Posted by llurpsienoodle on January 21, 2008, at 12:16:13
In reply to Re: anxiety about anxiety! » llurpsienoodle, posted by muffled on January 21, 2008, at 10:55:05
I've decided to do some worry flooding. The idea is that you pick a particular thing that you're worried about (i.e. showing journal to T) and then you set the timer for 20 minutes and spend the ENTIRE time trying to visualize in 3d technicolor the worst possible outcome to the situation. Then for the next 5 minutes one visualizes a more probable outcome or a positive, alternative outcome. Anxiety ratings taken before, after 20 mins, and after.
Don't laugh- I have anxiety about brushing my teeth. I think it's because I gag so much- kind of like a stimulus-response pairing.
So I visualized teeth falling out, the taste of blood, the sounds, sights and smells of projectile vomiting all over the bathroom etc. It got pretty boring, to tell you the truth. I did get my anxiety up to 90, and this is klonopinnned, mind you, so I'm great at the anxiety provoking thoughts. i skipped the 5 minutes of best case scenario and went right to the bathroom to brush my teeth, so that they wouldn't fall outta my jaw.
my next task is to (llurpsielist trigger) get over the worry of arriving late somewhere
1) wake up at a reasonable hour- not too early, just because I'm afraid of missing my alarm
2) do some important business incase I *do* wake up too early
-working out
-yoga
-reading
-errands*aside- why does my cat always RUN home? he could just be walking
3) not check email/babble compulsively until the last 10 minutes before I leave the house.
what do y'all think?
-Ll
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