This meditation is here to support you in moments of health anxiety.
Health anxiety can feel so triggering and it can really cause us to spiral in our mind.
It can cause us to feel very reactive,
The fears that come up with it.
And so this meditation is going to help you to come out of that reactive place and to feel just a little more grounded.
Allowing yourself to start in whatever position feels okay for you right now.
If you want to lie down make yourself really cozy you can do this though sitting up.
And just beginning to gently close your eyes knowing that you are supported in this space.
You are tapping into my support right now and i'm here with you.
And just allowing yourself to take a few deep breaths but try not to focus too much on the breath.
I know that can for some be triggering in moments of health anxiety but just if you can allow yourself to take a breather,
A pause,
A moment of stillness or a deep breath if that feels doable.
And instead of forcing relaxation we're simply going to tune into the senses to bring you back into grounding in a safe way,
A way that might not feel too triggering.
I invite you to come in now to just one of your five senses.
So that could be sound,
Sight,
Touch,
Taste or smell.
Whichever feels doable right now.
Now once you land on that i want you to just notice one thing in that sense that you can sense.
So with sound maybe it's the sound of traffic outside your window,
Your washing machine.
With smell it could just be a faint smell of wood,
Of a candle,
Food that was cooking earlier.
With touch it could be the scent of your clothes on your skin,
The seat you're in.
Just take a moment to come into your body in that way.
So as you're focusing on that sense just allowing yourself to absorb these words.
The key with health anxiety is to slow the pace down if we can.
To not take it away completely,
To not try to convince ourselves that our worries are not there.
But to simply slow the pace down.
We want to move if we can into responding to ourselves,
Not reacting.
So i'm imagining there's going to be perceived symptoms or thoughts that you're reacting to right now and that is okay.
You're human and it can cause a lot of fear in ourselves when we're worried about our health.
But i want you to just firstly imagine if a child was coming to you with these same fears.
I wonder how you would respond to them.
Bearing in mind you probably wouldn't want to worry that child or react to them in an alarming way.
See yourself as that calm,
Grounded,
Strong adult.
Even if there are some fears there you're simply slowing the pace down and responding to that child who has concerns.
So you might say to that child,
Oh i hear you,
That sounds dot dot dot.
How does it sound?
Maybe it sounds painful,
Scary,
Sore,
Confusing.
You'd show them some empathy for what they're telling you.
And you slow the pace down by saying okay i've heard you and i hear you and i'm with you and i'm not going anywhere.
And why don't you dot dot dot take some rest,
Try this,
Try that for now.
And if it continues to hurt,
Get worse,
Then absolutely we will take action in due course.
Notice how that child feels heard.
And they feel listened to.
And they feel reassured that there will be something done about it if this gets any worse or feels any worse in their body.
But that for now it's okay to rest,
To simply respond instead of react.
Take a moment now in your own mind feeling that strength of reassuring that child,
Of staying calm and saying to them let's respond absolutely together.
But let's slow the pace down and let's do that in a grounded way.
And you notice now some wise words coming through you as the child begins to rest.
You notice that these wise words come through you to share with this child.
Let me explain to them that their body is this incredible,
Wonderful,
Marvelous ecosystem.
Their body is like the rainforest.
It's an exquisite ecosystem working to keep them safe,
To ensure their vitality.
And there's so many components they couldn't even imagine even if they tried.
Everything working in perfect rhythm.
And when something goes off balance it knows exactly what to do.
Being sure if it really,
Really,
Really,
Really goes off balance that is when we step in.
But you've already told the child that we will step in if we were to need to.
And the child is in awe.
It didn't realize that its body is an ecosystem.
And the child imagines the Amazon,
The whole rainforest,
And realizes that their body is no different.
The same wonder.
The same divine construction that works in its own way.
Those wise words come through you.
And you explain that nobody needs to micromanage this ecosystem.
The rainforest knows how to create balance.
And you see the child's shoulders drop as they remember this deep wisdom.
Taking some time now for you to simply soak this up as the music plays.
And just noticing now how you're feeling.
Just checking back in with yourself.
And noticing if you feel a little calmer than you did a moment ago.
And allowing yourself to know that all you now need to do is to simply do anything that allows you to continue in this response mode instead of reaction.
Allowing your eyes to blink open when you're ready and maybe just glancing back around the room.
See if you can do something that maybe just takes your mind off things for a bit.
Remember your body is an ecosystem.
And come back to this any time you need to.
I'm Scarlet and I'd love to hear from you if this felt supportive.
Leave a comment,
Talk to me about it.
I'd love to hear and come back whenever you need.
