. Letās pat ourselves on our backs for moving forward in any capacity.
Drew, you are a gem. Just like good parents who motivate their children every morning, you take your time to give us hope, and encouragement without any expectations.
You are whatās still good with humanity.
Love you man. š
Need this on a Monday . For me my problem is yes I am up and ready every day , itās the next step I struggle with . The getting up and being ready is now ingrained in me , but I need to move this forward . Iām up at 6, wife goes work , I take youngest son to high school , come home , maybe gym , but I still miss the working , the social
Side , but my fear says this is fine , one day it will happen , when itās right to be in work. But fear has me over analysis of what my next job I at for should be , so I remain stuck and highly unsatisfied and anxious
Thanks Drew again. I am getting stuck again and freezing at the point where I have to walk unaided across my pavement, so yesterday I just took my Walker half way and only took 2 steps before I turned round and that is how I will proceed. Your post today seemed to agree with me and I don't feel so stupid now at my plan. Thanks for your daily encouragement.
Great job on not giving up, Carol. Keep going ššŖ