Comments on: To Dwell on Scared Dreams

By: Jayanthy Govindarajan

Jayanthy Govindarajan — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 18:23:56 +0000

In reply to Suzy. Thanks a lot Suzy. I loved the book to bits! I relate to her a lot! I am glad you liked it too.

By: Jayanthy Govindarajan

Jayanthy Govindarajan — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 18:22:56 +0000

In reply to Soumya. Thanks love! :) I have accepted certain fears openly here and have started working on them. For now I am writing Morning pages as recommended by Anu and it is working to ease a little. I am sending you a lot of good vibes too, we are gonna be fine.

By: Jayanthy Govindarajan

Jayanthy Govindarajan — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 18:19:50 +0000

In reply to Obsessivemom. Thanks a lot Tulika for dropping by. It is true that fear is the most powerful feeling of all. I am happy to have shared these lovely bits here to get a peek at things I fear the most and it is going to be a overwhelming process and a difficult read for sometime now! :)

By: Anamika Agnihotri

Anamika Agnihotri — Wed, 24 Jul 2019 10:15:45 +0000

I can tell you I know that place very well, the one you have described. Writing helps me. as much as consciously working on changing the thinking pattern and replacing fear and negative reactions with a deep breath and a positive thought. Creating a positive thought does not always work especially when I am in the hole.
You have been doing good with writing letters to your fear. Many of us are writing our ‘Morning pages’ dealing with what all is in our head first thing in the morning. Shilpa Gupte and Vinitha Dileep have done their posts on the same. It is self-therapy.

By: Suzy

Suzy — Wed, 24 Jul 2019 08:34:02 +0000

Anxiety can be pretty debilitating. Glad you’ve found a way to deal with it. I liked the book Big Magic as well.

By: Soumya

Soumya — Wed, 24 Jul 2019 06:50:55 +0000

I’m with Shy on the anxiety bit. I am going through the same so I know what this is and how it feels. Take one day at a time and slow down deliberately. It is not easy to stay calm in such situations but taking a step back always helps.

I’m just a message away, reach out whenever you feel like talking.

Love!

By: Jayanthy Govindarajan

Jayanthy Govindarajan — Tue, 23 Jul 2019 15:41:30 +0000

In reply to Shailaja Vishwanath. Hello Shy, thanks a lot for dropping by. I am doing good Shy. Don't worry. I've had it worse before 5 years and I am so much better now. I visited a counselor then and from then I started to write about scary things on a book. Now, I am getting them out of my system slowly to feel one with others who went through the same. I love Shilpa's blog, we being geminians we connect well too. Thanks so much for being there for me and sharing about your experience too.

By: Obsessivemom

Obsessivemom — Tue, 23 Jul 2019 05:52:18 +0000

Oh I agree fear is the most powerful feeling of all. While sometimes it can motivate people at others it can be totally debilitating. I get what you’re feeling, some days are like that for me too. I’m glad you found the underlying reason for your fear. Sometimes it is hard to control oneself, that’s not to say it cannot be done. Sending you positive vibes and hoping you can voice your truths without fear.

By: Shailaja Vishwanath

Shailaja Vishwanath — Tue, 23 Jul 2019 03:44:06 +0000

Hey Jayanthy, first of all big hugs. I can quite imagine what that must feel like because this was exactly how I used to spend my days in my schizophrenia state. Have you considered the possibility that you may have clinical anxiety? One -off instances are okay, but from what I am reading it appears that the anxiety is deep rooted. If so, a counselor may be able to help.

I’d recommend reaching out to Shilpa Halwe to get tips on managing your anxiety. Her blog is filled with useful tips from one who suffers from anxiety.

Take care.