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”
Tag: Anxiety
The fight-or-flight reaction to thoughts or situations that results in the release of stress hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol. When the anxiety reaction becomes excessive, inappropriate for the situation, or carries on when the situation is resolved, then this leads to a chronic condition known as the anxiety state.
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”
Facing Anxiety
Here is a piece I wrote a few years ago during my recovery journey on “facing” the anxiety. It was a situation where I gained a deep, deep insight into what the act of facing was all about. Hopefully, it helps to illustrate what “facing” looks like from the inside. Continue reading “Facing 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”
Recovery from Anxiety
Recovery from anxiety and anxious suffering is everything you hope for, and more. As someone who suffered for decades with anxiety, dreaming of finding a way to recover from that state, I can say that full recovery has greatly exceeded my dreams and expectations. Continue reading “Recovery from Anxiety”