Solo: Anxiety as a Messaging System and Self Soothing - #03

01/25/23 • 30 min

I talk about anxiety, its positive sides (including advocacy for change) and how there can be a real comfort and power in sharing. I use examples from my recent trip to Melbourne where I travelled to see Billy Joel in concert.
Books that I found helpful in relation to anxiety are:
You Can Heal Your Life by Louse Hay, The Wisdom of Anxiety by Sheryl Paul and Letting Go by David R Hawkins.
One of my favourite mantras by Louise Hay: All is well, everything is working out for my highest good. Out of this situation only good will come. I am safe.
For guided meditations, see Insight Timer.
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01:40 My panic attacks usually happen as a reaction to events in my life.
04:40 Being held captive by your anxiety.
06:30 If I'm not an expert on this, why am I talking about it?
07:00 Anxiety is my internal messaging system, and it's also like a progress counter.
07:17 Anxiety and empathy.
08:05 Advocacy for change - Taryn Brumfitt & Body Image Movement.
11:25 Using mental affirmations to guide me through anxiety.
11:50 Tips to combat anxiety and to self-soothe
13:55 Tips continued: physical techniques.
15:30 Notes on guided meditation.
16:50 Connecting with a support group.
18:13 Sponsored by Sicilia Coffee.
19:11 Tips continued: connecting with nature.
20:40 Getting anxiety before the Billy Joel concert.
23:22 Billy Joel's vulnerability.
25:00 How sharing your anxious times with others can help.

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01/25/23 • 30 min

Better Loud Than Too Late with Genevra - Solo: Anxiety as a Messaging System and Self Soothing - #03

Transcript

Hi there, In this episode I am going to talk about anxiety.

Through my on-and-off experience as an anxiety sufferer, my panic attacks usually happen as a reaction to events in my life.

I’ve come to learn that they are messages from my mind to my body, but sometimes it’s hard to discern when the message is part of a story you’ve been telling yourself, or when it’s a genuine note of concern from your higher self.

Some of the reasons I experience anxiety attacks. A war

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