Shannon's Journal Discussion Thread, Vol. 5

[Shannon]

@Shannon

I’ve noticed on my 3 days off of OF that I have noticed significant anger, stress and frustration (also have noticed I’ve been biting my nails excessively during this time off). I will be starting the 4th cycle today.

What exactly does anger, stress and frustration mean during this time off- and are they along with my nail biting habit (which I’ve been doing for as long as I remember maybe since I was 5-6 years old) rooted in a fear or fears of some sort?

Anger is going to be one of two things usually.  Either you are removing the fear that prevented you from expressing anger that you were afraid to express, or you have some part of you that is angry that it cannot stop the subliminal from achieving its goals.

Based on the stress, nail-biting and frustration, it may be the latter, or you may just be dealing with a lot of fear being processed right now.  Stress can definitely result from fear, and nail biting is always a response to fear.

On which of your days off does the anger, stress, frustration, etc. become prominent?