realizing my limits

[denirig]

So I have not been sleeping real well over the past few nights and my GAD is acting up. I realized tonight that there are just some things that I am just not ready for and that I need to heal a little bit more. Realizing this is a relief to me. Why? Because I can look back over the past six months and see how far I have come and the things that I enjoy doing today I could not do six months ago so I know that in a few months the things that I am struggling with today I will be able to do. It just takes time so once again I will praise God for pulling me out of the mucky myer of this thing called GAD and continue to move forward. Reminding myself along the way that set backs will come  but I now can learn from them, grow from and not let them rule my life. I can use them to be an encouragement to others with this disorder and tell them that there is hope.

[lisad27]

I understand completely where you are coming from, denireg.  It's like, you feel so good and happy with how are you have come, and then out of the blue a new symptom or thought will pop up and we fear that it will take us back to where we started and erase all of the progress we've made.  Ive had days like that lately where I've started to question certain  symptoms again, even though I know what they are caused by, or I'll start making excuses for why I can't do something or go to a certain function, manly because of anxiety fears.  But I've found that the majority of the time, if you just accept the anxiety as always being there, yet still confront the anxiety and push through it, you end up having a good time and forgetting about the anxiety altogether.  At least that has been my experience over the last 6-7 months or so.  Sounds like you are in the same boat as far as your sleeping habits go, but it also sounds like you've come to terms with it and have accepted it.  On this road to recovery, we will definitely encounter some bumps along the way, but eventually we will get to that place of peace and acceptance as well.

[denirig]

Thank you for the encouragement!!!!