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As someone who has suffered badly from anxiety in the past this really rings true. Sometimes I would be completely unaware of what was causing a particular bout
by mcjiggerlog 10y ago
As someone who has suffered badly from anxiety in the past this really rings true. Sometimes I would be completely unaware of what was causing a particular bout only to later have it become abundantly clear once having talked through things with my therapist.
It's amazing how much is going on in your brain at the subconscious level, it's far more than just processing stimuli etc.
- hga 10y agoYeah, anxiety can be weird like that. The key I've found is keeping something of a diary, initially it was a sleep diary so the next time a doctor screws up and prescribes me a drug that makes me manic, I'll figure it out quickly. I added any medications I take, various other things (especially weird dreams are fun), and when I feel unusually anxious I write that down, and mentally go through the things that have happened in the last day or so. The one(s) that make me feel noticeably more anxious right then and there as I enumerate through the list, well, that's the tipoff. I recommend learning cognitive therapy, now with an added "behavioral" component, if you want to try something like this out, and it can help in general to the extent it helps you realize some of the things that bother you are cognitive distortions.
- mcjiggerlog 10y agoMost of the process of me getting better was learning to understand and recognise my own thoughts, so I totally agree. For me personally it was talking therapy that really worked.