This absolutely describes what I've learned over the past 6+ years. It's taken me all this time to realise anxiety has been my protector for over 60 years and my need to 'get rid' of it and the fear I've felt about it has increased the sense of threat in my body. I didn't trust my body because I believed anxiety was wrong and it was something to be eliminated....now, I can be with feelings of anxiety knowing they're only trying to take care of me and have worked so hard for so very long. Years of self criticism are slowly turning into self love and self compassion and acceptance. Thank you for this beautiful article ❤️ Karen
This absolutely describes what I've learned over the past 6+ years. It's taken me all this time to realise anxiety has been my protector for over 60 years and my need to 'get rid' of it and the fear I've felt about it has increased the sense of threat in my body. I didn't trust my body because I believed anxiety was wrong and it was something to be eliminated....now, I can be with feelings of anxiety knowing they're only trying to take care of me and have worked so hard for so very long. Years of self criticism are slowly turning into self love and self compassion and acceptance. Thank you for this beautiful article ❤️ Karen
LOVE THIS! So insightful, and definitely something we should be talking about more. Following immediately :)