Accepting anxiety, not fighting it, is a powerful tool
July 02, 2022 The day I finally said, “Screw it. I don’t care anymore. Bring it on,” is the day I started feeling less anxiety.
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Turns out there is science behind this approach.
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“Accepting that anxiety is normal and not inherently dangerous could stop it from spiraling out of control.”
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/thriving-anxiety/202206/how-anxiety-gets-out-control?amp
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Many of you, like me, struggle with stress and anxiety. It took me years to learn to turn my brain off after 6 pm and mentally shelve all issues. The problem is that they then pop up early in the morning. I attack them by working it out at the gym and it makes me feel much better.
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That’s my secret. What’s yours?
.
Turns out there is science behind this approach.
.
“Accepting that anxiety is normal and not inherently dangerous could stop it from spiraling out of control.”
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/thriving-anxiety/202206/how-anxiety-gets-out-control?amp
.
Many of you, like me, struggle with stress and anxiety. It took me years to learn to turn my brain off after 6 pm and mentally shelve all issues. The problem is that they then pop up early in the morning. I attack them by working it out at the gym and it makes me feel much better.
.
That’s my secret. What’s yours?