bomberbeamish
11-01-11, 16:34
Can we turn anxiety and panic into a positive
experience? Can we transform fear into excitement
with one mental switch?
I believe we can and I am going to explain how
it is done.
Anxiety/panic is an experience everyone tries
to avoid and run from. Our instinct is to fight
against the feeling and find some way to end
it quickly so that we can return to feeling calm.
All our mental and physical effort goes into trying
to feel calm again.
I believe however that people get much faster
results if they learn to turn anxiety into excitement,
-rather than trying to create calm.
The reason for this is because being anxious and
excited are actually the same physiological states
for your body (the aroused state) so your mind can
make the switch between those states much easier
than it can between feeling anxious and calm.
So by turning your anxiety into excitement, you can
quickly remove the fear factor while still feeling
physically aroused. Because the fear has been removed
you will then feel in control and a state of calm will
come about naturally.
Let's use the example of a panic attack. A panic attack
is almost always triggered by bodily sensations. Maybe
your heart starts pounding or your chest feels tight.
Maybe you feel dizzy or your body shakes. You know
very well when it's about to kick off and in a split second
your mind reacts with fear to these bodily sensations.
"Oh no here we go again, I am going to have a
panic attack, -I might lose control, -I might die".
That initial reaction is so split second it is almost
impossible to control but at least now you are aware
of what is happening and NOW is your moment to
stop reacting and to choose a new response.
Instead of reacting with resistance and fear to the
sensations, you are going to respond with curiosity
and excitement.
Here are the actual steps you need to take:
1. Do not fight or resist the bodily sensations.
(Remember, you are safe these sensations
will not harm you)
2. Befriend the sensations and anxiety you feel
instead of thinking of it as an enemy.
3. Embrace the sensations fully and observe them
with a compassionate curiosity.
4. Now PLAY with the sensations. Encourage the
bodily sensations to intensify. Get excited by this
heightened state of arousal. Push the energy out and
run with it. Let your heart pound, let your chest
feel tight, let your mind race, let your body shake.
Do not try and control it, experience it fully and feel
really excited and alive because of it. ( bit like after sex and youve been very aroused)
By taking the above steps you are doing something
completely different. You are no longer resisting but
embracing and moving with the experience. This
movement is one of pure excitement as you ride the
wave of fear instead of letting it toss you around.
Some people like to compare this to a thrilling
roller coaster ride. Something exhilarating that they
are willing participants in.
By becoming really excited by the anxiety you feel,
you immediately diminish the power it holds over you.
You are placed back in a position of control.
WORTH A TRY ,, WOT U GOTTA LOSE, :)
experience? Can we transform fear into excitement
with one mental switch?
I believe we can and I am going to explain how
it is done.
Anxiety/panic is an experience everyone tries
to avoid and run from. Our instinct is to fight
against the feeling and find some way to end
it quickly so that we can return to feeling calm.
All our mental and physical effort goes into trying
to feel calm again.
I believe however that people get much faster
results if they learn to turn anxiety into excitement,
-rather than trying to create calm.
The reason for this is because being anxious and
excited are actually the same physiological states
for your body (the aroused state) so your mind can
make the switch between those states much easier
than it can between feeling anxious and calm.
So by turning your anxiety into excitement, you can
quickly remove the fear factor while still feeling
physically aroused. Because the fear has been removed
you will then feel in control and a state of calm will
come about naturally.
Let's use the example of a panic attack. A panic attack
is almost always triggered by bodily sensations. Maybe
your heart starts pounding or your chest feels tight.
Maybe you feel dizzy or your body shakes. You know
very well when it's about to kick off and in a split second
your mind reacts with fear to these bodily sensations.
"Oh no here we go again, I am going to have a
panic attack, -I might lose control, -I might die".
That initial reaction is so split second it is almost
impossible to control but at least now you are aware
of what is happening and NOW is your moment to
stop reacting and to choose a new response.
Instead of reacting with resistance and fear to the
sensations, you are going to respond with curiosity
and excitement.
Here are the actual steps you need to take:
1. Do not fight or resist the bodily sensations.
(Remember, you are safe these sensations
will not harm you)
2. Befriend the sensations and anxiety you feel
instead of thinking of it as an enemy.
3. Embrace the sensations fully and observe them
with a compassionate curiosity.
4. Now PLAY with the sensations. Encourage the
bodily sensations to intensify. Get excited by this
heightened state of arousal. Push the energy out and
run with it. Let your heart pound, let your chest
feel tight, let your mind race, let your body shake.
Do not try and control it, experience it fully and feel
really excited and alive because of it. ( bit like after sex and youve been very aroused)
By taking the above steps you are doing something
completely different. You are no longer resisting but
embracing and moving with the experience. This
movement is one of pure excitement as you ride the
wave of fear instead of letting it toss you around.
Some people like to compare this to a thrilling
roller coaster ride. Something exhilarating that they
are willing participants in.
By becoming really excited by the anxiety you feel,
you immediately diminish the power it holds over you.
You are placed back in a position of control.
WORTH A TRY ,, WOT U GOTTA LOSE, :)