Comments on: Distress and SAD

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 21:06:58 +0000

Thanks for the note of encouragment. However perfectly qouted or not, I definately understand where that is coming from and it feels true.

I dug your “about me” blurb. I’ll definately be checking out your blog.

By: mico

mico — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 22:00:37 +0000

Very true about acting in moments of desperation. There’s an old quote from somewhere, but don’t ask me where, or even what it is, ha, but it did say something along the lines of ‘you move forward not when you crave success, but when the fear is too great to stay where you are’.

It was probably far more profound and uplifting than my attempts at paraphrasing something I can’t remember, but what can you do?

Anyways, just been checking out your blog and it’s looking good. Feel free to check into mine should you so wish to do so.

Keep it up fellow blogman.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 05:31:49 +0000

Thanks for the comment. I think you put it well. Thoughts around being sick are a lot like the thoughts around anxiety. You stew on how awful you feel, reminding yourself over and over just how bad you have it.

I’m glad to hear you were able to avoid the trap recently. And hope you’re feeling well. As unhappy as I felt when I was sick recently, that small bit of distance allowed me a little control, which made a big difference.

By: T Chan

T Chan — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 16:24:49 +0000

Hi, I found this post interesting because over the holiday period I also had a nasty bout of sickness that put me out for about ten days. I don’t get stomach bugs very often, and what was interesting was that this was the first illness for years where I didn’t feel overly anxious.

What I noticed was that so much of feeling ill was just like anxiety in that it seems to consist of sitting or lying down repeatedly telling oneself how terribly awful you feel.

When I used to get anxiety and sickness at the same time, it was worse because the anxious thoughts were doing much the same as the “i’m ill” thoughts: telling me that I would vomit in public and pass out, need hospitalization etc.

Understanding these out of control thought processes, and exacting some control over them, is so important for a peaceful, confident life!