01-27-2013, 05:21 PM
So stage 4 continues to be pretty rough. Been noticing a lot of anxiety coming up. A few notes for myself on my anxiety. I notice I get out of control searching for whats wrong with me and how to fix myself.
* There is nothing wrong with me - Its not some bizzare illness, its not bipolar, its not this or that. Its just anxiety and it will pass in time
* Get out and do something - When I get like this I wallow and that doesn't help with it just makes it go into a downward spiral
* The reason I get depressed is due to the anxiety - When I keep thinking there's something wrong with me it hits my self-esteem hard and puts me down a lot. So work on point 1 and depression goes away
* Being in the moment is great - Need to practice just being in the moment more and not in my head. I get this through talking to people, Doing activities that are constructive and by practicing mindfulness
Apart from that can't really say what stage 4 is doing when I get into these states I tend to not make any observations and not notice the changes that are going on.
* There is nothing wrong with me - Its not some bizzare illness, its not bipolar, its not this or that. Its just anxiety and it will pass in time
* Get out and do something - When I get like this I wallow and that doesn't help with it just makes it go into a downward spiral
* The reason I get depressed is due to the anxiety - When I keep thinking there's something wrong with me it hits my self-esteem hard and puts me down a lot. So work on point 1 and depression goes away
* Being in the moment is great - Need to practice just being in the moment more and not in my head. I get this through talking to people, Doing activities that are constructive and by practicing mindfulness
Apart from that can't really say what stage 4 is doing when I get into these states I tend to not make any observations and not notice the changes that are going on.
The only person in life that can ever hold you back is yourself. So get out of your own way and start living the life you always dreamed of
