Anxiety
Worry, worry, worry. Stress, stress, and more stress. What happens when you worry or stress? Your body tightens and it lowers your immunity. You stop breathing. You then act impulsively because you aren’t thinking right. Panic floods the body and overwhelms rational thought. Everything then is an overstimulation that only adds more to an already panicked system. Then because of the overwhelmed nature you get depressed because you aren’t taking action. So how on earth do we get out of it?
Today anxiety flooded me. I got to see my brother today and it was great. I enjoyed my time with him and understand him and his struggle a lot. I guess the thing that started the anxiety for me was more so the fact that I don’t think they will ever truly see me for me. And it’s okay, I accept it but it was something I felt today. But this wasn’t the cause for the anxiety. Today I paid for the rebranding of my Dare to Habit company. I am anxious because over the next few months I have decided to move my business and open a meditation space. Along with this rebranding another thing came in for that and it just was a lot. It got me racing about all the things I need to do and accomplish.
Because of this overwhelming pressure I put on myself I lost sight of how much I have and had accomplished. The anxiety has subsided a lot but I decided to invest in myself and take the chance. It feels amazing and I can’t wait but it’s super scary. But I remind myself before I opened my practice opening up a space for $200 a month was scary but I did it and back then I didn’t have the following I do now. Now I am taking on a bigger role and I get in my own way sometimes with the stories that tell me I can’t or compare myself to others. Catching those thoughts has been such an amazing blessing. It’s allowed me to move forward and see I can accomplish anything I set my mind too!
So like I said before how do we get out of it. I want you to next time you feel it happening take 10 deep breaths. Every time counting slowly to 10. During those breaths imagine that everything you want is right there already. Like for instance for me on the first breath I took stoke of how I was feeling and pretended like I put it in a balloon. Then as I breath out the balloon goes flying away sporadically and it is no longer a part of me. After this on the next breath I search inward again and push out the remaining negative energy. 3rd I think about all the things I’m accomplishing and have accomplished. Breathing in the positive of everything and pushing out all the negative. Every breath is a new chance to let go of the negative and bring in positive while light.
After you have done some breath work and that hasn’t helped then get a hug if you can from someone. That human contact releases oxytocin and helps the body relax with the compression of the nervous system. Hug for at least 7 seconds to gain the benefits from it.
If that doesn’t help right down what things you can do right now to feel better about where you are. You can add gratitudes, things you're proud of, things you currently have, smells you smell, things you see, tastes etc. Snap yourself out of the future and get yourself here and now. When you focus on the things around you, you are able to create awareness in yourself of the present. That de-rails the anxiety, which is projection of the future.
Anxiety is just seeing the future and thinking OMG how do I do all of this right now! I can’t possibly achieve that or attain that. So panic sets in and you lose awareness of the now. This only stops you from living in your truth and your higher self.
Hopefully these things can assist you in disrupting that anxiety block. Try to remember that it’s only temporary and worrying does nothing for you. Find peace with your breath, by embracing others if you can, and writing about the present. It definitely helps calm me down. I hope it can help you as well!
Today was a 10.