This technique is not a replacement/substitute the full array of things I am doing to deal with my anxiety (therapy, etc.), and so it doesn't fix all of times I am anxious.
One time that it helped in particular was that I was being heavily avoidant with preparing my courses in the lead up to the semester, and I noticed the avoidance, but hadn't paused to ask why/what was going on. So I did, and I realized I was anxious, so I got myself to write out some of my anxieties, and that helped lessen them enough for me to get started on the work I needed to do. I still felt anxious, but I wasn't completely stuck avoiding the task the way I had been. I think anxiety is probably one of the harder feelings to deal with here. Anger, sadness, and fear are easier to articulate and process once you identify them. But usually I have a whole soup of emotions at play.
I'm sorry to hear you have anxiety that you struggle with.
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Date: 2023-04-04 05:43 pm (UTC)One time that it helped in particular was that I was being heavily avoidant with preparing my courses in the lead up to the semester, and I noticed the avoidance, but hadn't paused to ask why/what was going on. So I did, and I realized I was anxious, so I got myself to write out some of my anxieties, and that helped lessen them enough for me to get started on the work I needed to do. I still felt anxious, but I wasn't completely stuck avoiding the task the way I had been. I think anxiety is probably one of the harder feelings to deal with here. Anger, sadness, and fear are easier to articulate and process once you identify them. But usually I have a whole soup of emotions at play.
I'm sorry to hear you have anxiety that you struggle with.