Learn about Anxiety, what it looks like, and how to manage it.
It is important to understand anxiety in order to address it effectively. Anxiety creeps up on us and can leave us feeling hopeless, alone, useless and helpless. Anxiety often attacks us on our insecurities and so, we build fears in our hearts and minds that are excessive and radical.
We adopt these fears as truth and create cognitive distortions which wall us in. These distortions can leave us feeling utterly powerless.
Therapy helps to unpack and uncover the underlying causes for your fears and worries and to develop strategies to cope and problem-solve.
As a part of this process, one would identify the negative thoughts and challenge them, and develop new, realistic thoughts to replace them.
To manage anxiety we need to actively battle against the lies we are believing and put preventative strategies in place so that we are able to identify our pitfalls and reinforce those areas.
Know the symptoms and the preventative strategies to help manage your anxiety.
The Symptoms Include:
Hyper-vigilance
Irritability
Restlessness
Lack of concentration
Racing or unwanted thoughts
Fatigue
Sweating
Feeling anxious
Excessive worry
Fear
Feeling of impending doom
Insomnia
Nausea
Palpitations
Trembling
Prevention and Management:
Learn relaxation techniques
Pray and meditate on Truth
Learn about anxiety
Actively cultivate your connection with friends and family
Adopt a healthy lifestyle
Be intentional about reducing stress
Avoid alcohol and caffeine
Regular exercise
Adopt healthy strategies and disciplines
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love and a sound mind” - 2 Timothy 1:7
Selah-by Jessica Nadine Pieterse
Specialist Wellness Counsellor & Advocate for Hope
© Jessica Pieterse, 2022
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