SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLNESS

Overcoming Worry and Anxiety, Conquering Fear and Learning to Trust.

Overcoming Worry and Anxiety: Live a Life of Self Control & Feel the Fear and Still Move Forward: Conquering Fear and Learning to Trust. These are the titles of lessons 12 and 13 on my journey to emotional health and healing as a means of achieving overall health, vitality and wellbeing. I guess I was so taken up in the previous lesson on breathing and relaxation that I became too relaxed and fell behind in my lessons. Sorry about that, so today I am doubling up in my entry.

Taking control of anxiety and worry frees up energy to use for the things in life that really matter. Anxiety can lead to a number of disorders such as, anxiety disorders, attacks and phobias, however for this lesson the focus is on health and self control. 
Excessive worry and anxiety affects your health, energy levels and happiness. This type of worrying is known as generalized anxiety. People with excessive worry often find that they feel uncomfortable with new situations or with situations they can’t completely control. They also doubt their ability to cope with difficult situations should they arise. Over time, chronic worriers can develop a restricted and unfulfilling lifestyle, and worry can begin to affect relationships, work and enjoyment of life. As a result, individuals with excessive worry may suffer from low self esteem.
Julie Spain lists a range of causes:
· Personality
· Learned behaviour
· Family
· Brain Chemistry.

Anxiety symptoms and negative thoughts associated with worry are discussed. Spain also elaborates on the following top ten tips to reduce worry:

1. Set aside a worry time.
2. Decide if the problem is solvable.
3. Who really owns the problem.
4. Follow a structured problem solving model.
5. Accept that perfection is rarely possible.
6. Ask yourself “What is the worst that could happen and can I handle that?”
7. Learn to accept what you cannot control.
8. Use relaxation techniques.
9. Practice mindfulness.
10. Put things in perspective.
Lesson Twelve with its practical activities is focused on changing your focus so that energy which has been previously wasted in worry and anxiety can now be transferred to activities that you enjoy and goals you are planning to achieve.


In E-Class Thirteen we look at exactly what fear is, how it affects the success factor of our life and what we can do to conquer fear. We will learn to trust ourselves and others as a means of moving forward and experiencing the best life has to offer.
The distinction between anxiety and fear is; anxiety has no object. In fact, anxiety can more accurately be described as a symptom of stress. Fear however, does have an object. We say that we are afraid of such and such.
Trust is the Opposite of Fear- The acronym for fear is False Evidence Appearing Real. Fear does not want you to know the truth about itself and yourself.
In this lesson Spain diagrams and explains the parts of the brain involved in the fear response. A Case study is used to describe fear.
The lesson concludes with Seven Keys To Moving Forward Despite The Fear:

1. Accept that fear will always exist if you live a life worth living.
2. The only way to get rid of the fear of doing something is to go out and do it.
3. As you take action, and do what you fear, your confidence will catch up.
4. Understand and accept that you are not alone – most people are exactly like you.
5. It is better to push through fear than live with a feeling of helplessnes.
6. Learn to trust yourself and your own instincts.
7. Understand the underlying emotions and free yourself of the fear.

Food for thought.

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