Chapter 2. Recognise your Anxiety.
This is a hugely important first step. It may well seem blindingly obvious and you can be
forgiven for thinking “Of course I recognise it...my heart is hammering, I have sweaty palms
and I’m desperate to go to the loo” Yes, by this stage the Anxiety response is hijacking you.
It’s taken control. But rewind. Think about all those times where the Anxiety starts to build.
The key point here is the start. Going to a meeting? Getting ready for the meeting? Thinking
about the meeting the day or night before?
By recognise I mean you really need to understand what those feelings or sensations are. Are
they tension held in your shoulders? Faster heart beat? Cycles of thinking? Breathing
becoming more shallow? Whatever they are learn to recognise those patterns. As you learn
to recognise those patterns you become more consciously aware You are starting to gain
some element of control and are ready for the important next step.
Practical Steps
• Recognise your Anxiety beginning.
• Learn to recognise the set of physical feelings that come with it.
• Learn to recognise the set of thoughts that come with and surround your Anxiety.
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