The Therapy Edit On a powerful technique for worry and anxiety
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Sep 12, 2022 Dive into the challenges of anxiety and its impact on daily life, especially for mothers. Discover practical techniques to regain focus and embrace the present. Learn how to identify and manage those overwhelming thoughts that steal your peace. This engaging discussion offers personal insights and actionable strategies to create a calmer mindset.
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Anxiety Robs Present-Moment Life
- Anxiety steals peace and presence by pulling your mind into imagined future harms.
- Anna highlights how this robs moments of joy and rest you only get once in life.
From Hug To White-Knuckle Fear
- Anna describes hugging her child and feeling joy shift into fear about potential heartbreak.
- She recounts gripping tightly and losing peace because her mind races to worst-case scenarios.
The Body Reacts To Imagined Threats
- Rumination feels like rehearsing the event so vividly that the body responds as if it were real.
- Anna notes our bodies enact fear for imagined scenarios because they cannot tell real from vividly imagined threat.
