What if your anxiety isn't a disorder to be cured, but a…
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What if your anxiety isn't a disorder to be cured, but a habit to be changed?
What if some of the anxiety you feel is being fed by what you do when anxiety shows up?
Think about that.
Something uncertain happens. Your mind immediately jumps into the future and starts creating scenarios. What if this happens? What if that goes wrong? What if I cannot handle it?
Before long, you are worrying about something that has not even happened.
And here is where it gets interesting.
Worry can feel productive because it gives us something to do. It creates the illusion that if we think about the problem long enough, somehow we can influence an outcome that does not even exist yet.
But worry is not preparation.
It can become a habit.
Uncertainty triggers fear. Fear triggers worrying. Worrying temporarily makes us feel like we are doing something. That temporary relief teaches the brain to repeat the process the next time uncertainty appears.
Thoughts create emotions. Emotions influence actions. Actions create results.
TEAR is happening right in front of us.
So instead of automatically following the thought, become curious about it.
Is there something I can influence right now?
If yes, take action.
If no, come back to NowHere.
You do not have to solve tomorrow from today.
The goal is not to eliminate every anxious feeling. It is to become aware of what you do with that feeling when it arrives.
Awareness creates choice.
And every time you choose curiosity over worry and presence over an imaginary future, you begin teaching your brain a different pattern.
You cannot control uncertainty.
But you can influence what you practice in its presence.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#worry #habits #curiosity #presence #peace
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What if some of the anxiety you feel is being fed by what you do when anxiety shows up?
Think about that.
Something uncertain happens. Your mind immediately jumps into the future and starts creating scenarios. What if this happens? What if that goes wrong? What if I cannot handle it?
Before long, you are worrying about something that has not even happened.
And here is where it gets interesting.
Worry can feel productive because it gives us something to do. It creates the illusion that if we think about the problem long enough, somehow we can influence an outcome that does not even exist yet.
But worry is not preparation.
It can become a habit.
Uncertainty triggers fear. Fear triggers worrying. Worrying temporarily makes us feel like we are doing something. That temporary relief teaches the brain to repeat the process the next time uncertainty appears.
Thoughts create emotions. Emotions influence actions. Actions create results.
TEAR is happening right in front of us.
So instead of automatically following the thought, become curious about it.
Is there something I can influence right now?
If yes, take action.
If no, come back to NowHere.
You do not have to solve tomorrow from today.
The goal is not to eliminate every anxious feeling. It is to become aware of what you do with that feeling when it arrives.
Awareness creates choice.
And every time you choose curiosity over worry and presence over an imaginary future, you begin teaching your brain a different pattern.
You cannot control uncertainty.
But you can influence what you practice in its presence.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#worry #habits #curiosity #presence #peace
Background Photo Credit:
Unknown
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