Hyper sensetive/aware
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What most of us don't seem to recognise is that anxiety symptoms are normal symptoms GREATLY EXAGERTED!! Everyone has felt fear at some time and been anxious at some time. That is normal for the population in general, and anyone who says they haven't is not telling the truth. But there are degrees of fear and anxiety. From just feeling anxious to downright gripping fear which immobilises one. Feelings of acute anxiety are normal in the circumstances we create for them by adding fear to fear. 'Second fear' is nearly always the cause of anxiety continuing. When we feel anxious or are panicky we immediately add second fear. The 'what if's' and the OMG's. Acceptance prevents second fear. 'Oh yeah!!! Here we go again' and acceptance can work wonders. 'IT' is there, and for the moment we can't stop it. But we can lessen the pain by accepting it IS there and not adding fear to fear.
It is true. It is the second fear, the fear of the anxiety, that really has a stranglehold on us. It is our reaction to the anxiety. The acceptance method makes us aware of this second fear and helps us to learn how to not react to the anxiety when it comes along. I can honestly say that acceptance works. What we are doing in accepting the anxiety is losing this second fear which is what is causing us so much distress. It’s not the initial anxiety at all, but our reaction to it. That’s where the hyper vigilance, the depersonalization, extreme tension, etc, is coming from. We have literally conditioned ourselves into this state. I’ve been advocating hard on here for It’s Only Anxiety by Carl James and Hope and Help For Your Nerves by Dr Claire Weekes because I know this method works. To be stuck in the anxiety rut is not shameful, but to remain there when real help is available is the real shame. It really is a hell hole of our own making. Do not beat yourselves up over it, we are all ignorant of the truth of the condition, we learned to cope in an unhealthy way, pure and simple. We really didn’t know any better at the time.What most of us don't seem to recognise is that anxiety symptoms are normal symptoms GREATLY EXAGERTED!! Everyone has felt fear at some time and been anxious at some time. That is normal for the population in general, and anyone who says they haven't is not telling the truth. But there are degrees of fear and anxiety. From just feeling anxious to downright gripping fear which immobilises one. Feelings of acute anxiety are normal in the circumstances we create for them by adding fear to fear. 'Second fear' is nearly always the cause of anxiety continuing. When we feel anxious or are panicky we immediately add second fear. The 'what if's' and the OMG's. Acceptance prevents second fear. 'Oh yeah!!! Here we go again' and acceptance can work wonders. 'IT' is there, and for the moment we can't stop it. But we can lessen the pain by accepting it IS there and not adding fear to fear.
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Oh yes! Some many think we flog acceptance too much, that we place too much emphasis on it. We can't emphasise its beneficial effects too much. I have seen it work with so many people. But it takes time. It's no use sitting down and accepting for a while and expecting a miracle. Acceptance is a 24/7 exercise. Magic wands don't exist. The above quote says it all. We are doing this to ourselves. Anxiety is not a monster waiting to devour us. It's a perfectly normal reaction IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES that we have created, Our body is acting in a normal way when fear is present. The body is not malfunctioning. The symptoms of anxiety are simply a normal response to fear GREATLY EXAGERATED. It's the feelings of fear that we respond to with 'second fear' that cause the distress. In doing so we create our own battleground.It is true. It is the second fear, the fear of the anxiety, that really has a stranglehold on us. It is our reaction to the anxiety. The acceptance method makes us aware of this second fear and helps us to learn how to not react to the anxiety when it comes along. I can honestly say that acceptance works. What we are doing in accepting the anxiety is losing this second fear which is what is causing us so much distress. It’s not the initial anxiety at all, but our reaction to it. That’s where the hyper vigilance, the depersonalization, extreme tension, etc, is coming from. We have literally conditioned ourselves into this state. I’ve been advocating hard on here for It’s Only Anxiety by Carl James and Hope and Help For Your Nerves by Dr Claire Weekes because I know this method works. To be stuck in the anxiety rut is not shameful, but to remain there when real help is available is the real shame. It really is a hell hole of our own making. Do not beat yourselves up over it, we are all ignorant of the truth of the condition, we learned to cope in an unhealthy way, pure and simple. We really didn’t know any better at the time.
Absolutely right. Acceptance is not just for anxiety, but for so many stresses we experience. It helps us to keep things in perspective. It is a tool designed as a way of life.Oh
Oh yes! Some many think we flog acceptance too much, that we place too much emphasis on it. We can't emphasise its beneficial effects too much. I have seen it work with so many people. But it takes time. It's no use sitting down and accepting for a while and expecting a miracle. Acceptance is a 24/7 exercise. Magic wands don't exist. The above quote says it all. We are doing this to ourselves. Anxiety is not a monster waiting to devour us. It's a perfectly normal reaction IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES that we have created, Our body is acting in a normal way when fear is present. The body is not malfunctioning. The symptoms of anxiety are simply a normal response to fear GREATLY EXAGERATED. It's the feelings of fear that we respond to with 'second fear' that cause the distress. In doing so we create our own battleground.
I have been going through an anxiety season(first in a while) like usual for me waking up is the worst(i actually think my dreams/feelings through the night have been stretching out into the day) this has always been very common with me. Dreams really affect my feelings throughout the day but i find it odd because some of the dreams dont seem to be anxiety based. None the less been waking up with the surge energy anxiety feeling...it is hard to differentiate with what may be anxiety, however it is one in the same i suppose. If i wake up feeling strange it is because of anxiety, so they culprit is anxiety...and being hyper aware of our body is not fun. Every feeling we go right to it. And when we focus on it we feel things that sometimes isnt even there.