Mornings

[Mongea]

Why do the mornings have to be so hard? Will they ever get better?

[Ellishart]

It's just absolutely brutal. About 2 hours before my alarm goes off each morning, I swear that I can feel my body dumping the stress hormones into me. My head gets all dizzy, and I start to panic. Every day. All we can do is keep fighting through. Like Weekes's book says, a bad morning doesn't have to mean a bad day.

[Mongea in reply to Ellishart]

I love Weekes’s book and have applied so much of her insight to my daily life. But, I’m wondering if the mornings ever get better? She implies that if you keep pushing through while honoring the anxiety, your mornings eventually get better. I wonder what the timeline is?!

[Ellishart in reply to Mongea]

I am struggling with this same thing. I have been going to therapy and trying to practice her advice, and honestly, things have felt WORSE lately. Constant dizziness, loads of headaches, and no real peace. I am trying very hard to "accept" these feelings, but it seems like nothing is getting better after about 6 weeks of therapy anyway.

[Mongea in reply to Ellishart]

Do you take any medications?

[Kkimm]

Hi Mongea.

I also find mornings still a bit difficult due to the release of cortisol I think, as I am not stressing about anything just get my one remaining symptom of breathlessness.

I remember that you split your dose and took some the night before to ease the morning and thought you said it did help. Has the help worn off or did it never really help in the first place ? I am interested because I thought of doing that.

Best wishes

Kim

[Mongea in reply to Kkimm]

I think it helps as in the fact that I seem to be able to pull out of the mornings faster and easier. However, it’s still unsettling as I don’t feel like myself when I wake up. Everyone keeps telling me this will pass so I’m trying to be patient, but it’s difficult. I miss waking up feeling peaceful.