Facing Anxiety

Premasudha lovingly speaks on how sometimes we forget that our point of power is within ourselves. All our experiences just reflect what is going on inside us and are meant to help us face the truth within us. When we go within, we make room for different outcomes.

Anxiety is fear of our true Nature. To overcome anxiety and fear, it helps to turn to the Creator and ask for help to face the fear. Facing our anxiety makes us fearless!

Transcript

You know,

One of the traps of our culture we're talking a lot about is this kind of fake compassion,

But it's not real compassion.

It's kind of control masquerading as compassion.

So,

You know,

We diagnose people and we give people labels.

We might give them pills,

But we don't show them how to come out of it.

And,

You know,

Invalid means spells invalid.

And I think sometimes we get so exhausted.

We're trying to,

You know,

We're so independent in our culture.

So we're responsible to house ourselves.

And,

You know,

We work hard and we get exhausted.

And we want someone to take care of us.

And so we might,

You know,

Go to a doctor and accept a diagnosis.

Just as part of wanting to be cared for.

But it's a false caring.

There's no safety in it at all,

At all.

Especially if it's called like,

Okay,

You've got depression.

Because,

You see,

When we categorize our illnesses like this,

We're forgetting that the individual is responsible for whatever is happening.

And whatever is happening,

It's coming to help you.

So,

You know,

With prematitis,

Difficulty with the mental illness in my 30s,

It was tailor made for me to go through that.

And I could have been stuck there my whole life.

People get stuck there their whole lives.

Really worries me.

And,

You know,

People will say to me sometimes,

And they'll talk and they'll be talking about their kids.

Or,

You know,

My daughter's got anxiety and everything.

And it's sort of like,

It's like,

It just seems so crippling to me.

Sanctioning,

Crippling,

Like,

You know,

If we have anxiety,

It's like,

It should be considered a temporary thing.

Something's bothering you,

That you're scared of the truth within you.

That's what anxiety is,

You guys.

Really,

Really,

It is fear of our true natures.

Truly.

I mean,

There was a period where I was really scared to drive over bridges.

I was really,

I just felt this impending doom.

I just felt like I was going to die.

And it was just,

I was scared of who I really was.

Now,

I could have stopped driving.

But people do that.

They stop driving.

You don't want to do that.

You know,

Any anxiety,

You can outgrow it.

You can,

You speak to the Creator.

Please help me through this.

Show me what I need to face.

Bring all the support I need for me to face this.

Give me the strength.

Give me courage.

You know,

Really awakened people,

They get fearless because they just keep facing their anxiety and then seeing that it's just smoke and mirrors.

You know,

That's what Prama Sutta did.

It's all smoke and mirrors.

It's nothing.

And I would feel like I was going to go in front of a firing squad sometimes.

I would be so scared.

And especially around speaking the truth,

You know.

It used to be terrifying.

But I couldn't help it.

Like,

I couldn't,

You know,

If I wasn't,

You know,

If I felt something was true and I was in a situation where I couldn't honor it,

I would start squirming with so,

I would get so physically uncomfortable that I would upset everybody around me.

So,

It was much safer for me just to come forward with whatever I was thinking and feeling.

Reviews

Thought provoking reframing of mental illness and specifically what anxiety is. Reflecting on my own anxiety and that of others close to me, it makes sense that it's fear of who we really are - who I really am. At times it has felt like who I am is not 'okay' or not acceptable, and living with that thought/feeling makes it very hard to trust - myself, others or anything. Thankfully I have more faith in the Higher Power and the journey I am on, as well as compassion for myself these days, but it's still a work in progress. Your work is so so supportive and helping me hugely in this process. Thank you so much for sharing your incredible wisdom so lovingly and with so much compassion 🙏💖✨

Wow that was enlightening! I was recently diagnosed with depression I’ve been in a state of overwhelm since my dad passed this year. But what you said about being afraid of myself struck a chord. I am afraid of truly being me. Sounds ridiculous but is true. Plus I too have been afraid of bridges and now I see the correlation in that. Going over that bridge is my journey to wellbeing. 😊 🙏🏻🦋. I will continue this journey with a new mindset.