Positive Self-talk To Manage Anxiety.

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Those are such good ideas Kim. Thank you for sharing that. I need to get my mind off of the madness today.

 

[Whitneys story]

Holiday exhaustion has brought to my attention that I was bypassing my anxiety. Therefore it all slid back.

I remind myself the inner chatter is from the past. Today is a new day. Bring to mind current thoughts and plans. Focus on going forward.

Due to being around a lot of people over the holidays (ex relatives) the old anxiety surfaced. I know the reality of past and present. I realize it is just going to take more work. I know I am worth it!

Great thread! Whitney

 

[GreenFrog2]

Am still distressed, but did a pretty good job of soothing myself when I woke this morning. Anxiety has slowly set in but I am doing the things that help to address it.

My main reason for getting anxious is lack of work - I booked in a job for next week, which is a relief, but it is only about 1/3 of what I need. I keep thinking the worst and worrying that I don;t have the energy to "rescue" myself from this situation.

I am going to make a tape recording of some positive affirmations that I can listen to when I wake up - might stop me from getting anxious and going down the pathway of warpy thinking.

I also applied for a job online - not sure how strong my application is, but I applied - well done me.

I need to keep up with the positive affirmations as I can feel they are helping me. I might be a bit anxious this morning but last week I was a complete mess by this time of the day - progress.

 

[Sailorgal]

My life has just turned upset down upon the verge of a great opportunity too. Nothing seems to ever go right for me. No job, no money, no documents. Everything is a catch 22. Trying to get things in order but seems everything has fallen apart. How to be positive when there's no way to fix it. :(

 

[Whitneys story]

@Sailogal, :). "No way to fix it". This is the time I learned to expand my thinking. I hope it helps you as well.

I step out of the situation, review with new questions. I keep coming up with questions to see if I have considered all possibility.

The economy is a mess, there are 3 times more applicants for every position. Are there positions in other fields to consider? What asset do you have that sets yourself above others.

I wish for you success on your journey!

 

[safenow]

GreenFrog2, Since I also wake up during the night, I struggle when I'm having a nightmare or bad time. Since I can't use my legs right away, I'm rather stuck until I can semi-ground. So one thing was putting a positive affirmation on the lamp shade. I also have a positive on my trapeze over the bed. When I am able, I turn on the tape of Michael reading positive things to me. His voice is very soothing. For me it is, "I am safe" "I am healing" "I am a child of God". "He loves me".

The first two years I was sick, I had no money coming in, and no way to find another job. It was very very hard. I wiped out my savings, and sold just about everything I owned. The main thing I miss is my piano. But I wouldn't have had room here for it anyway, and this is the best handicapped apartment in my city.

My heart goes out to you all who are looking for work in this time frame. I think the majority of people today live in fear of being out of work. I wish I had a solution for you all. The only thing I can suggest is, take whatever you can get until you can relax enough to get something you really want. Don't allow yourself to let it get so bad that you can't work. Learn to live on less (not an easy thing, but it does bring peace of mind in the long run). Once you can accept this frame of mind, it gets easier, and it even gets better. Stress can kill a person. Physically, it can mess you up so bad. I have a degenerative brain disease, and when I was under stress I lost the ability to do everything, literally. I couldn't walk, talk, speak, or even think clearly. But as I've come to let go, I've gotten it back. The brain regenerates when you are not stressed. (Not normal stress, that's necessary to survive). Gosh, I hope this doesn't sound like a lecture.

Gentle, safe hugs to you all.
safenow

 

[dms]

I don't even want a job right now. I start school next week and I really don't want to do this either but I have to try to continual my education, in order to have something to fall back on when my unemployment stops. I just don't know what i want to be when i grow up and I'm 47! lol

 

[Sailorgal]

Thanks Whitney....I wish it was something in my control. I don't know WHAT I did but I lost ALL my government issued docs! Laws have changed and now you have to have EVERYTHING to prove your identity and status. But if you don't have any of the other ones, you are screwed because in order to get THOSE docs, you have to have the former! Yeah, I can't work no matter what. That really sucks!!!!!!!

 

[safenow]

Call a crook. (Joking), but they always can get documents no matter what kind you need. For the right price of course. Need more monopoly money, Sailorgal?

 

[Sailorgal]

Oh Safenow, I wish it were true. It's not possible.....stupid PTSD caused this because I have NO IDEA how the only things that were important are the only things missing!

I can't replace my SS card because I'm missing my birth records. There is NO WAY to get this unless I go to the physical location. UGH

 

[saffy]

HI Greenfrog

For me I have to ground myself first. I practise the power of now so that it empties my head of irrational anxious thoughts and brings me back to the present moment. At this point I also ask myself what is making me anxious and is this rational or not. I also ask myself if what I am getting anxious about is actually important enough to make myself beat myself up. Most of the time the answer is no.

I have this and thought I would share :)

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best wishes
Saffy :)

 

[GreenFrog2]

I have NO IDEA how the only things that were important are the only things missing!

Ain't that the truth! All of the good things that I valued about myself just disappeared into the fog of PTSD, and were replaced by 'stuff' that I don't want, like or need.

Maybe this is why I can put in the effort to recover - I want me back! Or a new and improved version! And most of all I want the 'stuff' to be gone, way back into my past! To be resolved so that I don;t even think about it at all!

:hug: for myself!