Mindfulness with Anxiety Feelings

[healthyhappymind]

I think a useful tip is to observe your thoughts as you practice, with a gentle curiosity. And then bring yourself gently back to your practice. Treat yourself with kindness, as you would with a friend if they were telling you their thoughts. Patience, kindness, and curiosity.

[bgold21]

Thanks all for your notes.

I'm up and down with my anxiety, but I am having some real breakthroughs with mindfulness even though I'm on medication - it has allowed me to get to a healing point. I have been anxious the past few weeks and been sticking to 10 minutes of meditation a day. I notice my thoughts patterns, and even worrying about worrying - i don't try to stop it as much as you say, it's more noticing that it is part of my thinking process. I often catch myself in the day now and just noticing the thought automatically my mind returns back to the task at hand. My mind has these thoughts lots of times a day especially when anxious - what if i feel it at gym, what if i'm not myself tomorrow, what if i need different medication - All these generalized anxiety thoughts as that is what I have ... I am noticing that I am not as fused with these thoughts and noticing them a lot better before getting caught up.

Hopefully with years of practice I will keep getting better. They are still there but not as scary and believable as they once were.

[bgold21]

I also should note I have had lots of success noticing my self doubt thoughts - no your doing this wrong, is that mindfulness? you can't do this...

I just notice these thoughts rather than believing them. obviously every day is varying but i do feel like I have made some progress there.

[Gareth]

I also should note I have had lots of success noticing my self doubt thoughts - no your doing this wrong, is that mindfulness? you can't do this...

Absolutely.