How to continue when things have changed
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2018 1:37 pm
Hello , I have been practicing mindfulness for around 3 years. In the past I have gone thru programs of CBT to try and "stop" my anxiety and panic attacks. only to find it was temporary . Several years ago after having a injury my life took a bad turn. I became obsessed in thought about my injury and it led me to a point where I was in fear to do anything. The stories my mind told me were without a doubt the entire "truth".
Then I joined a group for anxiety and was exposed to mindfulness meditation. I bought the book from Prof Williams and for the first time in my life I was able to become aware of my thoughts. I meditated everyday or so for several years.
Fast forward: I have now moved to a new location and began working full time in construction which is extremely demanding on my body (almost 60 years old). I no longer have the mindfulness group and there is none around me. While I am happy I can once again function i have constant injuries which can lead quickly to many "unmindfulness" days of fears obsessions and memories.
While I still do meditate once a week or so, I just can not seem to get my practice into a good routine. I understand the importance of this and have no doubt it can continue to change my life for the positive but i still can not seem to put it back together after relocating. Hmm maybe those thoughts I just wrote are not really the "truth" and I never really had great practice habits before I moved? maybe they are just another story my thoughts are telling me?
Then I joined a group for anxiety and was exposed to mindfulness meditation. I bought the book from Prof Williams and for the first time in my life I was able to become aware of my thoughts. I meditated everyday or so for several years.
Fast forward: I have now moved to a new location and began working full time in construction which is extremely demanding on my body (almost 60 years old). I no longer have the mindfulness group and there is none around me. While I am happy I can once again function i have constant injuries which can lead quickly to many "unmindfulness" days of fears obsessions and memories.
While I still do meditate once a week or so, I just can not seem to get my practice into a good routine. I understand the importance of this and have no doubt it can continue to change my life for the positive but i still can not seem to put it back together after relocating. Hmm maybe those thoughts I just wrote are not really the "truth" and I never really had great practice habits before I moved? maybe they are just another story my thoughts are telling me?