So much of this article resonates. Great read. My reset plan is usually a walk or 5-10 minute meditation where a bell rings every minute and I notice what I am thinking and release it or name it to take care of later. The last one would be playing with my kids. Connection with them almost always gets me feeling better.
Thank you, and that book you gave me, No Bad Parts, has been very helpful to talk to the part and give it space. I agree I had the push through mentality since there was "so much to do" that "I couldn't stop". What an interesting story to tell myself and really good way to set off the warning light.
We all suffer from anxiety. I’m not talking about the clinical kind—I’m not a therapist. I’m talking about the feeling of disturbance or stress that we feel during the day or in the middle of the night.
This anxiety is the surfacing of unprocessed emotions.
While fear and anger usually have an obvious trigger, anxiety has no obvious trigger; it is the result of an accumulation of different unprocessed emotions
The way to release anxiety is the same as for emotions like fear and anger.
I like the idea of reframing anxiety as information we can use to get a better understanding of what's going on under the hood. It helps to give anxiety a context so that you can understand why it's happening.
Anxiety definitely sounds an alarm to try to protect us. And mainly in three ways. Your physical safety, emotions, and your identity. Most people aren't aware of how subtle and profound the identity-based protection operates. But it's a huge reason why we are where we are in life. And why we often struggle to change even in areas where we logically know we need to.
So much of this article resonates. Great read. My reset plan is usually a walk or 5-10 minute meditation where a bell rings every minute and I notice what I am thinking and release it or name it to take care of later. The last one would be playing with my kids. Connection with them almost always gets me feeling better.
These are great! And connection almost always solves the dysregulation. Love it.
Thank you, and that book you gave me, No Bad Parts, has been very helpful to talk to the part and give it space. I agree I had the push through mentality since there was "so much to do" that "I couldn't stop". What an interesting story to tell myself and really good way to set off the warning light.
Yes!!! Love it. I’m glad you’re finding the book valuable.
No Bad Parts sounds like an interesting book. I haven't heard of it. But sounds like a good way to approach your own mind.
We all suffer from anxiety. I’m not talking about the clinical kind—I’m not a therapist. I’m talking about the feeling of disturbance or stress that we feel during the day or in the middle of the night.
This anxiety is the surfacing of unprocessed emotions.
While fear and anger usually have an obvious trigger, anxiety has no obvious trigger; it is the result of an accumulation of different unprocessed emotions
The way to release anxiety is the same as for emotions like fear and anger.
Following is the “how-to”:
https://substack.com/@martysimon/p-182452561
I like the idea of reframing anxiety as information we can use to get a better understanding of what's going on under the hood. It helps to give anxiety a context so that you can understand why it's happening.
Anxiety definitely sounds an alarm to try to protect us. And mainly in three ways. Your physical safety, emotions, and your identity. Most people aren't aware of how subtle and profound the identity-based protection operates. But it's a huge reason why we are where we are in life. And why we often struggle to change even in areas where we logically know we need to.