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Thanks for the offers of PM. If anyone is in or around the Shropshire area and would like some company on a ride, road or mtb, then give me a shout.
For some reason the anxiety was awful over the weekend and its been hard to shake it off, just back from a big ride and it seems to have worked, I guess my mind is focused on being knackered and feeling a little sore!
I am attempting to try mindfulness stuff. I am also looking at other options, CBT etc.
Has anyone had any experience with hypnosis, good or bad?
Mounty_73: I’ve had hypnotherapy a couple of times for anxiety and it gave me a very calm feeling. I do struggle to get the same benefit from listening to a hypnotherapy CD for some reason though!
Mounty_73: I’ve had hypnotherapy a couple of times for anxiety and it gave me a very calm feeling. I do struggle to get the same benefit from listening to a hypnotherapy CD for some reason though!
Thats good to hear as I am looking into all options at the moment.....
Mounty_73: I’ve had hypnotherapy a couple of times for anxiety and it gave me a very calm feeling. I do struggle to get the same benefit from listening to a hypnotherapy CD for some reason though!
I am considering giving hypnotherapy a go as one or two people have told me about it. I am sick of the GP's constantly throwing medication at me.
Another one here - same age, apparently successful, apparently pretty normal - found myself sat on a bus in tears mid last year and wondering about 'going away'. Knew enough that I wasn't well. My employer was brilliant and I took some time away (in a high pressure environment), spoke to some people, didn't take meds but was lucky enough to be in a position where I could decide on my choices. I've agreed more time off and rebalanced my work. Being honest with myself was the hardest, then my wife then my family. I'm very open about it because in this day and age we have a society that is connected but lonely. I certainly feel very disconnected these days, i have a couple of close mates that we chat about the black dog, they get a bit of it too, but i'm inclined to just do my own thing which is a bit of a signal. I'm very competitive on various levels and had got myself in a hole thinking I had to be amazing at everything - work, sport, family, me. Actually, when i really think about it the most amazing I can be is to myself and the rest of it is an outcome. It's not that I don't care what goes on around me I'm just more aware that I probably can;t do much about it so not to waste emotional ebergy worrying about it. As an aside I read The Life Changing Art of not giving a f*** and that helped me rationalise a lot of my anxiety.
I guess for me all I can say is don;t feel ashamed or stupid or ... anything really. Peoples perceptions of you aren't controllable and probably aren't what you think they are. Thanks for posting, the more people talk about it the better we will get at helping those who suffer.
Talk. Talk lots. It's helpful to you, massively, and helpful to your family and friends.
(Community mental health clinical nurse)
In a move to change things I have quit my job as the employers were the worst people I have ever had the misfortune to meet, right up there with the lowest of humanity IMO.
Two of the worst people and the worst working environment I have worked in, there has been and still continues to be ongoing illegal activty.
A lot of people are telling me that I need to work in a nice place, surrounded by good people, this hopefully should help.
Good on you for taking control. Report the illegal activity