The Let-Down Effect

Last night I stumbled upon a video that really spoke to me. For the past few weeks I have been focused on recovering from anxiety before I was hit with deep sadness and emptiness out of nowhere. Then suddenly yesterday evening while I was engaged in reading something online, my mind quieted, and the static just stopped. I felt no worry. I had no ruminations. I was focused on what I was doing at the moment, eating dinner with my husband. My mind didn't wander. It just was. It felt euphoric. I recognized this feeling when I recovered from my physical symptoms, and then again once more for my anxiety late summer (which came back when I began to fear it coming back (I think I'm seeing my pattern here)).

I felt happy and content for that full hour before I began to worry about the future "oh, what if the anxiety/fear comes back? what if my triggers are still there and how am I going to go about it?" and obviously it slowly began to come back.

I found this video last night and it really empowered me. I don't think it's a new concept at all, but the way it was explained tickled my brain and made everything sink in because this has happened to me multiple times during my recovery. Dr. Claire Weekes is also mentioned! Let me know what you think if you have some time to watch.

 

Good one! I love this. Makes total sense. You swing between anxiety and depression. But if you focus on what’s wrong, you just make it worse. This explains it really well. Knowledge is power! Thank you!