So here it is 6:20am I am still groggy and drugged up from my medication I took last night. Everyone in the house is still asleep but I am wide awake and writing my blog. I would love to be back in my warm bed right now fast asleep dreaming, but unfortunately my brain will not allow that. I am already thinking of Christmas tree's for next year! <--- what?! 0_o Or what I will be doing today, I need to clean my car, vacuum the living room, Possibly taking my son to the bookstore (he loves the trains and blocks there)
I wish more than anything there was a light switch for our brains. I know people with anxiety our poor minds wander so much it's insane! <-- I use that term loosely. I know with my brain it can wander so much I can get so frustrated it can put me into a panic attack because all I want is for it to turn off. Do you know how it feels to just want your brain to turn off for at least just FIVE minutes?! You realize you have NO control over yourself and it's scary and depressing. Our brains can switch thoughts so fast onto something different and something so bizarre!
So here I am.. 6:40 now, STILL writing my blog, having coffee and yes (listening to my music) So instead of dreading being exhausted and not in bed sleeping I might as well enjoy the quietness of the house before the madness starts of my two boys.
I hope that when your mind wanders you can find a way to turn it off at least just for a little bit, these are some techniques my therapist has suggested.
1. Counting to 10 (erasing the numbers on a blackboard)
2. Music
3. Actually telling yourself to stop out loud
4. Visualizing yourself somewhere peaceful. Feeling the warmth of the sun on your skin, feeling the grass your sitting on, hearing the water fall, the birds sing. (be very detailed)
Keep trying! Don't give up!
Always remember…. Be Your Own Mental Warrior!
Until next time friends.. I will have my coffee and enjoy the peacefulness until the madness begins.
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