I feel crippled with anxiety... For those who have experienced the startling effects of anxiety, you know too well how consuming and terrifying it truly is. Those minutes, hours, or days stuck in an endless loop of spinning thoughts and outrageous physical symptoms wears you down. Many people know the classic symptoms: shallow breathing, tight chest, fearful and darting eyes, rapid heartbeat, an inability to focus or sleep or eat...but to truly feel anxiety and spend minutes, hours, days in that loop is unbearable. Those who are on the outside may want to try to be of comfort, but may be at a loss of how to make any sort of impact. Lindsay Holmes details a few tips in her article "5 Of The Most Helpful Things You Can Say To Someone With Anxiety." Take a look and see if they may be of use to you or someone you know. Anxiety is no small matter...be there for someone in a big way.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/16/what-to-say-anxiety_n_5978918.html?cps=gravity
Do you know how much you complain? Would you say you whine a little? Only over the major things? Would you say you complain a lot? Do you know what "a lot" might be? The Complaint Restraint Project seeks to empower people to stop focusing on the negative and stop complaining. We often think that we find commonalities with friends and potential friends through positive common experiences, but some authors and researchers are finding that the opposite is true: many people bond over shared dislikes. Can you believe that?? To spend the precious moments of your day talking badly about something or someone in a subconscious effort to unite with a person. Sounds a little backwards.
http://m.fastcompany.com/3042951/how-to-be-a-success-at-everything/what-its-like-to-go-without-complaining-for-a-month?utm_source=facebook "Suicide prevention involves everyone" Facebook is a platform that a majority of people use to connect with others, convey emotions, and share life experiences. Sometimes, though, signs are present that someone you know is struggling and in need of a lifeline. Be that lifeline. Facebook has found a way to begin to help.
http://mic.com/articles/111426/facebook-just-unveiled-a-new-feature-that-could-save-countless-lives Slow, rhythmic breaths. Relaxed, warm muscles. Clear, focused mind. Meditation has the potential to work wonders on your stress levels and your soul. When done routinely, meditation can have a profound effect on how you handle your world and the people in it. Need some extra reasons why you need to start meditating? Read through the quick snapshot of meditation below.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/gyanyankovich/this-is-what-happens-to-your-brain-when-you-meditate#.ylke9RQex We all set goals, right? Whether we do it consciously or not, mile markers are set for what we want to see done. Are you a list-maker? Jot those ideas down. Spend a few minutes deciding how you want to lead your life and what you'd like to look back on with pride and a sense of accomplishment.
Isn't that what drives you? Knowing you accomplished something that took time, that took effort. To be able to puff your chest and be prideful in that YOU did that. Pride is an incredible motivating force. What brings you pride? How are goals set? What are the steps to achieve a great life? Goals come in phases. Match the goal phase with the life phase. Phase One: when you get to the end of your life, what would you like to say you can look back on? Phase Two: ten years from now, what does your life look like? Phase Three: five years from now, where are you in life that you aren't right now? Phase Four: by next year, what will you do? Phase Five: what will you do this week? Know your grand plan and begin to get specific. Be realistic, but a dreamer. Adjust your goals as you move along. Its fair to say you may want or need different things from 25 to 35 or 40 to 60. That's ok. The point is: take pride in who you are and who you will be. Goals can be a simple stepping stone to get you there. |
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