Kiss Anxiety Goodbye
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So I want to confront the demon that is ANXIETY...
...Oh but I would!!!
Now, I know anxiety affects everybody in different ways from insomnia to nail biting. It can sometimes be the tiniest niggle in your minds eye or it can take over your entire being resulting in a sea of tears and a bucket of Ben and Jerries!
AND BREATHE!!!
Of late, if I've felt the slightest bit of anxiety, it has affected me in more ways than one, so I'll share my experience with you in the hope that I can find way to deal with my current stresses or you, yours.
Firstly, let's discuss Coffee!
I'd never warmed to it, didn't touch the stuff until about 2 months ago when my housemate, Yvonne (Pie-von), brewed me a hearty cup o' Joe (the decent stuff from M&S I might add) and I became hooked. Little did I realise Caffeine is the world's favourite mood-altering drug!
Don't fret, I'm not trying to deter you from your Starbucks or your Costa but honestly, Coffee is known to show signs of anxiety and other stress relates symptoms in the people that consume it. So with this in mind, I understand that my emotions to some extent have been heightened.
The second part of my story delves a little bit deeper than Coffee...
I suffer from depression and anxiety but I've noticed that my depression since the early stages of this year has dramatically improved. It's down to self help and reminding myself that I have the right to be happy and live my life however I want to. Plus, whenever I wake up, every ornament in my bedroom screams, "BE HAPPY!" so it seems like the best option.
All this aside, I've noticed my anxiety has started to creep in at any given moment and more so than usual. Something completely pedestrian like eating porridge anytime after 9am, sends my mind into a whirlwind of what if's and that then sets me up for a day of being completely on edge about nearly everything. I mean come on, it's only a few oats!
Never have I had trouble sleeping at night either, but recently I lie in bed worrying about an endless list of issues in my head. I don't want it to get worse, but I also can't find an immediate answer... I may as well give up right now, right?
WRONG!!!
I'll say this; anxiety comes in waves and like my Mum say's, "It will not last forever". She's right (Mum's are always right!); we may have bouts of ridiculous stress and worry but being able to confront it and question your thoughts is important.
I'll share a few tricks of my CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) with you that I found helpful...
Is this a practical worry?
and
Can I do something about it?
If the answer to those questions is yes, I figure out the way in which I can achieve it and go for gold!
If the worry is theoretical, so in other words...
"What if my porridge in the morning turns me into a giant oat?"
...It is at this point I say to myself, I cannot do anything about this - it is out of my control and in my case, completely irrational. It's often hard to just forget about a theoretical worry, but doing something that is a healthy distraction can often allow you to let go off the anxiety.
For me that release is often going to the gym (only after 9pm because I have a weird membership) or singing.
My other trick is to not avoid being anxious. I don't not do something for fear of it causing me stress, if anything, I've learnt to embrace those anxieties and harness them. Once I learnt to harness them, I found it easier to be open about my issues because I wanted to conquer them!
It's really difficult; dealing with anxiety in whatever form it takes but, for anyone who has ever had or ever will have a victory in overcoming an anxiety, be it big or small...
In the words of Thumper;
Next time you're feeling anxious, don't give up - be brave!
Lots of love,
Rebecca x
So I want to confront the demon that is ANXIETY...
...Oh but I would!!!Now, I know anxiety affects everybody in different ways from insomnia to nail biting. It can sometimes be the tiniest niggle in your minds eye or it can take over your entire being resulting in a sea of tears and a bucket of Ben and Jerries!
AND BREATHE!!!
Of late, if I've felt the slightest bit of anxiety, it has affected me in more ways than one, so I'll share my experience with you in the hope that I can find way to deal with my current stresses or you, yours.
Firstly, let's discuss Coffee!
I'd never warmed to it, didn't touch the stuff until about 2 months ago when my housemate, Yvonne (Pie-von), brewed me a hearty cup o' Joe (the decent stuff from M&S I might add) and I became hooked. Little did I realise Caffeine is the world's favourite mood-altering drug!
Don't fret, I'm not trying to deter you from your Starbucks or your Costa but honestly, Coffee is known to show signs of anxiety and other stress relates symptoms in the people that consume it. So with this in mind, I understand that my emotions to some extent have been heightened.
The second part of my story delves a little bit deeper than Coffee...
I suffer from depression and anxiety but I've noticed that my depression since the early stages of this year has dramatically improved. It's down to self help and reminding myself that I have the right to be happy and live my life however I want to. Plus, whenever I wake up, every ornament in my bedroom screams, "BE HAPPY!" so it seems like the best option.
All this aside, I've noticed my anxiety has started to creep in at any given moment and more so than usual. Something completely pedestrian like eating porridge anytime after 9am, sends my mind into a whirlwind of what if's and that then sets me up for a day of being completely on edge about nearly everything. I mean come on, it's only a few oats!
Never have I had trouble sleeping at night either, but recently I lie in bed worrying about an endless list of issues in my head. I don't want it to get worse, but I also can't find an immediate answer... I may as well give up right now, right?
WRONG!!!
I'll say this; anxiety comes in waves and like my Mum say's, "It will not last forever". She's right (Mum's are always right!); we may have bouts of ridiculous stress and worry but being able to confront it and question your thoughts is important.
I'll share a few tricks of my CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) with you that I found helpful...
Is this a practical worry?
and
Can I do something about it?
If the answer to those questions is yes, I figure out the way in which I can achieve it and go for gold!
If the worry is theoretical, so in other words...
"What if my porridge in the morning turns me into a giant oat?"
...It is at this point I say to myself, I cannot do anything about this - it is out of my control and in my case, completely irrational. It's often hard to just forget about a theoretical worry, but doing something that is a healthy distraction can often allow you to let go off the anxiety.
For me that release is often going to the gym (only after 9pm because I have a weird membership) or singing.
My other trick is to not avoid being anxious. I don't not do something for fear of it causing me stress, if anything, I've learnt to embrace those anxieties and harness them. Once I learnt to harness them, I found it easier to be open about my issues because I wanted to conquer them!
It's really difficult; dealing with anxiety in whatever form it takes but, for anyone who has ever had or ever will have a victory in overcoming an anxiety, be it big or small...
In the words of Thumper;
Next time you're feeling anxious, don't give up - be brave!
Lots of love,
Rebecca x
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