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Understanding Worry and Anxiety
Jun 14th
Worry and Anxiety — What Are THey really?
At some time in our life we are bound to be plagued by worry. Most people will face a time when worry and fear take hold and our repetitive thoughts can torment us. It is impossible to change what has already happened and worrying about what might happen is unproductive and draining. Two common phrases recur with this type of thinking and they are “What if?” and “If only…” Well we can’t change the “if only” because what has happened is past and nothing can undo that. And worrying about “what if” only wastes our time and energy. It is better to focus on what you do want rather than fearing the worst.
<a href=”http://www.worryandanxiety.com/”>Worry and anxiety</a> are not to our benefit and can in fact be damaging to our health and lead to depression.
All of us at certain times in our life have felt periods of worry. An overload of difficulties in our life we can be engulfed with thoughts of how to get through them. We have an amazing ability to be able to remember past events and visualise future possible events.
Sometimes these thoughts of worry can be overwhelming, particularly if we do not have tools to interrupt the pattern. Too much of the stress hormone cortisol in our body can be damaging to our mental and physical wellbeing. Our bodies are prepared to face danger or escape from the situation.
Although cortisol, sometimes known as “the stress hormone”, is an important hormone in the body, which is secreted by the adrenal glands, it is secreted in higher levels during the body’s ‘fight or flight’ response to stress, and can be responsible for several stress-related changes in the body.
We have an amazing ability to create harmful, negative images in our mind which can seem so real. However, fortunately the corollary is also true and we can interrupt and change our patterns of thought to be positive, uplifting and helpful. Help is available with the tools of relaxation and stress release that I teach. Learning how to create inside your mind what I call a Peaceful Place to release stress quickly can be of enormous benefit. After going to Peaceful Place you can then take it a step further by going into meditation. With regular meditation science has shown that the brain can actually change for the better as different brainwaves are recorded during meditation and this in turn can lead us to improved health.
We all have to face times when we are confronted by problems and difficulties. Allowing ourselves to become preoccupied with the negative side of life can severely effect the quality of our life.
Author – Sandy MacGregor. Sandy had <a href=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnWBsyrvueA”>extraordinary life experiences</a> which helped him to <a href=”http://www.worryandanxiety.com “>handle stress and worry</a>.
Success Skills For Your Mind: What Are You Thinking Today?
May 6th
Are your thoughts sabotaging your life? Okay, so maybe they don’t literally have it out for you. But your life is directly influenced by what thoughts you entertain at any given moment. Are you happy with life? Do you consider yourself a success? If you’re searching for the secrets of success, then look to your mind – and more specifically what’s in it on a daily basis – as the key that unlocks the door to your ultimate life.
Every single day of your life is shaped by the beliefs and ideas you’ve accumulated since you were a small child. And what you believe is either making your life better or worse. So often, those who live in a chronic state of want - be it for income, happiness, quality relationships or any other need - rely on fictitious ideas and misguided understandings about themselves, others, and the way the world works. It’s been said it’s what you know that hurts you, not what you don’t know. Whatever our belief systems, be they positive or negative, they influence our feelings, which spurs action and then ultimately the results we experience on a day to day basis. Therefore, if life isn’t what you want it to be, ask yourself what thoughts about others, about wealth, about your own self-worth, are influencing the poor results you continually experience?
Since wealth is a problem for many, let’s examine some beliefs and ideas you may have about it. Are you envious of the rich, or even resent them? Do you believe the wealthy are where they’re at because they “screw people over?” Do you feel the other classes – people just like you – are more generous and trustworthy than the rich? Consider your thoughts about work. Do you believe a person needs to “suck up” to get the better paying positions? And do you think you would make more money and get more respect if only the boss was a nicer person?
The list goes on and on, but the point is that all of these beliefs and thoughts are negatively impacting your ability to create
wealth. Your subconscious is pulling experiences from your past and influencing your mood – most likely creating anger, which only creates more anger by the way. Not to mention when your mind is preoccupied with thoughts about what isn’t working, what could of been and what’s keeping you from getting what you want, you actually attract more of what you don’t want (because you keep thinking about it) and you spend no time actually working to make a better life. You revel in your own pity party which is unfortunately the path of least resistance and the quickest route to keeping your life exactly as it’s always been. Those who know that cultivating success skills lead to a better life understand the best way is to replace negative thoughts that weaken their success with constructive ones that empower them.
No matter what opportunities and obstacles are offered you each day, your beliefs and ultimately your attitude are key in
either helping you rise to the top or keeping you exactly where you have always been. You are the master of your mind. Remember: you put trash in and you get trash out. Replace the trash with thoughts of value and you’ll reap the riches of life.
