Just reading 30+ posts and they are all cries for help and about how terrible everyone is doing. Anybody want to try a challenge and write down something posiitve and/or something they are grateful for? Not only will it help YOU it will also help everyone else as all this negative stuff is actually getting me down and i may have to stop reading this forum. I offer so much positive encouragement to so many people and all i see is the same ol' same ol' in return. So.........
I am grateful for my 100 % return of vision after my major eye surgery to remove a cataract. I love the fact that i can now see only one of everything (instead of 3).
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I do agree with you about the content of the majority of posts in the anxiety community.
I understand that a lot of the posts are written when the person is either having a panic attack, feeling very frightened etc etc, however, it would be nice for those same people to maybe post again and explain their situation and what's happened since their post, how they overcame it etc. This would not only be beneficial to others that are suffering, but would also be a positive and encouraging step in the right direction.
Totally I agree they are coming from great fear and worry but yes it would be great to hear progress and success from techniques they have tried etc. It would also offer hope to others in the same boat.
I am grateful to be about to eat a delicious dinner with my husband and kids.
It's all about gratefulness - no room for anxiety when your are feeling grateful for the good you have in your life. 💕
Oh, Vbee
You are one of the best people this venue could ever have. It is going on noon where I am, and even though we had a bit of minor crisis here, my anxiety did not rise or interfere with what had to be done. It takes a long time for some of us to finally figure out, with help, how good our lives can actually be.
And I have learned how not to get burned out or depressed when I see the 30 -40 troubled emails each day. That would help no one, even me, because I would be tempted to simply leave the venue. I simply cannot reply to many of them, and try to concentrate on ones I recognize who have struggled and worked and tried their best to work with their doctors, or are really on the edge, and that I think I might be able to offer something that day. Wish more members of the venue would help with replies to the many posts. I know you all are out there, and are intelligent caring people who could make a difference.
It's so important to take responsibility for one's own recovery along with the help of medics and therapists of course. The emphasis should be on exploring self help techniques and finding what is most helpful for you. As you know I support the Acceptance method of Claire Weekes and togetherwith minimal medication I feel fine 95% of the time. With me the anxiety is an inherited thing so I will never be without it completely. I thank the day I found the first Claire Weekes book back in 1974, it has made such a positive difference to my life. Oh, and green tea, a cup really does help to keep cortisol levels under control when they're at their peak first thing in the morning, too much cortisol swishing around in your system is often the reason anxiety is at its worse on waking.
We should all remember that there will be anxiety-free days ahead and these happy days will outnumber the bad days.
Vbee you are right, everybody should spend more time discussing the progress they are making, no matter how small, than repeating bad symptoms over and over again. Spell out your symptoms certainly but move the focus towards what you're doing to help your recovery. Glad the cataract op went well, Vbee, the miracles of modern science.
I too am a fan of Claire Weeks books which I am so glad I discovered over 30 years ago.... they have been my bible ever since. Even though I probably know them word for word, I still go back to them if my anxiety rears it's ugly head!!
In my opinion, no amount of medication or therapies will help you if you can't, or won't help yourself by trying to understand your illness. When you understand how anxiety affects you, mind and body, you then need to accept it and then try and manage it.
Word of encouragement to me I think coming closer to God is another step to defit all this problem and when u have family and friend that loves u, u need to be happy for them and focus on the positive and everything will be back to normal it not easy but try when you try everyday u will eventually reach success.
I have been replying to a lot of posts with trying to be positive as much as possible. I am not scared to admit I got some positivity back with the aid of medications and therapy. I am happy I can now enjoy some aspects of life again, I like to eat again and I can play with my kids again after being confined to one chair in my house due to anxiety. I am accepting some of my remaining symptoms and this seems to help. Positivity helps 100 percent.
I’m grateful for modern resources available to us like never before. Books, pod casts, forums, youtube videos, 12 step recovery programs are some of the resources I use to find experience, strength and hope toward recovery.
Along with exercise and diet, these are all things that we can can administer to ourselves for free without side effects.
I understand that meds are necessary but it is also true that we live in a society that is conditioned to look for the magic pill so that we can mindlessly continue un healthy behaviors and negative attitudes. It is not easy but we have to give ourselves the best chance to win and participate with the other treatments we administer.
Well it is really a tough time for me but today I am greatful for having a family and even though it's difficult for me opening up with them about things they are there and they love me so I try to remember this in difficult moments..
I m also greatful for the therapy and help i received because today just for one minute i said i can cope with what is going to happen the next minute ( in my case a conversation which caused me a lot of anxiety and worry). I May not know how to cope with this awful time of my life but i decided to cope and deal with just one difficult emotion and i m greatful for the people who helped me achieving that..
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