jayke
26-07-20, 10:43
Hi everybody.
Palpitations are my primary worry. Skipped, flutters, fast...the lot.
I am 42.
I have suffered from anxiety and palpitations for over twenty years. I have had more tests and hospital visits than I care to remember.
I mostly have everything under control but the anxiety is always there, either under the surface or on top of it. I consider myself a very high functioning anxiety sufferer.
I am now understanding more than ever the power of the mind, and its ability to trigger symptoms subconsciously.
Based on my own experiences and what I read, it is rather obvious that the mind is the issue, or rather the thought processes we have.
For me, I may be clearly anxious about something and so it is apparent I am at risk of symptoms. That much is universally agreed. But if I am honest with myself, when I think I am okay and I have symptoms seemingly out of the blue, I can identify triggers that would cause symptoms. It could be feeling out of balance because of something I shouldn't have eaten or drank; guilt at not exercising; being too focused on my body...so many things that are very much in the background and not in my immediate stream of conscious.
I am starting to consider my thoughts (bother conscious and subconscious) as a switch mechanism. If the switch is tripped, I get symptoms.
Now more than ever I think so many of us could be helped by cognitive therapy and not drugs. I am absolutely convinced it is the mind. The brain produces millions of signals every second. It's full power is not understood by science. This is where we should be looking.
Some ideas: 'it's not the toothpaste you're using, or the beer you drank. It's the thought processes you put in place to form associations with the world around you and how you feel. The doctor says you are fine. Medically all is well. Everything points to the mind - there are no other avenues.'
What do you think??????
J :)
Palpitations are my primary worry. Skipped, flutters, fast...the lot.
I am 42.
I have suffered from anxiety and palpitations for over twenty years. I have had more tests and hospital visits than I care to remember.
I mostly have everything under control but the anxiety is always there, either under the surface or on top of it. I consider myself a very high functioning anxiety sufferer.
I am now understanding more than ever the power of the mind, and its ability to trigger symptoms subconsciously.
Based on my own experiences and what I read, it is rather obvious that the mind is the issue, or rather the thought processes we have.
For me, I may be clearly anxious about something and so it is apparent I am at risk of symptoms. That much is universally agreed. But if I am honest with myself, when I think I am okay and I have symptoms seemingly out of the blue, I can identify triggers that would cause symptoms. It could be feeling out of balance because of something I shouldn't have eaten or drank; guilt at not exercising; being too focused on my body...so many things that are very much in the background and not in my immediate stream of conscious.
I am starting to consider my thoughts (bother conscious and subconscious) as a switch mechanism. If the switch is tripped, I get symptoms.
Now more than ever I think so many of us could be helped by cognitive therapy and not drugs. I am absolutely convinced it is the mind. The brain produces millions of signals every second. It's full power is not understood by science. This is where we should be looking.
Some ideas: 'it's not the toothpaste you're using, or the beer you drank. It's the thought processes you put in place to form associations with the world around you and how you feel. The doctor says you are fine. Medically all is well. Everything points to the mind - there are no other avenues.'
What do you think??????
J :)