My brother reminded me of a spiritual practice recommended by Thich Nhat Han: to embrace suffering, to speak aloud welcoming words to it. Life. Changing. I’m having some pretty significant anxiety that seems to be associated with my menstrual cycle. My chest is tight, it’s hard to catch my breath. My entire body feels nauseous and jittery at the same time. It basically feels like a low-level panic attack at all times. In response to this fun new development, I started exercising about 2 hrs/day, stopped all alcohol and caffeine (and most sugar) consumption, and am using essential oils. But what really made a difference was my brother’s reminder.
Someone gave me this advice after returning from maternity leave on no sleep. It helped immensely to fully accept and nurture this state, knowing it's temporary, rather than fight it.
Someone gave me this advice after returning from maternity leave on no sleep. It helped immensely to fully accept and nurture this state, knowing it's temporary, rather than fight it.
Yes! I found a program called Dare that dealt with anxiety exactly like this. It was really helpful!
sorry you're experiancing anxiety. Loved the post keep it up.