I have experienced anxiety all my life but I never could label that feeling and I didn’t know what that meant till recently. I had to do a lot of reading to find out and name the experience and learn how to address it. This morning I woke up with a lot of anxiety and I thought it’s time I shared this so that if any of you reading this is in my shoes knows what to do. For me anxiety is racing heart, whirlwind thoughts( negative of course) , sweating , I feel limp accompanied by heaviness in the chest area. I feel it’s all over and I am sinking!

This is the most difficult time because all that I know and have learned goes out of the window. I get into a loop – a vicious cycle. Are you wondering what to do if one experiences this. To begin with if there is a loved one around or a friend who knows you well educate them on anxiety. The benefit of this is when the time comes they are there by your side just silently because that’s when we don’t want to hear “how we could be calm or have done something better or how it’s simple and we complicate it”. Basically prepare so that you receive no unsolicited advice 🙂

Secondly, move .. move your body. Walk, run, dance, work out because it helps shift the energy and hence shift the mood and hence shifts the anxious feelings too. If you can step into Nature there is no better cure, it’s magical how Nature can calm us down with her grounded energy.

Thirdly, breathe and write. Do the 4-7-8 breathing to calm yourself, it does it’s magic . Then write all that comes to your mind. I call it feelings dump until I have nothing to write. Recommended word count is 750. It relieves a lot of pressure off the monkey mind, try this and see the difference for yourself.

Fourth, do something you love. Maybe listen to music, eat good food, Chant mantra, cuddle your pet or your loved one( cuddling can cure anything in my opinion as touch has the power to heal) , read etc etc

What not to do: stay in the bed, stay in a dark room( have you heard demons live in the dark:)) , Don’t express this to someone who doesn’t know or understand the severity of anxiety because they can negate you in a second and push you deep down into the dump. It’s ok if someone in your family doesn’t understand, find a friend or a therapist or a group who does and share it with them because they know and understand and will never say, oh you are ok! Just take it easy!

I meditate and am a goof ball but this happens to me once in a while and I find it difficult too. I think that’s ok because I am human . Always remind yourself that this too shall pass and tomorrow is a new day filled with new opportunities.