Associating things with anxiety
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I think we all know that anxiety, to some extent, can prevent us from doing things we previously used to love or just plain DO.
I need some help learning to stop associating anxiety with things like drinking coffee (caffiene doesn't give me panic luckily), and going to bed without a sleep aid (because I'm sometimes scared of being alone with my thoughts.) I still have the habit of deciding what I want to do based on how I think I'm going to feel. Luckily I've gotten much better at ignoring that but the hesitance still lingers...
Any advice on how to completely get rid of this hesitance?
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sue02 star72816
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It wasn't an easy path, as I was faced with exposure to a variety of foods( I am still wary, but much improved!). I do think it will take me some time to be back to myself, if ever, but I do think talking helped me a great deal.
It depends how much your thought processes impact on your everyday living. Best nip it in the bud vefore it becomes an unhealthy way of life.
Sorry to ramble.
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Remember too, think of the VERY WORST thing that has happened to you in your entire life. You got through that didn't you? It didn't kill you did it? You can take control over it, don't allow it to control you. You are stronger than your thoughts, thoughts are only that, worrying about the future is unneccesary and serves NO purpose because what you're worrying about hasn't even happened yet and probably won't. I'm of the school that if you can't get relief by taking something before bedtime, by all means, take it. Please don't live your life in your own mind and let the unknown control you. If you think that thoughts of coffee cause anxiety, don't think of it, pretend it's tea, or cocoa or how you'll plan your garden this spring. If the thoughts come back say to it, STOP!
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