If you could give your past self one tip about handling anxiety, what would it be?
If you could give your past self one tip about handling anxiety, what would it be? Lets share and learn from each other :)
Hi @sereneHeart651 ✨
Probably: “This too shall pass…” together with: “Remember it is all part of the adventure” 😊✨
That’s a great mindset, Elena! Over time, the feelings of anxiety will fade 🙂
Thank you @sereneHeart651 ✨🙏🏽✨
i feel like it always come back
It does come back @calmCoconut8559 ✨
Maybe stoping for a moment and asking yourself: why is it back? Where is this coming from?
Could that help…? Sending you good energy ✨
@sereneHeart651 Be kind to yourself :)
@WellsFiction yep! That's the one I would tell myself💗💗
That's a good point. Also, try speaking to yourself the way you would to a friend experiencing anxiety by offering reassurance, understanding, and kindness.
@sereneHeart651
I would tell myself that time usually heals most wounds. Something might feel like a big deal now but a week later, it won't. Things always get better eventually.
@sereneHeart651
At 27 years old I would tell 14 year old me that it's not real and that it's a past experience that is trying to keep me safe. Let is subside and it won't swallow you whole. Sometimes resistance makes it greater.
@sereneHeart651
I think it's telling myself, "I've been here before (feeling this way), and I've survived. This feeling sucks, but it'll pass.
What techniques have you personally found effective for reducing anxiety? For example, meditation, breathing exercises, something else?
@sereneHeart651
Besides listed above? Exercise, meditation, calming music, reading, spending time on 7cups, watching something silly on TV, I also have several hobbies. Did you know that nutritional status affects stress management?
Interesting, I didn't know that! Which one of these do you find most helpful?
@sereneHeart651
It's a bit like putting a lot of ingredients into a pot and wondering which ingredient makes it taste best. I think maybe exercise and meditation are at the top of the list most of the time. For me, exercise is a form of meditation. Both exercise and meditation tend to calm thoughts, which in turn, allows a person to become aware of deeper insights, which include what I call heart awareness, the place where self-compassion comes from.
There's also the metaphoric traversing of a very high, narrow bridge. If someone says, "don't look down," it's hard to resist doing just that. In the case of anxiety, looking down comes in the form of "what ifs." I work on maintaining the awareness of "yes, there's space below me, but I'm here now, and there are others around me I can possibly help or receive help from." That facilitates a more comfortable shift from the "what ifs" and potential triggers towards a more fulfilling mental/emotional engagement.
Truly, the "what ifs" can happen. We can only minimize risk so much. Yet, if the worst case scenario happens, is it better for it to occur while immobilized by worry or would you rather be involved in some process of fulfillment when it happens?
Some of my rationale came from the cold war era, when tomorrow seemed like a maybe thing rather than something to be counted upon.
Listening to gospel music gives me great comfort.
It's not your fault about what happened to you,and it's not your job to try and predict what could happen. Overthinking and going over scenarios of things that have less than a 1% chance of happening is not going to prepare you more for if it does happen. And if it ever does happen you will deal with it the best you know how to. These things could happen but they're not likely. And hating yourself bc you couldn't predict the future or didn't know better isn't going to prepare you for the future. What's important is here now.
not everything can be under your control, so chill out and let things happen the way they are gonna
Take deep breaths
