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Tonight is one of those nights when anxiety creeps in to disturb my sleep. I have been sleeping OK for the last 3 weeks, but tonight some negative thoughts crossed my mind, and intense anxiety kicked in
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There are many techniques to help you rest when your anxiety is beating you. It’s not easy. It’s a matter of practice any day so you will have some training when you need it more.
I personally do a sort of meditation but I also tried other techniques such as, relaxation, sophrologic trainning and others and they were all pretty helpful.
When anxiety is beating you too much, it’s not easy even putting into practise all these techniques but it makes a difference.

The key is to keep your mind focused somewhere without hanging yourself on the unwished thoughts (I call them « drilling » thoughts). My practice is about not fighting against any thought passing through my mind but trying to avoid dialoguing with them so up to them on their own disappear.

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I haven't practiced meditation, but what I do is that I listen to a soothing music and try to distract myself by doing something where I can engage (like writing on here), and sometimes I take a warm shower to relax my body. Whatever I do, I have to stay awake until my eyes start to shut down while sitting from sleep deprivation. Only then, I can go back to sleep.
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Default Jan 25, 2019 at 07:58 AM
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There are many techniques to help you rest when your anxiety is beating you. It’s not easy. It’s a matter of practice any day so you will have some training when you need it more.
I personally do a sort of meditation but I also tried other techniques such as, relaxation, sophrologic trainning and others and they were all pretty helpful.
When anxiety is beating you too much, it’s not easy even putting into practise all these techniques but it makes a difference.

The key is to keep your mind focused somewhere without hanging yourself on the unwished thoughts (I call them « drilling » thoughts). My practice is about not fighting against any thought passing through my mind but trying to avoid dialoguing with them so up to them on their own disappear.


what's "sophrologic training".

sounds like something that could be useful
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In my opinion is kinda similar to mindfulness. A little differences putting them into practice because the Sophrology also involves gentle movements of tensing/relaxation and visualization. I sort of believe that the latter is a little more ambitious than mindfulness in what getting results regards but nontheless I see both as very valuable to get the same purposes.
However, I can say it for sure bc I have been working on mindfulness for a much longer time.
I barely used to practise a couple of guided exercises in Sophrology.

Paste a couple of links here I found in English so you can make an idea. And yes, I agree.

‘Learning to live’: why sophrology is the new mindfulness | Life and style | The Guardian

History of Sophrology – Florence Pasteur

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In my opinion is kinda similar to mindfulness. A little differences putting them into practice because the Sophrology also involves gentle movements of tensing/relaxation and visualization. I sort of believe that the latter is a little more ambitious than mindfulness in what getting results regards but nontheless I see both as very valuable to get the same purposes.
However, I can say it for sure bc I have been working on mindfulness for a much longer time.
I barely used to practise a couple of guided exercises in Sophrology.

Paste a couple of links here I found in English so you can make an idea. And yes, I agree.

‘Learning to live’: why sophrology is the new mindfulness | Life and style | The Guardian

History of Sophrology – Florence Pasteur

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I haven't practiced meditation, but what I do is that I listen to a soothing music and try to distract myself by doing something where I can engage (like writing on here), and sometimes I take a warm shower to relax my body. Whatever I do, I have to stay awake until my eyes start to shut down while sitting from sleep deprivation. Only then, I can go back to sleep.
I know it. The worst days you are gonna barely be able to sleep for a couple of hours.
My head also tormented me a lot when my anxiety beat me. But, since I tried all these techniques. I have found a relief. And at least, I have been able to rest a little in the worst nights.
At least, they can put your mind at ease while practising them.

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