An Anxiety Habit That Needs To Be Reversed Now



I remember a time during my anxiety disorder days where everything revolved around my anxiety, and an unhelpful anxiety habit was built. Like a shadow that never left even when the sun went down, anxiety was my best friend and my worst enemy.

Best friend because I had an unconscious need to keep it alive and around, enemy because it was keeping me from experiencing life the way I truly wanted to. 

I thought about it, I talked about it, I behaved according to its permissions, I was it you could say. This is why the words ‘you are more than anxiety’ must be understood more deeply. Because under the identity of feeling like you are anxiety are all the symptoms/effects like:
  • catastrophizing
  • distracting from a feeling or thought or person
  • negative social circle of friends
  • constant fear of what may arise next

And much more.

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The important thing to understand when it comes to this anxiety habit is that when you have moments when the shadow isn’t present you must accept and build on that moment. Too many people are reverting to familiarity and turning their attention back to what could go wrong next rather than growing their connection to that very present moment.

Suffering is optional, it always is.

However, this is challenging to understand when it has become habitual. Suffering is an addiction, a desire fulfilled by the inner child looking to preserve what it believes is true.

The inner child and the adult mind are two separate energies with two separate belief systems, the question is which one is leading the way?

The only thing you have to do today is recognize this anxiety habit in you if in fact it is present. Is anxiety the primary focus in all you do throughout your days, and do you feel a need to ask permission from it to step out of your comfort zone temporarily?

These are the moments of clarity that will take us to the next phase in our anxiety healing journey. These are the things we must stay aware of moving forward and do something about.

Is this anxiety habit a part of your life? Share your comments below.








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