Intro and help requested....

January 9, 2012

Hello, my name is Caity, I live in a regional town in South East

Queensland, and I've been trying (is that the right word?!) to do

ACT/mindfulness with my psychologist for the last couple of years. I

have bipolar but more importantly right now I have anxiety and panic

attacks.

So here's my problem - and I will probably do a Homer Simpson " D'OH! "

when I see the answer - but I am having problems with getting into a

mindful observant headspace - I have been using focusing on the breath

(as suggested in The Happiness Trap) but it's HOT here tonight - I'm

still awake at 1L30 am because it's too hot to sleep - and I keep

panicking that I CAN'T BREATHE. (Except of course I can - but I panic

and .... this is compounded by having to use a CPAP machine for sleep

apnoea.

Any suggestions? I'm also trying to remind myself that when my body gets

to a certain point, sleep will come anyway, but right now I seem to be

fretting myself into circles and missing the obvious?

Thanks for any help,

Caity

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