Your routine

[E.B]

For those that dont experience anxiety 24/7 what do you find is your routine when going through an anxiety season?

For me I try to stay busy, almost like someone with extreme ADHD...i get in the shower multiple times, I drive around a lot, and try to find something to do if not work wise, then out on my property...you?

 

[Jonathan123]

For those that dont experience anxiety 24/7 what do you find is your routine when going through an anxiety season?

For me I try to stay busy, almost like someone with extreme ADHD...i get in the shower multiple times, I drive around a lot, and try to find something to do if not work wise, then out on my property...you?

Yes, keeping busy is fine, it does take the mind off oneself for a while, but eventually we come back to the main problem. Fear! Some people exercise, some watch TV, anything to dull the feelings, but that is denial. We need to face the fact that we are in an anxiety state and fearful.
Recovery can never be had by distractions. It's a bit like alcohol. After drinking we may feel fine, 'Ah, that's it, now it's gone'. Yeah! Maybe for the moment, but it comes back and we tend to continue drinking to dull the pain. We can't always be busy, so that when we rest the old feelings may come back. Face the fact that we have a problem. Accept it as something that can only be dealt with by accepting it all without adding more fear. If only we could see the normality of those feelings, how the body is doing it's thing by reacting to fear.