For those of us who live life managing a mental illness it is important to develop rational and reasonable thinking so that we can live in recovery one day at a time. Rational and reasonable thinking can take us out of the I am of stress and the I am of I need constant and continual relief.
This relief usually comes in the form of unhealthy addictions or the obsessive give me something to make me feel better. When we live life not taking reasonable care of ourselves and we use poor coping methods I really don’t understand why we wonder why we are anxious and stressed. Nicotine, caffeine, and obsessive worry are a catalyst to anxiety. Anxiety is based in fear and it can be induced by poor physical and emotional coping methods.
Certain medications can help us to deal with anxiety. They are to be taken under the care and the direction of a competent doctor.
When dealing with anxiety there comes a time that we have to learn about ourselves and where this fear or these fears are coming from. We have to name our fears and we have to accept that we are people and people can be afraid. Yes we can be afraid.
Once we accept our fears we can then see that our fears can be valid and once we know our fears we can face them the best that we can. We will no longer have to deal with our fears by masking them with the false sense of security that a constant buzz delivers every time that we pop a pill, take a puff, or have a drink. And once we see our fears then we can begin to know ourselves.
Then we can begin to see that we are people. We can know our fears and with a bit of reflection we can see that we are more than our fears. We have human qualities. We will see that we are a part of creation and that we have been created as valuable human beings. We will see that we are humans living who can be free from anxiety or fear. One day at a time.
We will be healthy or healthier. Being free from constant anxiety does not mean that we won’t have panic attacks. It does not mean that we will not be afraid. It does not mean that we won’t get angry and it does not mean that we won’t be defensive. It does not mean that we won’t take medications. It does not mean that we don’t need stress relief. It does mean that we can be free of constant anxiety and constant fear one day at a time.
Beginning to know ourselves and accepting that we can have fear we can realize that we are not the center of the universe which is very hard to see because when we live in constant fear and continual anxiety we are on an unhealthy survival mode style of living. We need to let go of this fear.
What I know is that I am a part of creation. I am a part of God’s universe. I am a person and I have the right to be as healthy as humanly possible. Also I have the right to be reasonably happy, joyful, and content one day at a time. This is freedom from bondage for many people as they live in recovery one day at a time.
One day at a time living can help us to live free from anxiety when we live with healthy coping methods. Naming our fears and knowing why we are afraid is healthy thinking. We don’t let anxiety own us just for today.
God bless you and thank you for reading. Be well today.