‘There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking made it so’

In my previous Blog on GAD, I mentioned there is no over night fix, but I can assure you that there are many techniques I will speak in this blog that will help to be anxiety free. Lets work together on getting our life’s on track

Anxiety and depression are on rise, as we are overwhelmed by the modern life demands from us. The pressure on us are financial worries, job instability, relationship troubles, fear about personal safety, The result is the same; we feel tied up don’t we? We got to focus on how to stop worrying.

I’ve listed below what worriers think and do

• ‘You have to be in control’
• ‘If worry pops on your head then you have to do something about it’
• ‘You need the answer right now’
• ‘You need to avoid emotional discomfort’
• ‘You cant live in the present moment’
• ‘You need to avoid doing things that make you anxious’

When worrying becomes excessive, it can lead to feelings of high anxiety and even cause to be physically ill.  There are many options you have that can re-establish harmony of mind body and spirit.

Below listed are my personal choices

Learn to relax– Relaxation techniques can offer a real potential to reduce anxiety and worries.  Try the deep abdominal breathing, meditation, listening to calming music . Also yoga and tai chi will benefit you.

Meditate– Something we all should start practicing is  daily meditation first thing in the morning. With meditation you are paying attention purposefully to what’s happening in the present moment.

Be conscious of your worries – Spend few mins every day where you focus on your worries however as time is up let them worries go.

Eat healthy–  Easily tempted to eat unhealthy food, or eat too much or too little food. Keep your health in mind also drink caffeine in moderate.

Exercise – Force yourself to go work out daily. Aerobic and strengthening exercise is very effective way to train your body to deal with stress.

Build your motivation –   Make a ‘to do list’ and work on it, engage yourself, this should distract you from your worries.

Boost your self-esteem-  Be positive and nice to yourself. Treat and value yourself

Enjoy yourself-  It is good for your emotional well-being, Simple activities like watching sports with friends, meeting up with friends for coffee can improve your day. You can also cook or may be dance if you don’t want to be around others? Try to avoid things that seem enjoyable at the time but make you feel worse afterwards, such as drinking too much alcohol or eating junk food.

Talk and share–  Communication is important, whether it’s with a friend, family member or counsellor. Talking things through helps you to release tension, and not keeping it inside. It helps strengthen your relationships and connect with people.

Prayers( My favourite one)-  Spirituality and prayer relieve stress. Every time a friend says to me I feel stressed and worried; I always recommend to say a small prayer at that time as it helps me to stop thinking negative.

Also when you do have negative thoughts challenge your thinking and let go of the urgency you have at that time. I would also stress on observing your thoughts as worrying is much of a habit . If we are mindful of our thoughts , if we see them simply as events in the present, then those thoughts no longer have the same power.