One of the visuals that I use to describe facing and allowing anxiety symptoms, is to “walk into the storm”. But what does this mean? What does Continue reading “Walk into the Storm”
Category: Facing
Surrender
Surrender is the Kryptonite to anxiety. Surrendering (or letting go) is the opposite of what we typically do. We just want to be free of anxiety, and we try to fight it off. It’s the only way we know, so we continue do it in spite of the fact it hasn’t worked! We fight harder and harder, but no matter how hard we fight, it makes no difference. This leads to an obvious conclusion – we Continue reading “Surrender”
Facing
Here is a piece I wrote a few years ago during my recovery journey on “facing” the anxiety. It was one of those times when I gained a deep insight into what the act of facing was all about, and how it unfolds. Hopefully it helps to illustrate what “facing” looks like from the inside. Continue reading “Facing”