ANXIETY
This monster that takes up too much space in my life when I let it in. No, not a monster, but rather an emotion… that’s softer. Anxiety unsettles me.
I need a routine due to my epilepsy. I cannot afford to do otherwise. My anxiety attacks, however, you can guess that they make me lose my way and disrupt my routine.
What Happens
- My mind is clouded by a dark fog
- I have difficulty sleeping
- I only eat fast food… if I eat at all
- depression sets in
- I no longer take my medication
- I can no longer socialize
- my surroundings feel stifling
- and I am afraid to leave my home.
I get caught in a vicious cycle. But it cannot remain like this forever. I must regain control. One step at a time. No. one hour at a time.
It’s difficult.
Think of Solutions
- Stop everything you are doing
- Put on your music, immerse yourself in a world
- Or your mandalas, they relax you in the now
- Inhale – Exhale – Inhale – Exhale
Yeah, okay, it helps a little.
Anxiety is transient, but I always forget this important information when I am anxious!
Why? It would be so simple to remember it!
No response.
So I do my best to get back on solid ground and get out of my head. I do little things that work for me.
And that’s how life continues… one crisis at a time.
But getting better and better… one meditation at a time.
