I don't know about you, but it seems like everyone has been talking about anxiety lately. It's trending on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, you name it. For a while I thought it was a fad, but then as I continued to see more and more clients who struggle with anxiety, I found so much value in the fact that our society has brought it to the forefront of the larger conversation. It's been normalized so much that tons of people, including myself, have found ways to finally get relief from anxiety symptoms… and more importantly haven't had to feel the shame that maybe people in past generations have had to endure in order to ask for help.
A lot of people have struggled with anxiety their whole lives, but they just didn't have a word for it. Sometimes it manifests through feeling like you have to be perfect and please others. People call themselves empaths, which is great, but some have, thanks to anxiety, lived their whole lives scanning the room to pick up on hints of others' dissatisfaction or disapproval. There are people, and maybe you're one of them, who feel sick to their stomach or whose heart races whenever something seems off, but you just can't put your finger on it.
Anxiety isn't always a bad thing. If no one had anxiety, no one would be able to hold a job, get anywhere on time, or follow traffic laws. It would be nice, though, if you could stop overthinking every little thing, right? It would also be nice to quiet your mind so you could get to sleep, or get rid of this buzzing feeling you perceive in your body.
My approach to working with anxiety is to talk about where anxiety comes from, and figure out the source of it. You'll identify the negative beliefs about yourself that go with your anxiety, and soon you'll be able to start embracing kinder, more positive beliefs, thus reducing your anxiety symptoms. Believe me, we'll figure this out. If you want to chat more about this, click here for information about scheduling a free consultation, or click here to become a client.