to nurseboy...i know all about those negative thoughts. They plagued me through the weekend but I am replacing them with positive ones. I stood on my back porch and thanked God for all I am and all I can be. The garden is really helpful...it allows time for mindful meditation. I read Meditation for dummies...very helpful techniques for stopping the cycle of negativity in our lives.
Hi Windigo! It was great to get a response from both you and Stella. The greenhouse is pretty cool. The oxygen they give off in there is so great...I have been keeping busy but still have that nasty fear thing rear it's ugly head from time to time. I believe we all can get passed it in time with this program and the support and a lot of work.
Take care of you,
Rose
Thanks for the welcome and all of the wonderful insights. My friends tell me to pace myself also. I was involved in a car crash in Aug. 2003 that left me with a multiple fractured pelvis and this after my dear mother passed away just 2 months before. That is when the fear and panic started. I was blessed with a miraculously quick and full recovery but the fear is still there. I have no doubt that I can get through this and I believe this program is going to provide me with the tools to do it.
Take care of yourself
Rose
Hello rose and Stella - I'm relatively new here too! You both have very positive ways of dealing with your anxieties - slowly but surely I'm starting to face up to all these rotten physical symptoms and every now and then a little light bulb comes on and I realise that with time and effort on my part, looking after my mind and my body, this can all be overcome!!
rose - your garden sounds fascinating!!!!!
Take care,
Wendy xx
Hi Rose.
Welcome to the group. This is a place acceptance and compassion. I just joined about a week ago and am so inspired by others who have gone and/or are going through the same thing I am.
Are you doing the 12 week program as well? I have found it to be incredibly helpful. I am usually a person who is freaked out by the physical symptoms. I find tracking my attacks through the panic forms and anxious thoughts forms is quite helpful. Rather than thinking all of those 'crazy' thoughts, I focus on the cycle in a more 'logical' way...the process rather than the fear I guess. The first few days of this new approach were difficult and actually led to further anxiety. After that though, I looked at it as an opportunity to truly recognize how I play a part in the cycle and that I can have power over it.
Things like normal sympathetic nervous system reponses and exercise have less of an effect on triggering panic for me now. I had a little epiphany this week while I was carrying heavy objects up a couple of flights of stairs. My body is healthy and I am thankful that it responds to physical work appropriately. From that, I realized that I am in need of more exercise to help release some of that anxious energy I have been carrying around. When I made the connection between my mind and a healthy body it was quite grounding. I hope that made sense.
I would suggest that you pay attention to your own cycle and body. Be kind to yourself and take breaks when necessary. Perhaps working through an attack is the way to go for you. Just make sure that you listen to the 'normal' physiological responses as well. Even healthy minds and bodies need breaks as well.
I am excited that I found my way here and glad that you have joined us.
Have a peaceful day.
k
I am new to this group and recently I have been in the midst of moving from one home to a more serene one. I find that my new resolve to just keep going no matter how faint I feel or how hard my heart pounds has begun to help me. I just keep plugging away at painting and tending my hyproponic greenhouse. Living in a rainforest in Maui helps enormously.
