Dealing with Anxiety and Fatigue

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SirTrouserz

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I was thinking of trying meditation in order to deal with whatever aspect of my anxiety aggravates this condition. Has anyone treid meditation with any success?

Also, the fatigue lately is really getting me down. I'm probably more aware of it now because I have the other symptoms, too. How do you all deal with the fatigue?

Thanks,
Sir_Trouserz
 
Hey Sir_Trouserz,
Meditation is a great resource. I unfortunately am not that patient and am very envious of people who can meditate and do well with it. I "meditate" by finding quiet time, whether reading or just letting my mind wander. Takes a bit sometimes to re-learn how not to focus on everything going on in my body. You know, generally your nerves are not supposed to be hyperaware or the rustle of our hair by our ears would have us in a straigh jacket inside of a week :eek: At any rate I think the meditation is really about concentrating on something other than "us" and all the "small things".

As far as the fatigue, I will tell you what I tell my patients on a regular basis. Learn to listen to your body...if you are fatigued, then rest, that doesn't mean sleep it means calm down and take things slow. You will reset yourself and be able to go again.

Of course the saying....Do as I say not as I do and Physician heal thyself probably should be embroidered on a T-shirt for me :LOL:
Kit
 
I meditate everyday when I walk or ride my bike. I don't try to notice things, but I can't help myself from seeing so many things. I notice things like bees flying beside me as I whizz down a trail, or just how fast birds fly. I notice the roses when they are open, and at night, when they are closed.

I believe outdoor meanderings are terribly important to a life. We weren't born to live so much of our lives indoors. We talk about how we must protect the environment, which I find ironic, because we have created an artificial environment around ourselves that insulates us from the real world...from being meditative.

My neighbour has a mosquito netted enclosure around his deck so that he can sit out there and enjoy nature. He gets to survey his property, his manicured, fertilized, pesticized, perfect lawn through a fine mesh screen. He drinks his rye and coke, pops a heart pill, and wonders why his derelict neighbour (me) ruins the neighbourhood by allowing weeds to grow.

Oops, a tangent. Oh, yes meditation. :LOL: By enjoying life at the pace it was meant to be, I believe that is true meditation. If we are always in a house, in a car, in a building, on an artificial lawn, we can't really delve into the extraordinary things that will pull at the meditative part of our psyche. So, meditation is an inherent part of our psyche, something natural. At least, that's what I think.

Basso
 
I dealt with huge amounts of fatigue at first. Almost two years later I have ZERO fatigue but my calfs still twitch like mad.

The best advice I can give you, at least what I did, is to get bed wrest but start doing some physical stuff as soon as you can.

I could not have gotten over my feeling of dread and impending doom if it wasn’t for running and weightlifting. – it makes you feel like youre normal again.

Don’t worry; you’ll get better as I did.

Jeff
 
Absolutely, and in addition to the outdoor walking, biking, meandering that EyeoftheWild mentions, I also do 20 minutes of Qi Gong a day. It’ll take care of your fatigue, and my BFS symptoms are 99% in remission, although that may have happened anyway.

The meditation thing was discussed a few times before, if you search. I posted one link that I thought was a decent description of it, I think this was it. The references listed are excellent.
 
:eek: ... maybe I should consider yoga ... I just saw a 92 year old woman on the news who has been doing it for years and could not believe the condition she was in. I was impressed.
 

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