Hello Steemit Friends,
Anxiety- the distress evoked due to different kind of pressure in life perhaps holds the greatest weight connecting to the onset of sickness. While most of us suffer from anxiety and when your anxiety and fears get best of you and you are unable to control them, they will control you leading you in tears.
There is no job, no diet or activity, business, relationship that is free from stress and in every sphere of life people are confronted to combat this epidemic. Learning how to manage anxieties gives you back the sense of control and power and allowing you to choose how to interact instead of just reacting.
Here are some simple and effective ways to manage your fear and anxiety
In today's world, the act of being present is particularly underrated. 85% of our decisions are made at unconscious level. The key here is to recognize our feeling and how they are driving our decisions. Allow the anxiety to enter and feel it. When we can consciously notice the feeling, we can prohibit any negative feeling and replace them with better decisions.
So often we forget the act that sustains life and keeps us alive and that's breating. When we are anxious our diaphragm is undermined due to heavy breathing and we start breathing from our chest. This result choppy breath which does not allow oxygen to flow into our brains and therefore impeds our ability to think smartly.
When we experience anxiety,, it manifests into some physical symptoms and naming physical symptoms is very helpful. Its recommended that you journal your feelings. Ask yourself genuinely how you are feeling and what your wants and needs are. We are so detached from our feelings that we are often surprised by the reaction in a stressful situation. Once you start capturing the feelings, you will see dramatic results in awareness and this helps you with better insight to what affects you and how you can combat those situations.
Return to your spiritual practice, sitting on meditation cushion until the emotions and energy settles down and move through your body and then you are no longer reactive. Meditation includes a variety of techniques like prayer, self focused breathing which are used in Yoga. This relaxes your brain and allows you to get back your focus.
Tying it all together, stress and anxiety should not keep you down. By being conscious and making small changes, you can bounce back from set back. Repeat these steps until the habit of reflecting and pausing replaces the habit of reacting.
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Much Love, Suzana <3
