Post by bgriffin on Jul 22, 2014 11:27:25 GMT
My thoughts on stress vs. anxiety.....
The 2 words I used to describe how I was feeling last night were tired and achy, which was a good summary of how I felt the entire night during the meditation practice. I was really feeling anxious too, which is why I spoke up at the end to share what the difference between anxiety and stress means to me.
To follow is a more in depth explanation of my thoughts on anxiety vs. stress........
I feel anxiety in my skin, my chest, my heart.....it feels like something living inside of me that takes on it's own life and in order to make it stop I really have to use my thoughts/mind to calm it down. I was feeling the anxiety BIG time yesterday.......anxiety for me too is something that happens to my body, meaning I wake up feeling that way with no known thought of why I feel that way- it happens to me, I feel like I have no control of feeling anxious.
I feel stress in my neck, my head (headaches), my stomach and is something I bring on myself by doing too much, not taking enough "me" time, doing things outside my comfort zone. I can control my stress by the decisions I make, what I choose to think, feel etc.
Side note: during meditation last night all I was focused on was how tired I was and how much my body hurt. I kept thinking I can't wait to go home and go straight to bed, I am so tired! When I arrived home, I felt renewed, rejuvenated......the tired, achy feeling was gone. So, I sat and talked with my husband for awhile, then we watched a show. We both ended up following asleep on the couch. My husband woke me up after an hour of sleeping, I was in the most deep, restful sleep I have been in for awhile. When I woke up this morning, the anxiety I was "feeling" yesterday is gone. So with all that being said, I know the meditation works and is a huge help for me.....I just have to figure out why each month I wait until the CMP gathering to feel the benefits, when I can feel the benefits on a daily basis.
The 2 words I used to describe how I was feeling last night were tired and achy, which was a good summary of how I felt the entire night during the meditation practice. I was really feeling anxious too, which is why I spoke up at the end to share what the difference between anxiety and stress means to me.
To follow is a more in depth explanation of my thoughts on anxiety vs. stress........
I feel anxiety in my skin, my chest, my heart.....it feels like something living inside of me that takes on it's own life and in order to make it stop I really have to use my thoughts/mind to calm it down. I was feeling the anxiety BIG time yesterday.......anxiety for me too is something that happens to my body, meaning I wake up feeling that way with no known thought of why I feel that way- it happens to me, I feel like I have no control of feeling anxious.
I feel stress in my neck, my head (headaches), my stomach and is something I bring on myself by doing too much, not taking enough "me" time, doing things outside my comfort zone. I can control my stress by the decisions I make, what I choose to think, feel etc.
Side note: during meditation last night all I was focused on was how tired I was and how much my body hurt. I kept thinking I can't wait to go home and go straight to bed, I am so tired! When I arrived home, I felt renewed, rejuvenated......the tired, achy feeling was gone. So, I sat and talked with my husband for awhile, then we watched a show. We both ended up following asleep on the couch. My husband woke me up after an hour of sleeping, I was in the most deep, restful sleep I have been in for awhile. When I woke up this morning, the anxiety I was "feeling" yesterday is gone. So with all that being said, I know the meditation works and is a huge help for me.....I just have to figure out why each month I wait until the CMP gathering to feel the benefits, when I can feel the benefits on a daily basis.