Podcast #498

CALMING YOUR ANXIETY

Anxiety doesn’t have the authority to dominate your life unless you give it permission to. This podcast episode will teach you how to talk back to your anxiety, how to minimize its effects on you, what to do when you feel overwhelmed by anxiety, and how to turn your anxiety issues into your greatest strength and gift. 

In this episode of The Confidence Podcast, we’re coaching on:

• Active anxiety management
• Why you can get excited about managing your anxiety – the transformation you are embarking on has more overflow and impact than just anxiety healing
• 4 steps to alleviate your anxiety

Less anxiety, more faith.

 

ANXIETY QUOTES:

You don’t have to control your thoughts. You must have to stop letting them control you. -Dan Millman 

Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future. -Deepak Chopra

Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action. –Walter Anderson 

When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. -Wayner Dyer

 

IN CASE NO ONE HAS TOLD YOU RECENTLY:

Words matter.

Often the people around us are distracted and busy, and they forget to slow down and build us up with words of encouragement and love.

That’s why you can count on me.

In case no one has told you recently, here are a few things I want you to know today:

You are more beautiful than you think.

You have something no one else in the world has – the world needs you.

You are doing better than you think you are.

You’re on your way.

You matter and you were made to do great things.

Please know that I am cheering you on.

 

REVIEW OF THE WEEK:

Uplifting, activating, worth it. 

-SE VirginiaDC

Trish, I love the Confidence Podcast. From a fellow mom to another, simply – thank you – for sharing your gifts with the world by encouraging us to do the same. 

I look forward to listening to an episode almost every morning to help set the mood for the day. I appreciate your uplifting energy so, so much. Thank you for what you do.

 

ANNOUNCEMENT:

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LET’S CALM YOUR ANXIETY: 

Believe that anxiety doesn’t have authority in your life anymore.

 

WHAT DOES ANXIETY TAKE FROM YOU?

Sleep

Confidence

Joy

Ability to be yourself

Belief in yourself

Your fullest potential

Your faith 

Have a conversation with it. Uninvite it. Declare its authority voided.

Increase your awareness of anxiety – and your role in it (when does it happen and what are your thoughts … emotional ownership and personal responsibility — I used to say “I can’t help it, I’m just anxious,” or “I don’t know why I’m anxious.” … we always know deep down, but we need to slow down and be curious and patient with ourselves to really know why.

Stop describing yourself as an anxious person. The way you speak about yourself matters.

Actively manage your anxiety daily. Know what works best for you.

My Active Anxiety Management:

Morning journaling

Word before world

Prayer

Affirmations

Exercise

Worship music 

Fresh air

Gratitude

Reframing

Boundaries on screens/inputs 

Self-encouragement

 

4 STEPS TO ALLEVIATE YOUR ANXIETY

Write it Out

Anxious thoughts can compound and cloud out every other emotion leading to overwhelm and panic attacks). Write down exactly what your anxious thought is when you first feel it, and you’ll be better able to manage it and keep it from becoming bigger than it needs to be. 

Talk Back to It

Just because you have a thought doesn’t mean it’s true, or that it needs to stay in the forefront of your thoughts. Once you have written down your thought, talk back to it, in the way a friend would if you were having a conversation. 

Choose a New Focus

You are the boss of your brain. You can tell your brain what you want to focus on – an anxious thought or a positive possibility. It’s your choice. Whatever you task your brain to look for and focus on, it will do. As you practice this skill, your brain will naturally go back to the original anxious thought, and when it does, simply redirect it back to the new focus. 

Encourage Yourself

Every time that you reframe, redirect or re-focus your thoughts is a reason to celebrate. It is a sign that you are becoming more intentional with your thoughts. Be proud of your progress and encourage yourself, reminding yourself that the mental effort it takes to reduce your anxious thoughts is and will always be worth it. 

 

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OTHER EPISODES YOU MIGHT ENJOY 

#494: How to Trust that What You are Doing is Working

#486: Being Hard On Yourself: It Doesn’t Work and How to Stop

 

LISTENER OF THE EPISODE 

Hewook 🙂