That is indeed a good quote and very true.
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That is indeed a good quote and very true.
Hi All...
Quick question, do any of you find this cold weather plays havoc with the anxiety, especially when you can’t get warm, it’s the same in hot weather when you can’t cool down.
Claire Weekes mentions in one of her books, can’t remember what she said now..
just wondered how common it was...x
Yep, I smoke, and I’m hating going out for a cigarette at the moment because I get cold, anxious and then takes ages for me to settle myself back down afterwards. Should use it as an excuse to quit really… an avoidance behaviour with some health benefits. :roflmao:
Cold water prompts something like a dive reflex doesn’t it? I wonder if this is similar?
Yes I do YNWA. Especially the shivering or sweating in the summer. I'd like it to be a perfect temperature but is there such a thing?
Yes lion man, cold has many benefits...
It does something to the brain which is beneficial (sorry can't remember all the technical jargon).
It's also good if you are in a state of panic (probably because you are then focused on wanting warmth)
Apparently there is no such thing as cold, lol. It's our bodies seeking warmth. I must have a few words with my garden birds, lol.
The shivering and sweating can be an incorrect signal to people like us because we associate it with panic. We have to realise that there are other reasons apart from anxiety sometimes, but do we? Like hell we don't. Because we've been living like this for far too long.
Get rid of the second fear and life may be something like normal.
I smoke too. To be honest I've been using it mainly as a crutch. Far too long.
I have the same, but not as bad as heat. Cold typically calms me down. When I used to have bad panic attacks, I would go stand outside in the cold and it would help me a lot!
But yesterday I left the windows open in my room all day, which I really should close after a few hours. It was stone cold in my room! I put on my warm PJs, plopped an extra duvet on the bed, but still couldn't get warm. After an hour, I got genuine anxiety that my legs were turning purple because they were so cold! So I ran downstairs and got a hot water bottle on top.
Would you believe, after 10 minutes I got so warm that the hot water bottle went, the duvet got thrown off and I had to take my PJs off :roflmao:
So I can get anxious from the cold only when I feel like my extremities are going numb. But generally cold calms me, and heat makes me way more anxious!
I have a little electric heater that I turn on and off all day to try and get my temperature right.
Same though, I just go from freezing to roasting and back again.
I am the same SF. Cold calms me down. Many is the time when I felt angsty and Ive deliberately gone outside to calm down. I think it’s because for me anxiety comes with heat flushes and five minutes deep breathing in minus temperatures makes me feel better. Always has done. Also rain has the same effect. If I lift my face and let the rain fall on it, I feel cooler and calmer.
Hi sparkling fairy.
I did something similar a few nights ago.
Seriously I was acting like the artic had blown in.
Heavier duvet went on, dug out my brushed pjs to put on (with a vest on as well), the portable heater went on.
But my feet were still cold. I thought about a hot water bottle but I didn't want to get out of bed so I was rubbing them with my hands and trying to tuck them in the bottom of my pjs, lol. Half way through the night I was too hot. :D
Yeah, same! My anxiety comes with hot flushes and a clammy feeling all over my body. And then I just get so uncomfortable. So I always seek out the cold until it passes.
I hate it when that happens! Too cold to sleep so you need to warm up, and then waking up in the middle of the night sweating and needing to throw everything off!
Have to be careful not to fall asleep on hot water bottles. My girlfriend had a bad back and did it and it gave her this huge mark all across her back. She spent weeks worrying it was going to be permanent, until it started to fade and went. It can be permanent sometimes, apparently.