[Julymorning]

Carole, this is me what you are describing. Have you had any improvements with this day anxiety that builds up during the day?

Hope you are doing well and thank you!

• This reply was modified 2 years, 9 months ago by Julymorning.

[Julymorning]

Thank you, Scott!

[Julymorning]

Thank you so much for encouragement, Scott! This is so important to hear!

I know that mostly anxiety is ruining the flow of the process. I know that thoughts are just thoughts, we shouldn’t engage with them but just acknowledge their presence and shift our attention to what we are busy with in the present moment.

But what about subconscious anxiety that wakes up with me in the morning? It’s that knot in my stomach or a lump in a throat that accompanies me during the day. I know these feelings do not harm us, but they do awaken arousal which later on masks sleepiness cues making sometimes a progress subjective (because if there is progress, there is better mood, less worry etc. and vice versa).

While I can address the unhelpful thoughts, I can’t really do much about subconscious anxiety – it just appears on its own! I started trying mindfulness, I also do PMR as well as meditation, but they are not always helpful.

In your opinion/experience – will subconscious anxiety lessen with time and progress of CBTi or there is no cure to my anxious brain? (I know that pills don’t always work either). I try to distract myself but quite often end up thinking of sleep again.

P.S I used to go camping in our travel trailer all the time. Luckily Washington gives this opportunity all year round, but I started to avoid camping recently since there is not much space I can move to when doing SC without waking up everybody around me. Camping used to be a breath to me and a huge unwinding :(.

Thank you, again, for all your support!
Julia

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