I find that mindfulness and relaxation is better than a pill with regard to anxiety.
does anyone else do mindfulness and meditation
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Yes, ignoring all the extra stimulus and focusing on one thing at a time and taking time out to reflect and slow the brain down does help me.
I just started - so far I am liking it 
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I think I was afraid of being called āsimpleā so thought Iād impress people with a lot of brain activity. To no avail.
I learned mindfulness as part of CBT. Iāve been practicing it for a few years now. And it IS a great tool for anxiety, as well as depression.
I use my 5 mile walks everyday as a time to be mindful and meditate. I just focus on the beautiful scenery around me and let go of negative thoughts or emotions.
Meditation has also GREATLY helped my insomnia. So I turn everything off for an hour before bed and just lie there and concentrate on my breathing. Its worked wonders!
Blessings,
Anthony
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I learned mindfulness when I was doing DBT for my Borderline Personality Disorder. I no longer have the symptoms of it so I know it worked. I try to use it everyday. The nutritionist I see recommended doing it when I eat and smoke. Also when I get cravings to think of what Iām really looking for, what emotions and memories are associated with that food. 
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yesā¦
take care
That is a good idea. I didnāt think of that one. Why am I putting stuff in my mouth when Iām not hungry?
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I do it all the time J. I started keeping a journal and a lot came up. Iāve been more mindful when I eat and listen to my body so I stop when Iām full. My mother raised me that when something was wrong she fed you. I donāt blame her, but itās interesting how deep the bond with food goes.
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what kind of mindsets do you learn at mindfullness?
Before I became ill; I practiced intense meditation, as I identified as a buddhist even now Iām amazed at the control I had, particularly being 14 and then delusion kicked in after my uncles suicde, I thought I could save him from his death in the afterlife, I meditated for hours at a time. I was drained and exhausted, I lost all faith for months.
But thatās in the past, mindfulness is a way of me linking with my routes as even now I donāt have the control over my āmonkey mindā like I used to, and it helps, my nurse has been teaching me new types of mindfulness practice. In a couple of weeks Iāll start swimming and he said it makes wonderful mindfulness so in going to do that! A particular favourite of mine is auditory mindfulness where you control what you listen to and when (like many of you) I get critical horrid voices I try to ignore the sounds of my world apart from through headphones. So this mindfulness I take my headphones off and I control what I listen to, without over thinking what I hear. Itās wonderful; itās freeing!
I live in such a controlled world where I shut out everything apart from the stuff in my head, mindfulness allows me to see outside of that!
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Very trueā¦ itās 19 strokes, flip turnā¦ 19 strokes, flip turn, (in a 25 meter pool) and only the black T line on the bottom of the pool to look at. I know a lot of people get bored just swimming laps. But I like it a lot. My mind can just stop all the chatter and focus on the muscles pulling and the breathingā¦ because you have to focus on the breathing when you swim. Itās just simple. Itās not a race, itās not a goal, itās a process. Very little noise, and it can get meditative in itās own way. I hope you enjoy swimming as much as I do.
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Iām hoping ill have a similar experience! Thanks for your input, Iām glad you enjoy it, the last time I went swimming was in a lake when I was sixteen it was cold, but it was a hot day and just lush. Weāll be going in the outdoor pool so no doubt it will be freezing but itāll just be an experience :)!
Take care,
Meg.
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