using anxiety

If I can get to the questions that anxiety is asking - then I can work on the answer. This is one way I use anxiety - to move me forward. Today I followed up on questions about paperwork and for the surgeon, and now I feel better, because I have a few more answers and a few more things to follow up on. Sometimes it is hard to get at the questions when I am not sure what I am asking, so I keep trying to find the words that fit what I am trying to ask. I had to babble a little to the surgeon's receptionist until I was able to get my question out and then we talked a little about timing and process and going back to work. The anxiety and needing to ask the question - and keep asking until I get it right so I get the information I need helps me move forward.

I also use anxiety as a way to tell me that I need to get out and excercise - to move the anxious energy that is stress and tension and reducing stress and tension reduces the anxiety.

Finding ways of coping with the fear and anxiety and turning it from fear to courage and strength will be a journey over the next 5-6 weeks. There are other ways that as I discover, or rediscover them, I hope to share.