Self-Soothing Statements For Anxiety

If you are feeling stress, anxiety or panic, this practice will walk you through a process of self-soothing. First, you will be asked to try on various soothing statements. Then you will be encouraged to choose one to repeat. Offering yourself the very comfort you have been needing is a profoundly healing and accessible practice. I hope you will join me and experience some comfort and relief.

Transcript

Welcome.

Whether you have anxious thoughts that contribute to anxious sensations or anxious sensations that lead you to anxious thoughts,

One thing is for sure.

Speaking to yourself in a soothing,

Compassionate manner will help.

This meditation is about soothing and comforting your thoughts,

Emotions,

And sensations instead of getting lost in them or trying to get rid of them.

Today is about speaking to yourself in ways that a loving,

Comforting caregiver might speak to an anxious child.

In a few moments,

I will be reciting several soothing words and statements,

And I'll be giving you a chance to repeat them to yourself.

As I do,

I'd like you to notice if any of them feel particularly soothing to you.

So let's begin.

Make sure your body is as comfortable as possible.

If your eyes are not already closed,

You can close them.

And it's also fine to keep them open.

See if you can allow your body to settle into the surface beneath you.

As you do,

Take a few deep breaths.

Now I'd like you to tune inside and notice where in your body anxiety is located right now.

You might feel anxious all over your body,

Or you might feel it in one or a few specific places.

Just notice where in your body you feel anxiety right now.

See how your anxiety appears to you.

It might be a color,

A shape,

A sensation,

An image,

Or simply a feeling.

There's no right or wrong.

Just notice what your anxiety looks like right now.

I'm going to be reciting some soothing statements,

And I'd like you to repeat each one directly to the anxious thoughts,

Sensations,

Or images inside of you.

I'm right here with you.

This will pass.

I see you.

It's okay.

It's safe right now.

In this moment,

We are safe.

Breathe.

I love you.

You have a right to be here.

You deserve comfort and compassion.

In this moment,

We are safe.

It's okay to let go.

It will all unfold.

Let's breathe and feel calm.

Let's notice what's right here right now.

Feel how safe this moment is.

Good.

Now I'd like you to pick one soothing word or statement that resonated for you.

It could be one that I just said,

Or perhaps a different one came to mind.

And then I'd like you to spend the next few minutes repeating that soothing word or statement to the anxious feelings,

Thoughts,

Or images inside of you.

And then I'll be back in a few minutes.

So just choose one word or statement.

You could even put your hand on the body part where you feel anxiety the most.

And begin repeating that word or phrase directly to the anxious feelings.

And I'll be back in a few minutes.

Good night.

You You You Good now let's return our attention to your breathing You And now begin to notice the surface beneath you all the places that surface meets your body You Notice any sounds around you You And if you'd like you can give your body a little stretch as we prepare to end our practice together I hope you were able to absorb some comfort and soothing today and If you did find a word or phrase that felt particularly comforting I hope you'll continue repeating it to yourself throughout the day and whenever you need it Anxiety tends to get ramped up when it's left unattended just like scared children But when we offer our feelings compassion Comfort and soothing they usually settle down So I hope you will continue this practice if it felt helpful and I thank you so much for joining me I Wish you much peace ease and relief Namaste

Reviews

Wonderfully soothing! « It’s ok to let go » really resonated with me.

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟Wonderful SOS meditation 🧘‍♀️ I woke up violently after dreaming disturbing and violent images related to my childhood/adulthood trauma; this helped sooth some painful chest anxiety and uncontrollable shaking ❤️🙏Thank you so much for everything you do for us

Thank you Andrea🙏💕so soothing & comforting. Facing some uncertainty w/a health issue. my words were walking & bird songs & ocean 🌊

Well recorded without awkward pausing of the mic like others. Good voice and articulation and natural. Some of the soothing words resonated with me, some not but it is ok. Thank you!

I enjoyed this relaxing meditation and felt much more calm after

Really enjoyed. Helpful and effective. Thank you 🙏🏻❤️

Very soothing. Helpful. Andrea’s voice is calming. Gentle.

Wow So simple but So very soothing and Wonderful - Thank you so very much

An excellent guided meditation on anxiety. Very helpful for me. Will return to this again and again.

These ways of soothing anxiety are very helpful. Thank you.

Thank you so much. Great way to start my day. And the rest of my life. ❤️

Thank you, that felt incredibly healing to be able to access and then self soothe the part of me that has always felt anxious.

very soothing. it eased my anxious belly. thank you✨

Thank you. This is exactly what I needed right now. Namaste

Very practical with good tools for the toolkit - thank you!
Thanks

Thank you for the soothing words. They are helping me get through some tough times. Sending blessings to you.

This will pass definitely stood out for me. And I will try to repeat it to myself as often as I can. Thank you, Andrea.

In gratitude, the meditation provides peace and inspiration to understand and soothe the anxious child who lives in my gut.

I really enjoyed this meditation. It inspired my current mantra: "let go of the outcome."

What an Amazing gift to be able to relieve my anxiety this way.