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you start small. It can be as simple as getting
yourself a glass of water before you offer to get
one for someone else. While you might view
these types of acts as selfless, I find they can
be an easy out. In other words, a friendly way of
avoiding your emotions.
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Try Too Hard
Listen, anxiety can be really tricky and when
it is misunderstood, debilitating. It makes
perfect sense that you might put a lot of
effort into figuring out how to make it go
away. While some people with anxiety might
look like they do very little at all, I assure
you their brains are working very hard. The
challenge is all that thinking is interrupting
the natural healing process. I encourage you
to ease up on yourself, adopt the motto less
is more. Give your body some credit after all
look what it does for you on a daily basis.
“When you
symptoms label your
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Label
The moment you put a label on something
you constrict its movement. When you label
your symptoms (e.g. anxious) or attach
words to your feelings (I can’t do that) you
minimize your potential. While having a label
may at first give you some sense of control
over the situation, over time you will want to
loosen your grip on it. Otherwise, you run
the risk of identifying with anxiety rather than
having it be a moment of experience. Here
is the thing, when you label you become
anxiety rather than a person. When you
identify with anxiety you become consumed
with ways to get away from yourself. Your
body and certainly your spirit never wanted
that, if anything it is attempting to draw you
back to your emotions, the very same place
where you can connect to your soul.
Sherianna Boyle - Sherianna is the author of Emotional Detox: 7 Steps
to Releasing Toxicity & Energizing Joy and Emotional Detox for Anxiety,
The Four Gifts of Anxiety as well as five other book titles. She is an
Emotional Detox Coach, founder of the C.L.E.A.N.S.E Method ™ ,
C.L.E.A.N.S.E Yoga ™ and host of the Emotional Detox Podcast. Her
books, services and resources can be found at sheriannaboyle.com
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