I so wish this podcast would have been available 40 years ago. That is when my anxiety began and there was no one that could ever ever come to understand .............Thank you Drew.....I so missed out on so much of living life and running from anxiety........but I sure got to know all about me..............and I like who I am.....all of us are ;warriors of this ;hard to explain life of anxiety.
I can relate to the feeling and choice of being "cemented" in busyness. It's a choice that I make to avoid doing the things I really want to do to feel alive. Sadly I make excuses as to why I can't do the things that recharge my batteries like reading, exercising, spending time with friends. You mentioned doing normal things at a normal pace, I struggle to slow down or even sit and open my book. One rule I've learned is motivation comes after action. Once I sit myself down, open my book and read the first few pages I remember that it's my choice and I'm in control. I can rest and relax I just need to act first to achieve that state.
One step I can take is being purposeful and blocking time out to enjoy these activities. Make it a habit to read 30 minutes a day, ride my bike before I head out to work, or go to the driving range and work on my swing.
This is totally me. I just can’t stay still. It’s difficult to tell the difference between living ( I do make important work at home and in my profesional field and enjoyed them) but then, when I’m done, I have this compulsion to keep doing things: reading, gym, studying, more cleaning, activities with the children and more... I’m sure this is not living! But how can I stop? If my threat response is telling me to keep moving? I know for sure this is an avoidance mechanism! Exhausting! And of course anxious busyness.
The best part is that I have everything clear and to be honest I have to stop procrastinating my own recovery and learn to live and not to survive.
when I was anxiety ridden, I was running from my anxiety constantly. This including constantly moving physically while trying to escape all of my scary thoughts of suicide and my physical dizziness that was constantly with me. The more I cleaned my house at all hours of the night and day the more intense my symptoms became...........Thru all of this reading and practicing I am now living life............It took mannnnny years.......but so grateful;
I so wish this podcast would have been available 40 years ago. That is when my anxiety began and there was no one that could ever ever come to understand .............Thank you Drew.....I so missed out on so much of living life and running from anxiety........but I sure got to know all about me..............and I like who I am.....all of us are ;warriors of this ;hard to explain life of anxiety.
I can relate to the feeling and choice of being "cemented" in busyness. It's a choice that I make to avoid doing the things I really want to do to feel alive. Sadly I make excuses as to why I can't do the things that recharge my batteries like reading, exercising, spending time with friends. You mentioned doing normal things at a normal pace, I struggle to slow down or even sit and open my book. One rule I've learned is motivation comes after action. Once I sit myself down, open my book and read the first few pages I remember that it's my choice and I'm in control. I can rest and relax I just need to act first to achieve that state.
One step I can take is being purposeful and blocking time out to enjoy these activities. Make it a habit to read 30 minutes a day, ride my bike before I head out to work, or go to the driving range and work on my swing.
This is totally me. I just can’t stay still. It’s difficult to tell the difference between living ( I do make important work at home and in my profesional field and enjoyed them) but then, when I’m done, I have this compulsion to keep doing things: reading, gym, studying, more cleaning, activities with the children and more... I’m sure this is not living! But how can I stop? If my threat response is telling me to keep moving? I know for sure this is an avoidance mechanism! Exhausting! And of course anxious busyness.
The best part is that I have everything clear and to be honest I have to stop procrastinating my own recovery and learn to live and not to survive.
Thank you Drew!!! 🙏🏻✨
when I was anxiety ridden, I was running from my anxiety constantly. This including constantly moving physically while trying to escape all of my scary thoughts of suicide and my physical dizziness that was constantly with me. The more I cleaned my house at all hours of the night and day the more intense my symptoms became...........Thru all of this reading and practicing I am now living life............It took mannnnny years.......but so grateful;