Everyday Mindfulness

To update, I have stuck with the week 5 practice and with the difficult thoughts and feelings, and there has been a really fundamental change in the way I'm looking at the anxiety and paranoia that has been a characteristic of my experience ever since I was a child. It is having a profound effect on...

To update briefly I am sticking to doing week 5 again, today will be the third day. I am taking some time off work to do some studying at the moment but I'm not able to apply myself at all, the anxiety is pretty bad and makes concentration difficult. I think the truth is that I have never turned my ...

Or should I do week 6 and then go back and do week 7?

Thank you I woke up again this morning at 5 o'clock and wrestled with my anxiety for a coupe of hours before the school drop off. I came back home and went back to bed and turned my thoughts to the screaming anxiety. With no diversion, no tea or coffee for a short term fix I actually felt more anxio...

Hi Jon Sorry, my post was misleading, I have been doing 45 mins to an hour a day every day for the five weeks, following a program. The 30 mins was one exercise that dealt specifically with turning towards difficulties, the other days involved a forty minute practice, both with other practices. Refl...

To update on my progress with the practice and difficulties, I finished the week of practice last wednesday. I did more than the week and then took a break from practice entirely Thursday Friday Saturday. I have done some of the week 5 practice again today. I was away at a Fiesta in Spain so not onl...

Hi Sheila Thanks very much - I did buy that book for my kindle a few weeks ago, the reviews certainly made it seem like a book that would be very helpful. I have begun to realise how my thoughts of shame and anger towards ill-health and fatigue have been affecting me a lot for a very long time. As w...

Thanks Matt, thanks Mick (I'm sure there's a joke in there somewhere) I tried yesterday to turn towards some very longstanding troublesome thoughts and found myself getting very upset very quickly. I've had a day off today but I'll practice again tomorrow being mindful of everything you have said. I...

Thanks Gareth, I started a new topic

Thanks Jon, it goes against my nature to take the "easy" route, another thing I have to bear in mind when I'm practicing

Hello everyone My first post on this great-looking forum. I am just starting week 5 of the 8 week mindfulness course and am being encouraged to turn towards troublesome feelings, thoughts and experiences. I have suffered from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome for nearly twenty years and I have become aware t...