Understanding where we physically feel things in our body will help us to address how we emotionally process it.
Let's talk about anxiety!
How many of you have ever felt anxious in your life? If you said never, kudos to you! Personally, i began to realize I struggled with anxiety in my mid twenties with it increasing as I had gotten older. I allowed EV-ER-Y-THING to stress me out and overwhelm me. I constantly felt the weight of the world on my shoulders, felt like all the pressure was on me to save everyone, fix everything, do everything, you get the point. My anxiety has led to several medical related issues due to my inability to cope, or even talk about what was upsetting me or causing an increase in my anxiety. Anxiety looks different for everyone, me personally, I am significantly more irritable and short tempered because not being in control causes me to feel very uncomfortable.
"F*ck, I feel a panic attack coming, what now?!"
I have learned to not allow my anxiety to consume me by recognizing when I am feeling it in my body. I am aware of what I feel all the time, almost to a fault. When I feel my heart start to race, my stomach starts to shake, my palms start to sweat, and my mind starts racing. In that moment, I am able to say to myself, "okay, you're feeling anxious, what's up?" I start with slow, deep breaths, in through my nose, hold, and out through my mouth. Once I am able to slow my breathing and heart rate, I am able to slow down my thoughts. Once I can slow down my thoughts, I can logically, as opposed to emotionally, sort through what I am feeling anxious about. Our anxiety is only has powerful as we allow it to be. If we take away its power, we take away any hold it has over us. In my life, I have walked so many people through these exact steps, talking yourself out of a panic attack or even an anxious day is possible. YOU GOT THIS!
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