Anxiety Support Group
Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...
I'm in a writing group and this session we are tapping into our night time dreams and writing them down each morning.
I've been doing this for the past couple of weeks and can I just say - NO WONDER I've had anxiety!
My dreams are just awful! Not nightmares - just situations where I'm stressed and anxious. Like I need to move but I only have two hours. Or I've forgotten an important something - an entire lecture hall is waiting for me and I forgot I was to speak. One of the kids' is sick and needs me and I can't find my car keys. Things like that.
It's a full night of missed deadlines, rushing, embarrassment and pissing people off. And, of course, worry and anxiety and feeling sad or angry.
But in real life I have none of this. My life is really pretty mellow in terms of others' expectations of me and demands. And I have tons of support. I'm also pretty good about confronting obnoxious people.
Has anyone else had this problem and if so, did you find a solution? I focus on the positive throughout the day, don't watch the news, don't hang out with negative people...all the usual things. So I'm not sure what the issue is. Habit maybe?
I've tried thinking good thoughts right before I fall asleep but I'm aware that I wake up pissed off. I'm telling myself it's things working themselves out but it sure would be nice to wake up smiling.
I've been doing this for the past couple of weeks and can I just say - NO WONDER I've had anxiety!
My dreams are just awful! Not nightmares - just situations where I'm stressed and anxious. Like I need to move but I only have two hours. Or I've forgotten an important something - an entire lecture hall is waiting for me and I forgot I was to speak. One of the kids' is sick and needs me and I can't find my car keys. Things like that.
It's a full night of missed deadlines, rushing, embarrassment and pissing people off. And, of course, worry and anxiety and feeling sad or angry.
But in real life I have none of this. My life is really pretty mellow in terms of others' expectations of me and demands. And I have tons of support. I'm also pretty good about confronting obnoxious people.
Has anyone else had this problem and if so, did you find a solution? I focus on the positive throughout the day, don't watch the news, don't hang out with negative people...all the usual things. So I'm not sure what the issue is. Habit maybe?
I've tried thinking good thoughts right before I fall asleep but I'm aware that I wake up pissed off. I'm telling myself it's things working themselves out but it sure would be nice to wake up smiling.
I have had anxious dreams like that when I am stressed, and when I was on the klonopin every night was filled with weird (not anxious, but weird warped dreams).
The kind of dreams you describe sounds exactly like my mother. She is always waiting for stress, even if there is nothing to stress about. She just is always kind of anticipating it. Are you anticipating something negative?
I like to read before I go to bed then meditate and pray before actually falling asleep. Don't know what to think.
Lately my dreams have been good dreams. Where I am full of confidence, and living life like I used to. I wake up smiling because it felt so good to be in that moment again.
I have no anxiety during the day which is AWESOME but I'd like to find a way to manage my sleeping brain. Not sure that's possible.
Crispy - thanks for the reminder! I should look some of those up. I have my class this week so I'll ask my group for their thoughts as well and ask my therapist next time I see her.
Thanks everyone!
I wonder if it would be similar, like instead of thoughts of smoking a cigarette, your thoughts of anxiety are leaving you.