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How can I trust my gut when my anxiety is telling me that everything is dangerous and frightening? This is a difficult o...
29/10/2022

How can I trust my gut when my anxiety is telling me that everything is dangerous and frightening?

This is a difficult one because when you are in a highly sensitised state nearly everything can trigger an adrenaline dump & a heap of exaggerated anxious thoughts & it can be hard to see the clear picture through the haze.

Firstly, it gets easier with time, as you move out of the sensitised state you have more periods of clarity & calm & it’s just easier to be sure of your gut feelings vs anxiety/panic.

I will write a blog post on this because I have a lot to say on it, but for now:

⚠️ If you are having a panic attack or feeling particularly anxious consider if you are actually in any danger currently - if you are actually in danger (someone or something is going to hurt you) then you must absolutely trust your gut & leave, immediately. You WILL know if you are in real danger ok, so if there is a threat to you then please do listen to your gut & leave.

❤️‍🩹 Usually gut feelings are associated with people or situations where we feel that something is just ‘off’. Anxiety can absolutely feel like this too, the difference being that anxiety ebbs and flows where as a gut feeling ultimately will be sticky.. If you have a persistent feeling about someone or something which does not subside in periods of calm then it’s time to trust that gut!

🗣 Talk to a trusted friend or family member, ask them whether they think your feelings are based on something. Trusting your gut can actually be difficult for a non-anxious person too at times & it can really help to talk to someone about how you’re feeling to see if they’ve noticed that something might be ‘off’…

🔒 Contemplate similar situations where you HAVE been right about a gut feeling - compare that to your current feeling and situation, how does it compare?

💭 Therapy is a brilliant way to make sense of thoughts and feelings - just talking out loud can help us to sort through the clutter in our heads and see things with great clarity.

💝 Be kind to yourself. Working with instincts isn’t easy and takes practice, so does the road to disordered anxiety recovery… But you absolutely got this! 💪🏼😊

Hคtti

𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗔𝗩𝗘 🌊✌🏼You can’t out run anxiety, anxious thoughts, sensations, fear, difficult emotions, feelings, adrenaline...
16/10/2022

𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗔𝗩𝗘 🌊✌🏼

You can’t out run anxiety, anxious thoughts, sensations, fear, difficult emotions, feelings, adrenaline floods, panic etc but it’s instinctual to try to run so we keep on trying, resisting everything and trying to keep our heads above water for as long as we can, before drowning in it.

You don’t need to run, you can ride that wave. Let the difficult feelings, sensations and thoughts flow through you, don’t resist them, and the results are profound!

This is a skill that is learnt through practice. Everytime you feel this way, try to do the opposite of your instincts to run and resist. It feels wrong but it’s the most effective (if not only) way to break the cycle. You’ll be surprised at how quickly this gets easier! 💪🏼

It also feels very relieving to let the wave pass through you. You can feel the energy and tension releasing.

Have you mastered this skill yet or are you just starting out? Let me know below! 👇🏼😀

𝒴𝑜𝓊 𝑔𝑜𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 💪🏼

Hคtti

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𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗜𝗧, 𝗙𝗘𝗘𝗟 𝗜𝗧, 𝗟𝗘𝗧 𝗜𝗧 𝗚𝗢... 🕊When you feel something, anything, take a look at it, allow it to exist and then rele...
12/10/2022

𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗜𝗧, 𝗙𝗘𝗘𝗟 𝗜𝗧, 𝗟𝗘𝗧 𝗜𝗧 𝗚𝗢... 🕊

When you feel something, anything, take a look at it, allow it to exist and then release it.

This is harder said than done, especially when you have a sensitised nervous system, I know that. The key here is practice. This really does become easier with practice, I promise.

Reminder: Your feelings aren’t dangerous, what you feel cannot hurt you or cause you to have a breakdown. You can feel ALLL the things and you’ll still be okay ❤️‍🩹

Does this resonate with you?

𝒴𝑜𝓊 𝑔𝑜𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 💪🏼

Hคtti

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𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗛 𝗗𝗔𝗬 🧠🌎Today is . Things to do today: 🧡 Remember that you are more than your mental illness/struggle...
10/10/2022

𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗛 𝗗𝗔𝗬 🧠🌎

Today is .

Things to do today:

🧡 Remember that you are more than your mental illness/struggles
💗 Check in with yourself to make sure that you’re not bottling anything up - allow yourself to feel what you’re feeling
🧡 Reach out to friends and family members that might be struggling
💗 Practice self care by cooking yourself a nourishing meal, getting out in nature or running a hot bubble bath
🧡 If you’re feeling down please remember that this too will pass and better days are coming
💗 Share this post and other infographics on social media to spread the message and help end negative stigma

𝒴𝑜𝓊 𝑔𝑜𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 💪🏼

Hคtti

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𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗗𝗢 𝗜 𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗥𝗜𝗗 𝗢𝗙 𝗔𝗡𝗫𝗜𝗘𝗧𝗬? 🔎You’ve likely asked this question countless times and received a variety of ultimately uns...
04/10/2022

𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗗𝗢 𝗜 𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗥𝗜𝗗 𝗢𝗙 𝗔𝗡𝗫𝗜𝗘𝗧𝗬? 🔎

You’ve likely asked this question countless times and received a variety of ultimately unsatisfactory answers.

The reason for this is that we are unwittingly asking the wrong question…

The goal for recovery from Anxiety Disorders is 𝗻𝗼𝘁 to ‘𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝗱 𝗼𝗳’ anxiety, as anxiety is a perfectly 𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 human response to a perceived threat…

The goal is to learn through 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 and 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 that anxious sensations are 𝗻𝗼𝘁 dangerous or something to be feared.

In time, and with acceptance and practice, easily triggered (disordered) anxiety diminishes to more normal levels.

When fight or flight kicks in and the adrenaline floods our bodies [enter a multitude of uncomfortable to down right terrifying symptoms here] we immediately try to resist, fight, flee or distract from how we are feeling. We will do anything to escape from how we are feeling as it feels as though we are in grave danger.

Unfortunately non of these things work, as it simply reinforces the brains belief that there is a real threat.

The best way to intercept this loop is to do something differently!

When we feel the adrenaline drop and our breath tightens and our hearts race and our mind goes into overdrive, when 𝗮𝗹𝗹 we want to do is follow our instincts to run, fight, escape etc, this is 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 the time to 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 resisting… This teaches the brain that there is 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 to fear, that it’s made a mistake and that there is actually no real danger…

I will write a blog post about this soon, in much more depth. So stay tuned for that. And let me know in the comments if you found this helpful ⬇️❤️

𝒴𝑜𝓊 𝑔𝑜𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 💪🏼

Hคtti

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❤️‍🩹 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 ❤️‍🩹Let’s talk about recovery … We all know there is no such thing as a quick fix, unfortunately - if ONLY...
02/10/2022

❤️‍🩹 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 ❤️‍🩹

Let’s talk about recovery … We all know there is no such thing as a quick fix, unfortunately - if ONLY that were the case.

Healing takes time, lots of it, and a willingness to take small steps towards a better future for yourself.

For anxiety sufferers, this means that small steps out of our current comfort zones need to be taken regularly, and soon these small steps add up into big leaps forward. Even when we feel as though we have gone ‘backwards’ this is all part of the journey forwards. Recovery is not an overnight thing, and neither is it linear. The most important thing to remember is just to keep going, one tiny step at a time 💪🏼

Looking back now, how far have you come?

𝒴𝑜𝓊 𝑔𝑜𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 💪🏼

Hคtti

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Read it again 💖🧡I can guarantee that you don’t give yourself enough credit and that you are capable of SO MUCH MORE than...
02/10/2022

Read it again 💖🧡

I can guarantee that you don’t give yourself enough credit and that you are capable of SO MUCH MORE than you know. You can do EVERYTHING that Anxiety says you can’t…

Anxiety is a LIAR ❤️‍🩹

What small steps are you taking today towards your goals?

𝒴𝑜𝓊 𝑔𝑜𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 💪🏼

Hคtti

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