Nav Posted 10 months ago
Hi Nicholas, thanks so much for reading the article. For me personally, the triggers were a combination of working for a world-renowned corporation where I was trying to balance the expectations placed on me whilst also trying to maintain authenticity. Totally agree with you on anxiety presenting itself as a conflict. I also found that for me, anxiety had this undertone of panic – like something bad was going to happen. The biggest thing I have found that helps is accepting the trigger for what it is, bringing awareness to that feeling and then letting it go. A lot of the time, we tend to suppress uncomfortable feelings and this only fuels them to grow larger. Meditation was the number one thing that helped me control my thoughts around my triggers so this is something I would recommend everyone to give a go. I would also say taking time out to reflect is hugely important. If there are things you are able to detect as not being good for you, serving you no purpose and are anxiety-provoking, feel empowered to make a change or speak up. When we make ourselves a priority, we feel more happy, motivated and mentally strong. I am actually working on a few background posts at the moment where I explore anxiety as a concept so will be sure to post the links up on Spiela once finalised. There are also lots of tips for anxiety relief on Peace over Panic Blog such as short meditations to get you started, self-care ideas and therapies to explore. Hope this helps!
