Going through lession 1
Can anyone explain why the fact that a person with the history of Alcoholism in the family or Nervousness in family etc etc etc ..how this develops in time and becomes Anxiety?
For me right now I know I've developed and became an Obsessive thinker. Heck something get into my mind, it never leaves.
A lot like my in-laws when they come to visit.lol ( Got to put some humor in my life )
Thats another question I have, beside breathing, (and thats a wonderful tool) what else can I do to remove the obsessive thought in my mind. What tool can I apply to distract the thought that beginning to cause my anxiety
Thank you to all who answers
People suffering from chronic anxiety often complain of
We don't have control over the initial thought that comes in, but we do have control over the subsequent thoughts. It's creating the new habit of Thought Stoppage. Calm Breath and then shifting your attention to something you are doing in the present moment. Getting busy and keeping your mind on what you are doing.
Use the above exercise as often as you need to. You can never use it too often.
Use the above exercise as often as you need to. You can never use it too often.
"Life is not about comfort. It is about living." Dr. Howard Liebgold
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Laura'sJoyIsComingBack
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Hello Superman: Congratulations for taking this step. I'm relatively new to the Program too (I'm beginning Week 5) and can only tell that it is already making a positive impact on my stress/anxiety. Follow the Program, be diligent and kind to youself through the lessons and you'll amaze yourself at what you learn and how quickly you can begin to change your thoughts. Just do the Program. Each week in the order the lessons are given. I take extra time to do the Relaxation Tape and that's been a major source of peace for me. It also allows me to "chill out" and take care of me. My sleep is already improving and I'm able to handle things better already. I say - just be kind to yourself and let this Program do what it can for you. You'll find all kinds of answers here. Laura
Hi Superman:
I can explain my understanding of the manifestation of negativity in a childhood:
1. negative enviroment creates negative thoughts, feelings etc. if you are in an alcoholism situation generally there is anger present (most times the people who raise you deal with this disorder in their own way and this is how you grow up and know how to behave)
2. Over time the negative thoughts snowball into a bad habit, everything becomes worst case scenario, catastrophic, and eventually these thoughts can become obsessions. When you have a negative thought you have a natural reaction in your body- adrenaline is released and stress response is started (if you let it, this phase can go into a panic attack).. overtime negative thinking creates body symptoms and obsessing, its a bad habit- its a bad behavioural habit-
3. Anxiety is created when you have these thoughts by what ifing and overthinking, again when you have these thoughts you get a body response and overtime it all becomes a cycle- negative thoughts- negative body response- whatifing- more body responses- etc.. eventually you will feel hopeless because your thoughts only consist of negatives, worst case scenarios, body symtoms etc.. sleep and eating is affected and you have depression.. in order to come out of it you have to reverse the above cycle- sounds easy eh? LOL>> ya right! hard as anything but has and can be done
I hope that answers your questions as that is my understanding.. its quite a cycle! I am far from recovery and go back and forth in my feelings all the time but the program has been god sent in easing the pressure and showing us the way.. I hope we can all conquer this-
Best wish on your journey!
Feel free to PM if necessary..
I can explain my understanding of the manifestation of negativity in a childhood:
1. negative enviroment creates negative thoughts, feelings etc. if you are in an alcoholism situation generally there is anger present (most times the people who raise you deal with this disorder in their own way and this is how you grow up and know how to behave)
2. Over time the negative thoughts snowball into a bad habit, everything becomes worst case scenario, catastrophic, and eventually these thoughts can become obsessions. When you have a negative thought you have a natural reaction in your body- adrenaline is released and stress response is started (if you let it, this phase can go into a panic attack).. overtime negative thinking creates body symptoms and obsessing, its a bad habit- its a bad behavioural habit-
3. Anxiety is created when you have these thoughts by what ifing and overthinking, again when you have these thoughts you get a body response and overtime it all becomes a cycle- negative thoughts- negative body response- whatifing- more body responses- etc.. eventually you will feel hopeless because your thoughts only consist of negatives, worst case scenarios, body symtoms etc.. sleep and eating is affected and you have depression.. in order to come out of it you have to reverse the above cycle- sounds easy eh? LOL>> ya right! hard as anything but has and can be done
I hope that answers your questions as that is my understanding.. its quite a cycle! I am far from recovery and go back and forth in my feelings all the time but the program has been god sent in easing the pressure and showing us the way.. I hope we can all conquer this-
Best wish on your journey!
Feel free to PM if necessary..
sorry for the many extras- but I keep remembering things as I reread your post- I suffer from mild OCD and one thing that has REALLY helped me forget the thought that comes along is tell myself that by obsessing and stressing my body over this silly thought just isnt worth it and by obsessing im losing my present momment which is what life is about- why waste time worrying? life is too short- if you died tomorrow would you be content knowing you spent your today worrying? that question always stops those thoughts and lets me refocus on the present momment.. Lucinda's book from Panic to Power is a great resource for this.
Just a trick thats helped me immensley!
Just a trick thats helped me immensley!
Thank you all for the advise.
I never thought of writing things down, and most important giving myself permission to worry about it later.
This is kind of stupid, but I work out at the gym, and every once and a while I get myself on a diet, being bulking or leaning, but what comes to mind and where the panic starts is when I see my body change... example when I lean down, I'm constant in front of a mirror or on the scale making sure I didn't lose too much... I guess I'm pretty hard on myself.
what other advise can you give me so that i can finally convince myself that my body looks isn't the only thing thats important to me.
My arguement to myself is... ( I have a daughter and when I start freaking out because of the body change, I tell myself... Steven your daughter isn't going to love you any lesser if your arms size shrink a little ) and that helps for a little while till I hit the gym and as soon as someone says... have you lost some weight there I go...
Silly of me right..
hoping this program can finally help me on some of my obsessive thinking
Once again thank you for your advise
Maggie I think I'll pick up that book.. Panic to Power it sound really interesting
Steven
I never thought of writing things down, and most important giving myself permission to worry about it later.
This is kind of stupid, but I work out at the gym, and every once and a while I get myself on a diet, being bulking or leaning, but what comes to mind and where the panic starts is when I see my body change... example when I lean down, I'm constant in front of a mirror or on the scale making sure I didn't lose too much... I guess I'm pretty hard on myself.
what other advise can you give me so that i can finally convince myself that my body looks isn't the only thing thats important to me.
My arguement to myself is... ( I have a daughter and when I start freaking out because of the body change, I tell myself... Steven your daughter isn't going to love you any lesser if your arms size shrink a little ) and that helps for a little while till I hit the gym and as soon as someone says... have you lost some weight there I go...
Silly of me right..
hoping this program can finally help me on some of my obsessive thinking
Once again thank you for your advise
Maggie I think I'll pick up that book.. Panic to Power it sound really interesting
Steven