I found it transformative to ask myself this question: what have my panic attacks ever done to me. Truly actually DONE to me. Nothing. Not one damn thing. Made me FEEL bad hell yes. (So does a bad headache or cramps. I didn’t stop living after my first migraine. )Aside from how it made me feel-nothing. The boogeyman I was so afraid of wasn’t real. I was my own jailer.
I remember when I first found acceptance as a method I was thinking “so I’m supposed to feel better just because I’m going to have a better attitude about feeling shitty?! Is this a cruel joke?!” I hadn’t yet truly accepted and realized I was doing it to myself, or that I had t given it enough time, and that I was still trying to accept it away. I often find myself trying to do this sometimes when I’ve been on edge, not knowing purpose just in habit, and I’m better off when I give up and just say to myself “I guess it is what it is at the moment”.
I found it transformative to ask myself this question: what have my panic attacks ever done to me. Truly actually DONE to me. Nothing. Not one damn thing. Made me FEEL bad hell yes. (So does a bad headache or cramps. I didn’t stop living after my first migraine. )Aside from how it made me feel-nothing. The boogeyman I was so afraid of wasn’t real. I was my own jailer.
YES!!!!! Totally this. Great comment Jessica. Thank you. :-)
this is actually genius, thank you so much, Jess
I usually find that the things I can come up with in anxiety...never happens.so I can maneuver through anxiety with that in mind .
I remember when I first found acceptance as a method I was thinking “so I’m supposed to feel better just because I’m going to have a better attitude about feeling shitty?! Is this a cruel joke?!” I hadn’t yet truly accepted and realized I was doing it to myself, or that I had t given it enough time, and that I was still trying to accept it away. I often find myself trying to do this sometimes when I’ve been on edge, not knowing purpose just in habit, and I’m better off when I give up and just say to myself “I guess it is what it is at the moment”.
I always laugh a little when I return to the idea that "it is what is is" is actually a pretty accurate way to describe this whole thing! LOL
How do I stop all the health related checking? How do I not get STUCK when I have a pain?
Hate to be so blunt, but that’s akin to asking “how do I stop punching myself in the face?” You stop doing. You just stop doing it.
@@IrishMexican My problem is sometimes I feel too WEEK to face my fears and relax while having physical pain