Anxiety and POSITIVE CHOICES Community Group
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I watched Wayne on PBS this past weekend. He's promoting his latest book, "Excuses Begone".
One thing that he said that has stuck with me this week was about what we think about before we go to sleep. He said we marinate through the night what we thought about just before we went to sleep. If we are thinking about awful things before we go to sleep we are teaching our minds how to continue to feel that way tomorrow and the next day. If we think about lovely, peaceful, anxiety-free things our minds will then create that.
Here's a sample of what I wrote after hearing him talk about it. I figure it can't hurt to try.
"As I drift off to sleep I am thinking about how peaceful it is to sleep,"
"I think about how nice it is when I feel fearless, and confident, and my mind is able to focus clearly,"
"I really enjoy it when my mind and brain feels balanced,'
"I really like it when my body and mind feels peaceful, and clear,"
"It's great when I am able to see clearly both mentally and physically,"
This is just a sample of what I am working on. Maybe you can come up with other affirmations that you want to work on.
Good Luck!
Betsy
One thing that he said that has stuck with me this week was about what we think about before we go to sleep. He said we marinate through the night what we thought about just before we went to sleep. If we are thinking about awful things before we go to sleep we are teaching our minds how to continue to feel that way tomorrow and the next day. If we think about lovely, peaceful, anxiety-free things our minds will then create that.
Here's a sample of what I wrote after hearing him talk about it. I figure it can't hurt to try.
"As I drift off to sleep I am thinking about how peaceful it is to sleep,"
"I think about how nice it is when I feel fearless, and confident, and my mind is able to focus clearly,"
"I really enjoy it when my mind and brain feels balanced,'
"I really like it when my body and mind feels peaceful, and clear,"
"It's great when I am able to see clearly both mentally and physically,"
This is just a sample of what I am working on. Maybe you can come up with other affirmations that you want to work on.
Good Luck!
Betsy
by the time you get to the head, your pretty well asleep!!
i uase that alot, it doesnt work all the time, but alot!
i agree with what you think about before you go to sleep, it make sence!
i always try to listen to rain tapes, that sounds like a spring rain to me, or soft waves of the ocean,that always lures me to sleep..
lately, iam cuddeling a big pillow, for security reasons, but it is helping!
bren