Does anyone get paralyzed by anxiety? A lot of times just after waking up (great way to start the day) or just lying down trying to relax, I'll experience an onslaught of intrusive thoughts and practically every thought, even helpful ones, like how I can let them all just be there and accept them, causes anxiety, basically because it's just a mental overload. I don't want to move for the tension, or if I do it's like a restless tossing and turning because the experience is so frustrating and taxing. It's almost worse when I try to just close my eyes and let things run their course. I notice bodily sensations, like my heart beating harder for a beat – I know it's probably because of the way I'm lying that I just feel it more, or maybe my anxiety actually amplifies it, I'm not sure. Writing about it now, it seems like no big deal. I'm also aware at the time that it's probably no big deal, but of course it's hard to use this knowledge against the feeling of anxiety. I guess I could try harder to let things just be, but it's like I always get sucked into ritualizing, by either a bodily sensation or intrusive thought. There is a lot of analyzing and explaining that I feel like I need to do. Why is this happening? What was I worried about earlier? etc. It's obviously a never-ending trap, but it's so hard to break away from. I've read about how to stop compulsions, but sometimes it's difficult to put those methods into action. Methods including postponing a compulsion or changing part of it in order to enact some control over it. It's like everything is so fast and intense all at once, that I'm paralyzed to act effectively. It's almost like my only option is to wait it out, though I believe there is a way to "control" or manage it better.