Stop Trying To Stop Anxiety

You've calmed down a hundred times. so why does the anxiety keep coming back?
In this video, I break down the real difference between calming down and actually releasing anxiety and the 5 steps it takes to let it truly move through you, instead of just going quiet for a while.

Transcript

There are five steps between feeling anxious and actually releasing that anxiety. Most people are only doing the first two and wondering why the anxiety is still there. Today I'm going to walk you through these five steps so you understand exactly the process. Coming down anxiety and completely releasing it from your system is not the same. Coming down stop at step number two and completely releasing it goes through the whole process of the five steps. So let's go step by step. Step number one, You just notice, Just notice what's there is. Most people are skipping that step and going straight into calming it. But being present and notice allows you to feel what's actually happening right now. Step number two, So important, Name it. Say, I'm anxious right now. Don't go into story why and what and what will happen. I'm anxious right now. This will allow your mind to go inwards and to be present instead of thinking more and spiraling into further anxiety. Don't say why you're anxious. Just say I'm anxious, I have tension in my chest, My throat is tight. Whatever you feel, Name it, Be present with it. Because the moment you're adding a story to it, Again you're spiraling back into your mind, Back into the anxiety. Step number three, Calm down. And this is the step where most people are stopping. They think that just by calming down their anxiety, Job is done. But in fact, You must release it from your system. You must let that wave of anxiety go through you. Step number four is allowing it to move. 3. After every storm, There is a calm. Space which is so natural to you, A place of peace. After all this wave of anxiety moves through you, Trust that there is calmness coming and it will come. Allow it. There is no effort in that. It's natural. The only thing I ask you is courage. The courage to be with the pain. The courage to look at it and not act upon it. Be present with it. Give it space. Then it will go. Most anxious people live their whole life circulating between step one, Two, Or maybe three, But they don't complete the process. They don't allow this wave to wash through the system. They grab to it, They control it, They fix it. Next time you feel anxious, Have the courage to be present with it, Not to fix it. Know you are blessed. Thank you.