Overcoming Anxiety and Reducing Stress
Lets talk a little bit about overcoming anxiety and stress management. Stress and anxiety is a learned feeling reaction to an event. Let me explain what I am talking about.
Lets say you wake up in the morning and it is raining. If you have to drive to work in heavy traffic, you might say to yourself “God, I hate the rain! Now the drive to work is really going to suck!”. You have already set yourself up for high anxiety and a stressful drive to work.
Now lets say you woke up to the rain and said to yourself “This rain is great! We really needed it. Boy it really smells good whenever it rains out.” You have now eliminated that initial feeling of anxiety and you are most likely going to have a less stressful drive to work.
If stress and anxiety were caused by events instead of feelings, we would all feel the same when it rains.
Changing the way we feel is key in overcoming anxiety and reducing stress.
Keep Moving Forward!
–Dave
