Take control of your Anxiety Attack

“Go easy on yourself. Whatever you do today, let it be enough”

Have you experienced excessive worrying about a certain thing or decision in your life for the past
couple of months? Felt restless even if you have slept for good number of hours that eventually
resulted to overfatigue?

These are just some of the symptoms of having anxiety disorder. According to studies, people under the
age of 65 are at high risk of experiencing this kind of disorder. But worry less, because there are a lot of
things, hobbies which you can do in order for you to lessen the effects of anxiety attacks.

But before we discuss about those simple life hacks to lessen the effect of anxiety attack, let us discover
first the reasons behind those emotions which trigger this phenomenon.

Why do I Feel the Way I Do?

Emotions are how the universe communicates with us. Whether you choose to see it as life, the
universe, your physical body, your Inner Being or the True YOU. Call it what you want. I speak of all of
these interchangeably.

When you hear out the stories of successful people who didn’t start out that way, and they share their
stories and hardships that they overcame along the way, this is what they’re talking about. Every single
one of them felt anxiety the whole time they “struggled”.

The universe is always talking to you through your emotions, through signs and synchronicities and by
what manifests into physical reality. Learning to listen to and understand these messages is the secret to
manifesting everything you’ve ever wanted. Adjusting your reaction to what’s going on around you is
the challenging work that they’re talking about. That’s the personal development work that had to be
done. It’s where the healing happens. When they say they did the work, THAT’s what they did. They
changed their perspective and how they react to life.

They say when you pray, you’re talking to G-d. When you meditate, G-d’s talking to you. My personal
belief is that we are all pieces of G-d. We are all part of a collective that created the universe and
everything in it. We call ourselves creators. He is called “The Creator”. We give Him credit for what
we’ve done. We created our own life….and I’m going to prove that to you.

Deeper Understanding of what Anxiety is all about

A Grateful Heart Attracts More to be Grateful For

You’re here to talk about anxiety specifically, so let’s start there. Anxiety is nothing more than the
universe telling you that you’re living in the future.

Depression is an indication that you’re living in the past while anxiety means that you’re living in the
future. If you’re feeling anxious, then I would venture to say that you’re either overwhelmed with
everything going in in your life or there’s something that feels BIG coming up for you. Whether it’s scary
or exciting, you’re dying to get it over with.

You’re looking forward to the day that you don’t feel this way anymore. When will that day be? At what
point will your mind be at ease? At this point, you have two choices:

1. Deal with that fear

2. Speed up the process to get it done and over with (facing that fear whether you’ve dealt with it or
not)
Let’s not unlock those hacks that could help us lessen the effects of anxiety attack…

1. Live in the NOW

What’s already physically manifested cannot be changed. Regret and resentment are
indications that you’re living in the past. Anxiety is caused by living the future.

Your power is in the NOW.

What are you doing with this moment in time? You have full control over that.

Are you taking control of your “right now”? Or are you handing control over to
someone or something else? Someone might be an employer or your friends, family
and loved ones (trying to be everything to everyone). Who or what depletes your
energy? How much energy goes into YOU? By something, I mean an event that’s
already happened or has yet to happen.

You want to do something productive with your time? Talk to yourself. Listen to
yourself.

Learning to be your own best friend alleviates loneliness too. Talk to yourself as you
would talk to your best friend. Listen to how you speak to yourself and consider what
kind of friend you are to YOU.

Take some time for you. Decide how long you can tune the world out, set a timer and
do just that.

2. Stop and Listen

The universe is always talking to you through your emotions. (To reiterate, I use “the
universe” interchangeably with the other terms I mentioned earlier. You can call it
whatever you want.) Things manifest to send you messages of what’s going on inside
you. It starts out a whisper. If you don’t listen, it gets just a little bit louder with each
manifestation.

For example:

To remind you to take be more intentional about your health, it may start out as a
cold. You may start taking vitamins and taking great care of yourself……until you get
over that cold. Then you go back into your old habits, whatever they are. Next time,
it’s the flu or something more severe. This is where extreme cases like cancer, strokes
and heart attacks come in.

I’m not saying that’s always the case. I know a lot of cases where people who take
great care of themselves suffer in their health. This is just an example to illustrate the
progression. There’s more involved that I’d be happy to talk to you about, but I hope
it helps you envision what I’m talking about.

When you sit or lay in a comfortable position, close your eyes and focus on your
breathing, what do you feel in your body? Do you feel aches? Where do you hold
your tension? Is there anything going on with any organs or extremities?

How have you been caring for yourself lately? This piece of writing is about learning
how to take care of YOU. I teach how to make a bigger impact. The impact you make
can only go as far as YOU are. If you don’t realize the impact you make in your own
life, how could you know how to impact other people’s lives in the way that you want
to?

What you’re doing right now is meditating, whether you realize it or not. You’re
stopping to listen.

When you’re walking along somewhere, do you ever literally stop to smell a flower or
enjoy the scenery? When you do, you’re stopping to listen. You’re listening to Mother
Earth. You’re at peace with that moment. Your destination doesn’t matter at that
moment, you’re just appreciating beauty all around you. You’re experiencing life.

If this sounds like something you never (or even rarely) do, ask yourself why. Where
are you in such a hurry to get? What are you chasing that you don’t have time for
you?

Processes/Methods to Get You Back on Track

The word “meditate” sounds very new-agey to a lot of people. It’s a woo-woo term,
I’ve heard. Hahaha. People have a pre-conceived idea of what meditating actually is. I
know I did until I learned more about it.

I used to think that meditating was stopping all thoughts.

IMPOSSIBLE!

Our brains never turn off. Meditating is about listening to what is being reflected back
to us. Life happens all around us according to what’s going on inside of us.

What thoughts pop into your head when you’re trying to focus? What are the
“obstacles” that keep you from your peace of mind?

Those thoughts are the challenges you face. Those are your homework assignments. If
your brain was your teacher, it’s telling you that you have healing to do in these areas.
There are the areas that need attention in your life. What stops all of us in our tracks is
our own self-limiting beliefs.

Beliefs are what I call the voices in my head that remain after a life experience. We
see what’s going on around us in the world and these voices decide how you’ll react.
Are they cheering you on or are they holding you back? The ones that hold you back
are self-limiting beliefs.

They’re the ones that remind you to be careful, tread lightly, don’t rock the boat and
stay in your comfort zone. They are the fears you acquired along the way. Whether
you got bit by a dog or had your heart broken, you walked away with a self-limiting
belief. There’s a fear instilled in you until those wounds are healed.

If you were bullied or abused, if you tried something new and failed, if you’ve had a
falling-out with someone that you simply can’t forgive, these are all examples of
events that people don’t want to talk about, but that’s where the healing begins. The
healing is always in the story.

· Share your story

The first time you tell a story, it’s from the place of a victim. Whether a victim of
circumstance or of a person, feel your emotions. Talk about your story.

There is power in each story. Who owns the power in that story? What’s stopped you
from talking about it until now? Do you need permission to feel anger, resentment,
hurt or regret? Each time you tell that story, you take back some of that power.
3. Write it down

You may not be ready to share your story. Maybe you don’t have someone that you
trust with your deep dark secrets. That’s ok.

Be there for yourself by writing it down. Do you trust yourself enough? Can you tell
the story all the way through? Where does the story end? End the story with what you
took away from that experience.

What’s happened since that event that you now realize was connected? What were
some other times that you now realize what the universe was trying to tell you?

The Law of Attraction works according to what we’re focused on. Even though you
tried your hardest to block out thoughts of that event, it was in your subconscious.
What were the beliefs that you now realize came from that event?

Until you’ve healed that wound, you will keep manifesting the same situation, just
with different details.

If you leave an abusive relationship and jump straight into the next one, don’t be
surprised if the next one starts out great, then ends up just as abusive. If you leave a
miserable job without knowing how you ended up there in the first place, your next
job ends up being just as miserable.

Replace the word anxious with “eager”. Anxious sounds ominous and has a negative
connotation to it. Whatever is coming up seems scary.

Eager sounds exciting. You’re looking forward to what’s coming up. Both say that
you’re thinking about what’s to come, with the feeling associated with those thoughts
feeling completely different.

Track Your Progress to See Your Success (focusing on success brings on more
success)

You’ll see your success in the life you manifest from this point going forward as you
put these ideas into practice. For the purposes of proving to you that it’s working, I’m
going to suggest something less abstract sounding.

I used a rating system.

Check in with yourself on a regular basis. Weekly or monthly, rate your life in terms
of how you feel about it. How do you feel about where you are in life in terms of:

· Relationships

· Career

· Spirituality/Connectedness

· Fulfillment

· Income

· Physical Health

· Mental and Emotional Health

The only way to find out what we like or don’t like and want or don’t want is to try
new things. Be open to ideas and experiences.

Here’s the catch: if you don’t like something, OWN it.

I used to claim I was allergic to mushrooms and onions because I didn’t like those
ingredients. I am grateful and take pride in the fact that I’m not allergic to anything. I
later developed some food sensitivities or allergies. I don’t do milk anymore. It gives
me gas and a stomachache. I haven’t had a soda in over 20 years. It gives me a
migraine. Sugar makes me swell up like a balloon, not to mention holds onto
unwanted weight.

Ironically, today I love mushrooms and onions. I used to miss these other things, but
honestly, today, I don’t even like milk anymore. The smell of soda is not pleasing to
me and I’m sensitive to anything that’s overly sweet.

I do still have an emotional attachment to some sweets, but I know when I eat them
how my body will react. I’m ready to deal with the consequences. I just don’t eat them
as much as when I was younger. Mostly because I don’t want to deal with the
consequences. hahaha

I don’t like peppers or eggplant. I’m not allergic. I’ve tried different recipes and I just
don’t like the flavor of them.

I made dinner the other night using a spice I’d never seen my husband use. He told me
that it didn’t agree with him, I’m sure because he didn’t want to hurt my feelings.
Later that evening, he ended up with a stomachache (completely unrelated. As I see it,
manifested by the excuse he used. LoL). The next day, he tasted the leftovers and
asked what I used. He told me he didn’t like it. I thanked him and told him I won’t use
that again in anything I cook for him.

We all do it. Usually for the sake of avoiding conflict or “hurting their feelings”. I get
it. The problem with that is your stifling your own voice. You’re not being true to who
you are. Our intention here is to align with our authentic selves to always feel good.

If you don’t like something, OWN it! YOUR opinion is what matters. Take ownership
of your opinion and ideas.

How’s that anxiety feeling now? Did you forget that’s how this conversation got
started?

Do you feel no one could understand you?

Be heard and feel free to share your thoughts about anxiety and help other
people who also experience the same.

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