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Jan 24, 2018, 01:55 PM
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Hi folks,
I am wondering if anyone of you has developed strategies to get over this constant brain fog caused by anxiety (no physical reasons). I find it really hard to focus, and all I pay attention to is this fogginess in my head that comes with pressure. I can't really think clearly, and it is just starting to annoy the hell out of me. I have tried relaxation, but I can't even focus on that. Anything that has worked for you?
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Jan 24, 2018, 02:27 PM
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Hm-m-m-m... well... I don't know as I have any particularly great strategies to offer you. But I certainly understand the problem. I have a lot of free-floating anxiety.
 I don't even have anything to feel anxious about. But I'm an older person. And I think, after so many years filled with anxiety, my body just doesn't know how to function any other way. Plus, I have Meniere's Disease (a condition of the inner ear that causes tinnitus, dizziness, & balance issues.) So I experience what I typically refer to as a "head-in-a-fishbowl" kind of effect pretty-much 24 /7.  I walk our dog a couple of times a day. And this seems to help, at least temporarily. I've never found sitting meditation or relaxation techniques to be particularly helpful. I do some walking meditation & I've done some mindfulness yoga. But basically I just live with my brain fog. I don't know how one gets rid of it.   There is a technique which is referred to as "compassionate abiding" which might be of some help to you. Here's a link to a description of the practice: https://mindsetdoc.wordpress.com/201...e-abiding-101/ May it be of benefit.  
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Jan 26, 2018, 12:46 PM
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Walking helps. Distraction helps as well.
But as soon as I have nothing to do or really think about, it comes back. IT's rather annoying and gets me to do dumb stuff trying to escape. Maybe just accepting it for a while could help instead of driving myself nuts by wanting it to go away. It's become that intense in the last weeks.... it might be a temporary thing, but it really affects me at work because I cannot focus and procrastinate stuff. Thanks for your input.
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