The answer to my glitches are exactly the same as what I advise for you, but I have the habit of thinking, "Oh, I'll rest later". That habit has been broken in the last few months and I feel more alive, more at peace and I actually look better.
Even the dark circles under my eyes only appear if I stay up late.
If I have a bad night's sleep, I have a lazy morning.
Everything still gets done, but I'm more ready to face it.
I feel I'm coming out of my bad episode, but I have to watch I still apply those Mindfulness and CBT skills.
I still do my affirmations everyday and as I hate to waste time, I listen to them while I get ready in the morning.
I've just been out this afternoon to a town about ten miles away. Last time I was there I was very shaky and could just about manage two shops.
I did five today and sat at a café and had a cup of tea.
Wilko was with me and tried to weigh my legs down, but I've carried a much heavier weight than that and I won with what I wanted to do.
The drive back was in the dark, but it didn't phase me so much. Only trouble was Mr C left a bag in a shop and we have to go back and get it.
Quinn, we need the fresh air, the oxygen, even if it's for a short while, its not good to stay in all the time. It actually feeds agoraphobia and if you take it a bit at a time it soon becomes second nature.
This is from someone who was too frightened to go outside and put something in a bin and that was weeks ago. It's a strong feeling of fear, not a danger, a misinterpretation.