Anxiety is an Oval

Filed Under (Anxiety, Daily Posts) by User ImageCynthia [More Me!] on Jan 21, 2008 8:24 pm

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As I was waking up this morning I was feeling a ton of anxiety. I was trying to listen, breathe and relax, but it was difficult. My legs were twitching and I wasn’t feeling good at all.

So what I did was I tried to isolate my anxiety inside my chest. Separate myself from it. I wanted to see if I could mentally distance myself from it and realize, physically as well as mentally, that my anxiety is not me. I am not my anxiety. It is a separate entity. Almost… it is like a black or olive green cloud that descends on me and takes me over. It is a thing that tries to take me over, but is separate from me. It’s not who I am.

Imagining this helped a great deal. I ended up feeling that my anxiety was a large, white oval shaped saucer inside my chest. It was like a flying saucer space ship, but oval instead of round, bulging a bit at the sides (a flying saucer on it’s side). And it was pure white with a mat finish. Yeah I know, I was still mostly asleep, in that place between sleep and wake.

But it helped a lot. Suddenly I was able to relax more. Calm down more. And just lie there and listen. It was nice. I hope to be able to reach that place more often. Now I have to get to bed, it’s 8:24 and past my bed time (yeah I know, so early, but I get up at 5am and need my nine hours). And hopefully PMS will be going away soon. It’s day 26 today. Only a couple more days, I hope!

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  1. no imageNermle [More Me!] (1 comments.) on 21.01.2008 at 23:42 (Reply)

    I have also found that visualization of my pain/anxiety helps me to distance myself and not let it consume me.

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  2. Nermle on 22.01.2008 at 00:42 (Reply)

    I have also found that visualization of my pain/anxiety helps me to distance myself and not let it consume me.

  3. no imageLeigh [More Me!] (73 comments.) on 22.01.2008 at 07:55 (Reply)

    What a great meditation method! I often use a white or light blue-ish bubble to surround me as a protection from anxiety, esp to get to sleep. Medition is an awesome tool, it can help calm you from the panic that anxiety can cause.

    Leigh’s last blog post..Babble That Thankfully Has An End

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  4. Leigh on 22.01.2008 at 08:55 (Reply)

    What a great meditation method! I often use a white or light blue-ish bubble to surround me as a protection from anxiety, esp to get to sleep. Medition is an awesome tool, it can help calm you from the panic that anxiety can cause. <em>Leigh's last blog post..<a href='http://eternal-flux.com/?p=163'; rel="nofollow">Babble That Thankfully Has An End</a></em>

  5. no imageBayou Kango [More Me!] (1 comments.) on 23.01.2008 at 13:35 (Reply)

    I can totally relate to your morning anxiety! I think that you are doing a great thing…by realizing that it is separate from you..something that descends on you…that way, you have control of it!

    Good luck and thanks for sharing!

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  6. Bayou Kango on 23.01.2008 at 14:35 (Reply)

    I can totally relate to your morning anxiety! I think that you are doing a great thing…by realizing that it is separate from you..something that descends on you…that way, you have control of it!

    Good luck and thanks for sharing!

  7. no imageCynthia Blue [More Me!] on 23.01.2008 at 19:18 (Reply)

    Thanks Leigh. :) The bubble sounds good too! I have not meditated much.. it raises my anxiety. Dangit!

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  8. no imageCynthia Blue [More Me!] on 23.01.2008 at 19:20 (Reply)

    Hi Nermle, thanks for your comment. It does really help.

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  9. no imageCynthia Blue [More Me!] on 23.01.2008 at 19:20 (Reply)

    Hi Bayou Kango I try! Thanks for your comment. :)

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  10. Cynthia Blue on 23.01.2008 at 20:18 (Reply)

    Thanks Leigh. :) The bubble sounds good too! I have not meditated much.. it raises my anxiety. Dangit!

  11. Cynthia Blue on 23.01.2008 at 20:20 (Reply)

    Hi Nermle, thanks for your comment. It does really help.

  12. Cynthia Blue on 23.01.2008 at 20:20 (Reply)

    Hi Bayou Kango I try! Thanks for your comment. :)

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