
We have all experienced anxiety at some time of our lives. It is often a signal to pay attention to that which is not sitting well within us. This can be as a result of lifestyle, diet, our interactions with others or whether we are on track in our career, studies, sports or hobbies. Typically we often start to project in the future or draw from past experiences.
Kyle Dowling, from The Onion puts it well when he writes:
"Sometimes the best, most crippling new anxieties just come to you in the middle
of the night..." and “If I think of a new paralysing fear relating to my personal or professional
life and don’t immediately write it down, there’s a good chance I’ll just
totally forget about it by the time I fall asleep four hours later.”
Worry, according to Dr. Tom Borkovec, Penn State University describes worry as a a functional device to prevent bad things from happening or how to prepare oneself for the worst. Spending so much time doing this means that much one's life can be spent in an illusion!
Considering this in conjunction with the Dr David Burns, Feeling Good Handbook's 10 forms of twisted thinking - it may start to feel like we are living in our own insanity! He identifies Jumping to Conclusions as one of the ways in which people believe they can either mind-read or engage in fortune telling. Its impossible to know what anyone else is thinking so why do we do it? When we try to anticipate how events might play out - this is fortune-telling. We have no idea of the forces at play, and studies have shown that we are pretty bad at predicting how things will turn out, much less how we will feel in the future!
So, in closing, here are a few action items you can followup on if you would like to learn how to better manage stress, and anxiety:
1. Identify Productive worry and Unproductive Worry - Make a list of your worries and then try to reframe each on with what the reality of the situation really is.
2. Keep a 20 minute appointment with your worries. Call it "Worry Time". Each time you have a recurring thought that seems to replay in your mind, simply move it to Worry Time. During worry time - write down all your worries and reframe them.
3. Learn to accept uncertainty and trust your inner knowing to help you move through the situation gracefully and with ease, no matter how bad.
4. Meditate and learn what is inside your innernet. Allow yourself to practice relaxation. Relaxation promotes a calm mind and a creative mind - it is only in these moments that you will find your mind will feel like it has the space to examine what is really going on and at times, even dawn epiphanies on you as to how you can solve the problem.
This week we will be teaching more about stress and anxiety at the Axial Centre in Springwood on Monday at 7pm - Bring a friend and join us for a session that will leave you in a profoundly relaxed state.
Kyle Dowling, from The Onion puts it well when he writes:
"Sometimes the best, most crippling new anxieties just come to you in the middle
of the night..." and “If I think of a new paralysing fear relating to my personal or professional
life and don’t immediately write it down, there’s a good chance I’ll just
totally forget about it by the time I fall asleep four hours later.”
Worry, according to Dr. Tom Borkovec, Penn State University describes worry as a a functional device to prevent bad things from happening or how to prepare oneself for the worst. Spending so much time doing this means that much one's life can be spent in an illusion!
Considering this in conjunction with the Dr David Burns, Feeling Good Handbook's 10 forms of twisted thinking - it may start to feel like we are living in our own insanity! He identifies Jumping to Conclusions as one of the ways in which people believe they can either mind-read or engage in fortune telling. Its impossible to know what anyone else is thinking so why do we do it? When we try to anticipate how events might play out - this is fortune-telling. We have no idea of the forces at play, and studies have shown that we are pretty bad at predicting how things will turn out, much less how we will feel in the future!
So, in closing, here are a few action items you can followup on if you would like to learn how to better manage stress, and anxiety:
1. Identify Productive worry and Unproductive Worry - Make a list of your worries and then try to reframe each on with what the reality of the situation really is.
2. Keep a 20 minute appointment with your worries. Call it "Worry Time". Each time you have a recurring thought that seems to replay in your mind, simply move it to Worry Time. During worry time - write down all your worries and reframe them.
3. Learn to accept uncertainty and trust your inner knowing to help you move through the situation gracefully and with ease, no matter how bad.
4. Meditate and learn what is inside your innernet. Allow yourself to practice relaxation. Relaxation promotes a calm mind and a creative mind - it is only in these moments that you will find your mind will feel like it has the space to examine what is really going on and at times, even dawn epiphanies on you as to how you can solve the problem.
This week we will be teaching more about stress and anxiety at the Axial Centre in Springwood on Monday at 7pm - Bring a friend and join us for a session that will leave you in a profoundly relaxed state.