Here’s some stuff to date because I am finishing with this. I will explain why in my next blog post…
Feb 11th
Mmm, a problem in dealing with grief, or depression, or anxiety, or any similar malady, is thinking too much about being miserable. Constantly having this on your mind drags you down. Been reading some on this sort of thing. Is it any wonder that some people spend so many years in analysis when they constantly spend time deconstructing their miseries?
I’m on an upswing tonight. I have to focus elsewhere, occupy my mind with other things beside being sad and miserable. This has been difficult for some days because grieving is so energy sapping. I must move. Walk tomorrow, and work. I hope.
Feb 12th
Ahhhh! Woke up without panics and feeling almost as good as I felt last night. I will run with this. Heart radio on. No overthinking. Walk a little later. Just keep moving. Maybe some writing, maybe some reading. Whatever feels good.
Over the last few months I’ve read through many self-help books. Many of these I’ve abandoned before finishing. The stuff in them ranged from ‘no shit Sherlock’ to overcomplicated psychobabble. I’ve read stuff on the internet too, tried hypnosis, all sorts of techniques for positivity, meditation and on. I’ve grasped what my problems have been: delayed grief resulting in anxiety, depression and panic attacks, the whole either compounded by or causing negative thinking. And now, as I get a handle on all that, with perfect timing, along comes Richard Carlson’s book ‘Stop Thinking, Start Living’. I’ve nearly finished it now and I know I will read it again and again. Seriously recommended.