Gareth
20-06-05, 12:35
Hi all,
I felt like it was important for me to acknowledge something good that seems to be happening... I am finding that my physical symptoms are definitely on the wane and have been for a couple of weeks.
For those not familiar with me, I am a fairly recent GAD sufferer (started in March), and alongside the constant tension/worry/racing mind symptoms, the worst part for me has been horrible symptoms in my head - pressure in my head, full ears, a feeling of tightness on the brain.
Well - I haven't had really bad symptoms like that for a couple of weeks and I feel confident enough to admit it to myself and to the world now! I am also finding my sleep is much better (helped by Valerian I think). I am going to sleep at night OK and sleeping through all the way to about 5:30 / 6:00 most days.
BUT I am struggling with emotions now instead! My mood is up and down all the time and I still have a racing mind and am still "aware" of the anxiety all the time, but I am determined to see the past 3 weeks or so as progress. I reckon that perhaps the emotions are the REAL work that needs to be done, and hopefully I am starting that now. The physical symptoms were just a distraction and now I am past them I can really get to work on the root causes of all this.
I figure - if I see it as progress, it will be!
all the best,
Gareth
*** I think, therefore I'm anxious ***
I felt like it was important for me to acknowledge something good that seems to be happening... I am finding that my physical symptoms are definitely on the wane and have been for a couple of weeks.
For those not familiar with me, I am a fairly recent GAD sufferer (started in March), and alongside the constant tension/worry/racing mind symptoms, the worst part for me has been horrible symptoms in my head - pressure in my head, full ears, a feeling of tightness on the brain.
Well - I haven't had really bad symptoms like that for a couple of weeks and I feel confident enough to admit it to myself and to the world now! I am also finding my sleep is much better (helped by Valerian I think). I am going to sleep at night OK and sleeping through all the way to about 5:30 / 6:00 most days.
BUT I am struggling with emotions now instead! My mood is up and down all the time and I still have a racing mind and am still "aware" of the anxiety all the time, but I am determined to see the past 3 weeks or so as progress. I reckon that perhaps the emotions are the REAL work that needs to be done, and hopefully I am starting that now. The physical symptoms were just a distraction and now I am past them I can really get to work on the root causes of all this.
I figure - if I see it as progress, it will be!
all the best,
Gareth
*** I think, therefore I'm anxious ***