RichIngate
10-02-2015, 12:24 AM
Hello, I am new to this forum. I used to get quite anxious when I had to be with people. I am an only child, never the 'cool one' at school. Later I realised I am an introvert in terms of personality, so it makes sense to be uncomfortable about being in situations which drain me. Strangely, that really helps and I can deal with most situations I need to whilst my default is to seek solitude as soon as is possible. Later I trained in NLP and hypnotherapy and found those approaches and tools also helped. The most useful approach for me though is mindfulness. Anxiety for me seems to be a movable feast . For example a few months ago I went back to cycling after maybe 30 years of not riding. I could hear thoughts worrying about crossing against the traffic and so on. Riding daily I just do it and it doesn't bother me. Now I would quite like to have a motorbike again and I can hear other thoughts worrying through my mind!! It helps to know they are just thoughts that have a feeling rather than information about the world
Regards to all,
Regards to all,