Everyday Mindfulness

great analagy and a real insight Suryacitta thankyou. This seems to be a much better approach, to explore the physical feelings rather than 'throw a blanket on. My real problem is the horrible thoughts I have about my eye floaters are there nearly all the time, from the moment i wake till the moment...

Hi, thanks for the reply. I do acknowledge and accept the anxiety but i am unsure as to why i should 'stay' with the anxiety rather than reducing it though deep breathing

Hello everyone, its been a while since my last post although i do read everyday. I suffer from bouts of anxiety attacks, this is normally when i see eye floaters on a sunny day and a huge wave of anxiety / panic comes over me. Even though i know my fears are irrational it does not stop anxiety comin...

Thanks Mick :-) The actual floaters dont bother me physically, they do not interfere with my vision much at all, it is the anxiety they create that im trying to manage - its irrational anxiety because i am aware that they are not serious Im confident that mindfullness will find a way but need guidan...

Hello, I have been an active reader of this forum but this is my first post, i hope you can help I have been practising mindfulness for about a year and it has had a positive impact on my anxiety levels overall. I do however have a big issue that creates constant anxiety for me day in, day out and I...

you'll learn how to be with the anxiety, how to experience it without it becoming overwhelming. mindfulness will help you to see those anxiety causing thoughts as thoughts and not facts. though it does take time and practice to get there. mick I think this quote above from Mick is absolute key and ...

Amazing in depth responses from you Ken, ty, shows a real compassion to other people. I have bought the Milliams / Penman book and will look through that. i have already read 'the mindful manifesto' and found it a real insight. The only sticking point i have is that before i discovered midfulness, i...

Can anyone expand on this reply. I have horrible bouts of anxiety when i see something on the news etc and deep breathing really calms me down especially when im mindfull of the deep breaths that i take, for instance i will breath in deep,hold for 4 seconds and breath out for 12 seconds which trigge...

Thanks for all your replies, im only beggining this journey and am very excited as it is the only thing that can really calm anxiety. At 43 years old, i wish i had discovered this sooner. I did enrol on a 6 week mindfulness course organised byt the Adult Education Center in UK and it was really bad....

I keep reading on here about an 8 week course, Where is it and how / where can isign up to it please?