Anxiety - Embracing Uncertainty and Indecision.

Hello everyone, I wanted to talk about something that lots of us experience but we often feel alone as if we are the only ones who experience it.

Anxiety that comes from uncertainty can feel overwhelming. Our brains need predictability and control. When we fear the unknown and the outcomes, we can spiral into a snowball of worry making that snowball bigger each time.

Looking after our well-being is so important, this includes managing our anxiety levels.

Think of anxiety as a food lover - the more food you feed it, the greedier it becomes. Before you realise, it becomes out of control resulting in you feeling over emotional and ready to burst! Physical symptoms such as chest tightness or breathing difficulties can be so hard to cope with as it seems to increase the anxiety making you feel like utter shit. Just like we need food, water and vitamin D, our bodies need a level of anxiety. Anxiety is a part of our natural emotions, we can't rid our mind and body of it completely but we can try our best to manage it.

I treat my anxiety by putting it on a healthy diet. Feeding it just enough to keep it functioning and using self-awareness and strategies to make sure I don't over feed it.

We constantly have to make decisions in life, we can feel sick with worry at the thought of making the wrong choice...What if? What about? Will I make the right choice? What will happen if? The pressure can feel too much sometimes!

We can breakdown our thoughts/worries and feelings in a number of different ways to help reduce our anxiety. Then, we can begin to control and cope with our thoughts and anxiety in a much healthier way. There are so many different coping skills we can use and that is why therapy maybe an option for you to help you control your anxiety instead of it controlling you.