Labels – the more you give yourself, the more you’ll live within the boundaries they provide.

I hear many people adopting / accepting anxiety, owning it proudly without truly knowing the restrictive impact. “I suffer with anxiety”, “I have anxiety” etc. you get the idea.

Lets start with the word anxiety.

Anxiety is a feeling of unease, such as worry or fear, which is described in various ways, usually based around links and historic connections of personal feelings.

We all will experience feelings of anxiety at some point in our life, feeling anxious can be perfectly normal. But some people find it hard to control their worries. Their feelings of anxiety are more constant and can often affect their daily lives.

What is happening?

When you feel anxious, your brain is telling you that you are in danger. In fact, it's telling you that you are in danger right at that very second and that you need to act immediately to keep yourself safe.

Because anxiety is uncomfortable, the natural reaction is to do something to make you feel better in that given moment. This is certainly understandable, because when you are anxious it feels urgent, important and necessary.

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