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Goals

1.    Tools

2.    Circumstances in which meds ought to be considered

3.    Being more together in priorities and goals for my life

Tools—anxiety

1.    Be aware

2.    Acknowledge the old negative voice

3.    Realistic appraisal – Pema: be aware of, just feel the feeling without judging – positive message – curiosity-self compassion – move on, redirect

4.    Pause from the negative and double negative (“I’m inadequate because I think I’m inadequate”)

5.    Especially when tired, take a short time out

6.    When meditating be aware of the messages and employ the tools

7.    Housemate—I need to not depend on your timeliness (or not) to deal with things like Internet interruptions (this is difficult, not because I’m not at all assertive but because of ignoring, non-acknowledgment).

Goals set

1.    Exercise—five times a week

2.    Meditate—five times a week

3.    Drinking—(i) no more than two beers an evening (or one 6.9% 16 oz beer and one non-alcoholic drink) and (ii) one day of no drinking

4.    Drinking enough fluids—24 oz plus early every morning and 32 – 56 oz early every evening

Two points about anxiety

1.    I think dehydration (hctz) is significant in the current anxiety.

2.    I seem to be constantly giving myself messages about how I’m doing.
Recently there have been a lot of low level negative messages.