WHAT IS ANXIETY & WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT IT?<\/strong> To reduce the first kind of anxiety I suggest the following \u201cwalking mindfulness meditation\u201d to many of my clients: This often \u201cfeels good\u201d and reduces general anxiety, at least until it\u2019s time to take the next step after that.<\/p>\n Please send your questions and comments to steve@shrinkdifferentradio.com .<\/p>\n Dr. Steve Wolf *Folks who suffer from PTSD often require additional professional support to lower their arousal levels.<\/p>\n **People who suffer from C-PTSD may also benefit from professional assistance to reduce arousal levels<\/p>\n ***Footnote You can listen to \u201cBelly Breathing\u201d at ShrinkDifferntRadio.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" WHAT IS ANXIETY & WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT IT? Anxiety is a Primary Emotion produced by the emotional (limbic) brain. In my work as a thera-pist I describe two general kinds of anxiety. The first kind of anxiety comes from \u201ca lack of confidence in one\u2019s own ability to deal with an im-agined situation or event\u201d. The antidote, easier … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamingyouranger.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamingyouranger.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamingyouranger.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamingyouranger.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamingyouranger.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=334"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tamingyouranger.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":335,"href":"https:\/\/tamingyouranger.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334\/revisions\/335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamingyouranger.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamingyouranger.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamingyouranger.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nAnxiety is a Primary Emotion produced by the emotional (limbic) brain. In my work as a thera-pist I describe two general kinds of anxiety.
\nThe first kind of anxiety comes from \u201ca lack of confidence in one\u2019s own ability to deal with an im-agined situation or event\u201d. The antidote, easier said than done, lies in reminding one\u2019s self that you will deal with whatever occurs in the future as you always have dealt with events in your past, learning to breathe properly to lower your arousal level and recognizing that your OK right now, in the present. *, **
\nThe second kind of anxiety appears when one \u201cdismisses one\u2019s own instinctive, intuitive advice to \u2018do the right thing\u2019 (the Voice of the King or Queen\u201d, because we get anxious when we don\u2019t listen to our own best advice. (See Dispatch article published on 10\/28\/16). The antidote lies in first recognizing the Voice of Right Action, identifying consequences of disrespecting one\u2019s inner voice, identifying resistances to doing so, and then taking steps toward achieving the intended outcome.
\nAs I mentioned in last week\u2019s column on Complex PTSD (C-PTSD), I believe that anxiety lies at the foundation of all addictions and can become more prominent in Recovery and maintaining sobriety.<\/p>\n
\n1) First establish for yourself that you will deal with whatever comes up in your life because you always have.
\n2) Then walk for five minutes, every day, alternately repeating, silently or aloud, the following two phrases: \u201cI will deal with it\u201d and \u201cI\u2019m OK\u201d.
\n3) Repeat the phrases to yourself when you are aware of experiencing anxiety.
\nThe intention of this exercise is for the client to internalize the message by repeatedly teaching it to their subconscious mind. Once the message has been established as a familiar concept, it can serve as a foundation to be called upon during times when the individual is in fact experi-encing anxiety.
\n4) Next, practice and learn an effective breathing exercise to remain centered and reduce your arousal level when you become anxious. ***
\nTo reduce the second kind of anxiety which happens when we dismiss or disregard what we know to be \u201cRight Action\u201d, the antidote lies in:
\n1) Recognizing the Voice of the Queen or King
\n2) Then recognizing the internal and external consequences of \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0disrespecting your inner voice
\n3) Taking a step(s) toward achieving the intended outcome.<\/p>\n
\nFounder
\nWolf Training Institute
\nwww.tamingyouranger.com<\/p>\n