Anxiety is the brain’s way of trying to keep us alive. It wants us to be safe and so it looks for anything and everything that may not work, could be a problem, might be dangerous.
For most people who have anxiety “disorders” their minds are always working, scanning their physical, mental and emotional environments: A non-stop cacophony of thoughts , trying to avoid difficulty, figuring out something that doesn’t make sense . . . day and night; An adaptive mechanism in overdrive.
Faster and faster
can’t stop a run away train
going nowhere fast
Racing rumbling thoughts
can’t stop a run away brain
A one way ticket
prompt – Cacaphony
So true. Scratch someone with depression, you find anxiety. Add in. TBI..
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Anxiety and angst aren’t that far apart. The information overload of social media, and expectations we will be well versed in them adds to the “every day” anxiety that truly is, as you say, a cacophony of sound, light, feelings, and noise.
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loved the analogy between the train, noise and thoughts! very inspired !
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Anxiety = Me getting ready to take the trip back to NC.
or by the definition…me all the time. But from what I understand it’s not unusual for someone with Meniere’s…”a disease of random punishment”
But I’m trying. And looking forward to getting home and back in my routine…that helps.
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Great descriptions. I sure hope you are doing fine 🙂
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beautiful set! that train!
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I hate such spells of anxiety. Control of the mind is so necessary.
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A walk in nature or by the sea calms one.
Your fish were very hungry.
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Tiger
A walk by my fish calms! Thanks for feeding them!
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Rings a bell. I am trying to reign in speeding mind with yoga and meditation. It does help.
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It must be fun chasing a runaway brain 🙂
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Spot on. An essential mechanism running wild.
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OK…never fear
Doctor Rallentanda is here
1. Don wet suit
2.Enter the ocean
3.Breast stroke for 1 hour battling waves
4. Somehow Get home
5. Peel off wet suit
6. Get into hot bubble bath
7. Where you will fall asleep for several hours
awakened by water which has gone cold
8. drag yourself into bed
9.do not fall asleep on bathroom floor
10 Physical exhaustion is the cure for anxiety and everything 🙂
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Doctor Rallentanda,
NOW THAT IS AN EXCELLENT CURE! Will you prescribe moving to the beach so it can be a medical deduction?!!
P.S. Physical exhaustion mimics fight or flight which accelerates metabolizing the neurochemistry of “anxiety” and releases “good feeling” neuro-chemicals. You are an excellent doctor (except for the part about falling asleep in the bathtub)!
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It’s better now to stop it 🙂
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Lovely description. Try “thought stopping and replacement”. more exercise and a bit of meditation. Works a champ. And turn off the TV.
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This sounds suspiciously like my brain when I am trying to write haiku!! who said haiku is zen-like? 🙂 Enjoyed my visit here as usual.
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sounds like some of the racy thoughts I had before I got my meds!
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Had a feeling this was going there, excellent as always. Anxiety? What’s that? I’m too Zen to understand that concept. As if….love Peachy Keen Jr.
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I know the feeling. Nicely described.
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