Anxiety Rules

I spent most of the day trying to get on top of/in touch with/deal with/address/ ermmm... do something about my current round of anxiety.

There comes a point when ignoring or fighting things just makes them worse.
You have to let go, accept that things aren't good and deal with the reality.

One of the many difficult things about anxiety is knowing the things you need to do to alleviate it, yet not allowing yourself to do them because of the anxiety getting in the way.

I'm dying to write a smug, 'Look at this long list of things I did today' post. But maybe that's part of my problem.

I did write some words: Simple Skin Care For Aspies about sensitivity...
and we had a walk in the ridiculous wind (ridiculous for June), and then I spent a few minutes reading psychologist Tony Attwood's advice for Aspies for dealing with anxiety. He suggests putting together what he calls an Emotional Toolbox, which is a different set of tools for each individual to help deal with anxious and emotional energy, managing emotions, calming strategies, relaxation, and special interests. The emphasis is on finding the right mix of solutions for individuals and avoiding stress and destruction. There is no fix, no cure, no stopping the anxiety, but having an idea of which tool to reach for and remembering what has worked previously sounds like a good plan.

I know that having to immerse myself in Asperger's for the last 4 months has both sucked up bad stuff and also begun new positive and constructive thinking.
It's a rather weird combined state I'm inhabiting at the moment and a handful of recent hiccups haven't helped . Everything is hitting me really hard at the moment and I wish things could stop for a while.

From late afternoon I allowed myself some time in the garden. Concentrating on other things and enjoying our own special interest is important, and helps to exclude negative thoughts apparently.


We're getting very tired here. I hope we can have some time without new anxieties soon