Diminishing the hold anxiety has can happen slowly and be extremely frustrating. We want to be strong and be in control of our lives. The first step will be to let it be alright to feel these feels. There is no shame about this natural link between the mind and the body.
Second, recognize the Old Brain is currently sustaining your anxiety. That back part of our brain is the survival brain. It kicks in on reflex. Reflex is faster than thought. Your body is already in full survival mode before your brain even realizes what is happening.
The work is to recognize those minute physical changes before they ramp up into full fight-flight-freeze-faint mode. You can train yourself to do this. You learned to walk in the same small increments. And to ride a bicycle. And to dance.
Type neurotransmitters, anxiety into the search engine of your choice. Now type neurotransmitters, pleasure into the search engine of your choice. These are the biological factors of the psychological experience you call “anxiety.”
When you can catalog your stress responses, you can develop calming practices to counteract the survival mode. This may sound like simple tricks that will not address your dire need. The biological mechanism at work behind your anxiety is just as simple.
Master Anxiety Management Techniques
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