Hi Jon
Thank-you for taking the time to reply.
I found in the "cosy" world of a meditation it was hard to bring the difficulties to mind, but I will give that practise another go for a week or two as suggested and report back.
Regards
Mike
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- Wed Mar 25, 2015 5:48 pm
- Forum: New practitioners
- Topic: Fear holding me back
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- Wed Mar 25, 2015 2:32 pm
- Forum: New practitioners
- Topic: Fear holding me back
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Fear holding me back
Hi All I have followed the 8 week mindfulness 'finding peace in a frantic world' to help with my anxiety. While I feel that it has helped, I still feel stuck and unable to move on with my life as I have this constant fear that seems to hang over me. My fear seem to come down to these two areas : fea...
- Mon Feb 09, 2015 10:35 pm
- Forum: New practitioners
- Topic: Calming the mind during the night
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Re: Calming the mind during the night
Thanks peeps. I do the meditations first and last thing. I always seem to get off to sleep ok, but the hours between 2am and when the alarm goes off, can be a struggle. In its own way, I find the night time anxiety interesting, as its just my own mind with no input from external factors. Having pass...
- Mon Feb 09, 2015 7:07 am
- Forum: New practitioners
- Topic: Calming the mind during the night
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Calming the mind during the night
Hi all iam on week 4 of the course, and although there have been improvements my anxiety sometimes flares up during the night. I find it hard to concentrate on the breathing as iam sleepy and my mind starts to drift and then goes back into overdrive. Any recommendations for getting a good nights sle...
- Sun Feb 01, 2015 12:27 am
- Forum: Mindfulness & Me
- Topic: 30 Days of Mindfulness
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Re: 30 Days of Mindfulness
Hi Megan Ive justed started also and Iam on week 3 on the 8wk course described in Finding peace in a frantic world. Its starting to make a difference. Doing the meditations twice a day has been a challenge, but once done I feel an immediate benefit. Will watch your blog as it will be good to share e...
- Sat Jan 31, 2015 6:15 pm
- Forum: Mindfulness & Me
- Topic: Hello all, I am on the road to change
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Hello all, I am on the road to change
Hi Everyone Following yet another flare up in my anxiety I decided the existing NHS provided treatments really weren't working for me. I know there is a lot of evidence that challenging the faulty cognitive thoughts using CBT can be helpful, but it did little for the insomnia or the gut wrenching th...