A Note From Deanne
In our recent survey you revealed the top 5 ways that anxiety holds you back. The most important thing we discovered was that feeling out of control – believing that they have no control over physical symptoms and anxious thoughts – is the number one challenge people face.
Feeling out of control is the #1 obstacle.
The rest of the top 5?
#2 Panic Attacks
#3 Obsessive, negative, racing, and other anxious thoughts
#4 Physical Symptoms
#5 Putting knowledge about how to overcome anxiety into action
In this issue I share 5 tips for overcoming these obstacles while avoiding the pitfalls that so many people encounter. Enjoy.
Dedicated to your success,
Anxiety Tip
5 Tips for Overcoming Anxiety’s Obstacles …
and Avoiding the Pitfalls
1. Leverage What You Can Control
You control what happens inside of you – what you do, what you say, and how you think. So even when outside events happen that you don’t like, you’re in the driver’s seat and decide how you perceive them.
2. Cut the Cord on Panic
Panic attacks follow a specific cycle of escalating physical symptoms and anxious thoughts that feed off of each other. So when you think differently about what’s going on in your body (change your thoughts) you interrupt the panic cycle.
3. Replace, Don’t Remove Obsessive Thoughts
Instead of trying to block an obsessive thought, replace it with a new thought that serves you better rather than leaving a void. When you leave a void, you revert to old ways of thinking.
4. See Physical Symptoms as your Ally
Physical symptoms can be scary and overwhelming if you don’t understand what they truly are. They are normal, natural fight or flight responses that are nature’s perfect way to protect you from perceived danger. Treat the shallow breathing, rapid heartbeat, stomach upset and other symptoms for what they are – nature’s way of protecting you from real and imaginary harm.
5. Think Action Steps
You didn’t learn how to ride a bike by reading a book did you? Just like riding a bike, overcoming anxiety is achieved by doing. Simply understanding how the process works does not do the trick. Retraining your body and mind to react differently through action is key to success.
About Deanne
Deanne Repich - Founder and director of the National Institute of Anxiety and Stress, Inc., is an internationally known anxiety educator, teacher, author, and former sufferer who has helped TENS OF THOUSANDS of anxiety sufferers in more than 40 countries to reclaim their lives from anxiety, stress, anxiety disorders, panic attacks, anxiety attacks and social anxiety.
She is the creator of the Conquer Anxiety Success Program, author of more than seventy articles, and publisher of the Anxiety-Free Living printed Newsletter for anxiety sufferers. She is a Member of the National Mental Health Association and the Anxiety Disorders Association of America.
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