Insight Counselling & Consulting
Shannon M. Simms mental health and addiction counselling and resources
Worry is the brain’s attempt to be useful, and there really is no way to avoid it. From an early age we are trained to focus a large part of our attention on the future, a future which is largely unpredictable and uncontrollable. The sensation of anxiety is the human response to ambiguity, the unknown …
Worry takes us out of the present and projects us into an imagined future, and usually the worst possible outcome future. When this happens, we can miss out on our experience of the present. When you notice worry whispering in your ear, try to bring yourself back to the present moment, noticing and labelling your experience of …
People struggling with anxiety often want it to go away, which is understandable. However this stance of ‘I don’t want this to be happening” is part of what gives Anxiety its power. If you can accept what you are experiencing in the moment, then you are back in control. A supportive message to yourself is …