Re: Carnation’s New Thread - Anxiety, setbacks and tips
Good tips, Carnation. Grounding is really so useful. I like to just sit outside and watch the wildlife, even the bugs, going about their lives. It makes me feel more in sync somehow, like we're all just doing our best with what we've got in this moment.
I also really enjoy listening to a creek or a stream flow, and sticking my hand in if possible. Cool running water is really calming.
Re: Carnation’s New Thread - Anxiety, setbacks and tips
Hi poppy
Water is very calming when it's a gentle stream or the waves of the sea whooshes back and forth. Or the trickle of a waterfall. I remember indoor waterfalls being all the rage, somehow that phase has passed.i like to my garden as an outdoor room and bring some of the outside indoors. It's all about connection.
Re: Carnation’s New Thread - Anxiety, setbacks and tips
Blueiris, are you ground floor? Sitting on the doorstep is just as good. Otherwise take yourself for a picnic one day over the weekend. It might be fun preparing a picnic basket full of goodies.
Re: Carnation’s New Thread - Anxiety, setbacks and tips
We have a first floor maisonette, sadly. We were going to go for a canal walk this weekend but I'm honestly so tired I think I'd be drained before I made it to the towpath.
Re: Carnation’s New Thread - Anxiety, setbacks and tips
For another time BI.
Just saw someone grounding, seriously, no shoes or socks walking barefoot on the path walking their dog. :yesyes:
Re: Carnation’s New Thread - Anxiety, setbacks and tips
Brain fog?
Give your head a good rub or brush your hair.
It stimulates the brain cells.
Re: Carnation’s New Thread - Anxiety, setbacks and tips
If you have great empathy it can sometimes deplete of your energy. Other people's negativity can rub off on you without you realising. Make time for yourself in things that bring you joy.
Re: Carnation’s New Thread - Anxiety, setbacks and tips
By placing the tip of your tongue against the roof of your mouth brings calmness. It also relaxes your jaw.
Re: Carnation’s New Thread - Anxiety, setbacks and tips
Good tip, Carnation. I’m terrible at clenching my jaw, which gives me headaches. I’ll have to give that one a try.
Re: Carnation’s New Thread - Anxiety, setbacks and tips
HI all,
im struggling atm, after 7 years no anxiety it has come back in the past 4 days. For several months redundancy was looming over my head and it finally came. I had to get another job and I did within 5 days which is awesome right?
I got offered the job the next day ie wednesday and woke up with a panic attack. Since then my anxiety is off the charts, panicking i;ll have a panic attack at the shop, embarrass myself, fail at the job. I can;'t stop catastrophising, shaking, hot an cold sweats,, really jittery, struggling to do anything.
I signed up to mindfulness app, approached a councillor, listened to loads of videos on youtube and each day is feeling like a week. I'm not sleeping, im dreading monday starting the job so bad, its really debilitating. Even though ive been through this before im scared, im embarrassed, im 41. Struggling to keep my mind sane, struggling with negative thoughts. Trying to do stuff around the house, went for a walk yesterday, going to go for another one soon. It's giving me social anxiety too.
Any tips are really welcome :)