Self-honesty for my client meant learning how to rewire herself to acknowledge when she was feeling anxious rather than ignore and attempt to suppress the symptoms.

The plan we discussed was for her to pause whenever she noticed symptoms of anxiety including and especially, the pains in her stomach; and to intervene using one of the several techniques that we practiced together, to help her address the situation and the cause of her anxiety in a healthy and productive way.

One of the strategies was to determine if these intrusive thoughts were accurate and real or thoughts of worry that were unrealistic as she focused on a worst case scenario, or an untrue or irrational fear.

Honesty means that you have to look inward first; to examine the thoughts that you tell yourself because what you tell yourself, you believe.

It may take a bit of practice to re-write the thoughts that you tell yourself; but in the end it means that you are seeking self-honesty as a virtue and also an enlightened way of being which then makes it easier for you to “live your truth.”

Please use this link for a best practice to help you to challenge and change the thoughts you hold, so that your thoughts reflect what is accurate and true. This will help you to change how you feel, first as you ensure that your thoughts are based in truth.

https://www.dorothyratusny.com/cognitive-behavioural-therapy-cbt-to-challenge-and-change-your-thoughts-therapy-best-practices/

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