Relaxing Causes me Anxiety
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Cynthia on Jul 7, 2007 4:35 pm
Tagged Under : Anxiety, Relax
Get this… when I try to relax, I get anxiety. Less so being on drugs, but it’s weird. If I try to meditate or do relaxation techniques, the mere thought of it brings up a lot of anxiety in me. I avoid things like that, then, even though I’ve heard and read that it can help so much.
For relaxation I watch TV or blog on the computer. Or knit.
I wonder that anything that sets me into a structure, that I feel like I must do, causes anxiety. And if I must relax, that triggers it. Maybe relaxing isn’t good for me then. I’m not sure if I should push through it, or just not do it if I don’t want to.
Hrm.
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I think thats the perfectionist putting pressure on you that you “should” relax cause thats what you’re supposed to do. I think you just have to figure out what is naturally relaxing to you that you don’t have to focus so much on making it a part of your day such as watching tv like you said. If thats a good way you relax than thats what you should do until the other things you are trying becomes a challenge in your mind instead of a burden. I know exactly what you mean- I have to force myself to do yoga and I’ve actually been really bad lately and not done it in weeks! Long live the T.V.!
I think thats the perfectionist putting pressure on you that you "should" relax cause thats what you're supposed to do. I think you just have to figure out what is naturally relaxing to you that you don't have to focus so much on making it a part of your day such as watching tv like you said. If thats a good way you relax than thats what you should do until the other things you are trying becomes a challenge in your mind instead of a burden. I know exactly what you mean- I have to force myself to do yoga and I've actually been really bad lately and not done it in weeks! Long live the T.V.!
P.S. I used the word “should”- telling you what I thought you “should” do and I “shouldn’t” have, sorry
P.S. I used the word "should"- telling you what I thought you "should" do and I "shouldn't" have, sorry
Hi Aimee. I think you are right. I think it’s silly of me, and illogical, to have it in my head that I have to be perfect at relaxing. I mean only I know what I’m doing, or how I am doing it. But then anxiety isn’t logical, is it? And no worries about the shoulds. It’s hard to talk without them sometimes.
Hi Aimee. I think you are right. I think it's silly of me, and illogical, to have it in my head that I have to be perfect at relaxing. I mean only I know what I'm doing, or how I am doing it. But then anxiety isn't logical, is it? And no worries about the shoulds. It's hard to talk without them sometimes.
Your posting set me wondering. But then I read your comment about seeking help. So I decided to take the plunge.
I am a practicing Psychiatrist for 38 years now.
In that time I have spent a lot of time trying to put together what I have learnt.
It is no apparently obvious to me that we should put more effort into preventing anxiety and depression than curing it.
I can tell who is going to develop these illnesses long before they do. They all have poor quality of life. They are all ‘doers’ and not ‘be-ers’. They are all good for others and bad for themselves.
We can change all that. We can prevent anxiety and depression. We can improve quality of life. We can do this by using simple, but highly effective interventions. This is why I built myRay.com
It is a free non commercial site.
Today’s patient wants to be informed. He has to understand. myray.com is not only free but it has comprehensive explanations.
If you want to understand what are and what are the relationships between: Emotion, Feelings, Thought, Moods, Depression and Anxiety you can refer to MyDoctorExplains.com Like myRay.com it is a free and non commercial site. You will understand also what you have, what it means, what your choices are, what to expect and how to make them.
Both myRay.com and MyDoctorExplains.com are free and designed to help you. Please use them as often and as long as you so wish.
With kindest regards
Dr. Michael Benjamin
Psychiatrist
EDIT BY CYNTHIA BLUE-I don’t know if this is legit or not. I’ll allow the comment but I would check it out throughly first!
Your posting set me wondering. But then I read your comment about seeking help. So I decided to take the plunge. I am a practicing Psychiatrist for 38 years now. In that time I have spent a lot of time trying to put together what I have learnt. It is no apparently obvious to me that we should put more effort into preventing anxiety and depression than curing it. I can tell who is going to develop these illnesses long before they do. They all have poor quality of life. They are all ‘doers’ and not ‘be-ers’. They are all good for others and bad for themselves. We can change all that. We can prevent anxiety and depression. We can improve quality of life. We can do this by using simple, but highly effective interventions. This is why I built myRay.com It is a free non commercial site. Today’s patient wants to be informed. He has to understand. myray.com is not only free but it has comprehensive explanations. If you want to understand what are and what are the relationships between: Emotion, Feelings, Thought, Moods, Depression and Anxiety you can refer to MyDoctorExplains.com Like myRay.com it is a free and non commercial site. You will understand also what you have, what it means, what your choices are, what to expect and how to make them. Both myRay.com and MyDoctorExplains.com are free and designed to help you. Please use them as often and as long as you so wish. With kindest regards Dr. Michael Benjamin Psychiatrist EDIT BY CYNTHIA BLUE-I don't know if this is legit or not. I'll allow the comment but I would check it out throughly first!
Hiya, This is a few days late, but I just wanted to point out that you sound like mom when you talk about relaxing . eek ! eek and EEK ! ! !
relaxing is a goooood thing. really
from The Sister.
Hiya, This is a few days late, but I just wanted to point out that you sound like mom when you talk about relaxing . eek ! eek and EEK ! ! ! relaxing is a goooood thing. really
from The Sister.
Aaaah that is funny!
Aaaah that is funny!