Lying in bed staring at the ceiling in frustration, the night seems to drag on forever when we have difficulty sleeping. Tossing, turning, getting up, settling back down, nothing seems to work. The more we try to get to sleep it seems the Continue reading “Difficulty Sleeping”
Category: Anxiety
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Anxiety & Real Life Problems
Anxiety caused by external events or real life problems can be hard to deal with, because even when we are able to successfully face and accept the anxious feelings, the circumstances are still there. This is especially true when Continue reading “Anxiety & Real Life Problems”
Good Days and Bad Days
A common struggle for anxiety sufferers during recovery is the seemingly constant cycle between what are felt as good and bad days. To add to the bewilderment, there is Continue reading “Good Days and Bad Days”
Extreme Tiredness or Exhaustion
Anxiety causes extreme tiredness or exhaustion. It is a fatigue that can almost completely immobilize us, and has been described as “a tiredness beyond tiredness”. It seems to weigh heavily on us, and we may feel like we’ve been drugged.
So why is this extreme tiredness or exhaustion so Continue reading “Extreme Tiredness or Exhaustion”
The Anxiety Grief Cycle
The anxiety experience is very much like going through repeated grieving cycles. I remember noticing the familiar patterns with my anxiety. I would experience a significant “episode” and over the next few days go through a very predictable sequence of emotions – an anxiety grief cycle. Naturally I hated each of these emotions, and just wanted to get back to “normal”.
The first of these emotions was Continue reading “The Anxiety Grief Cycle”
Creating Your Own Anxiety
I noticed during my recovery that whenever I had some peace I seemed to almost sabotage it at some point with my thinking. It was almost as if I preferred to be anxious than at peace, and created my own anxiety.
This made no sense to me, and it took me a while to come to grips with it. I did this by Continue reading “Creating Your Own Anxiety”
Anxiety is Just a Big Bully
Anxiety is a very tricky condition. It can bluff us day after day, week after week, year after year. And we fall for it every time. It’s like the school bully that knows exactly what to do or say to cause us to flinch or react, just by bluffing they’re going to do something to us. The fear of what the bully might do to us, and our reaction, is what keeps them tormenting us. So it is with anxiety. Continue reading “Anxiety is Just a Big Bully”