Understanding Anxiety Symptoms
Messages from Your Body
Anxiety symptoms are messages and signs that your body is overflowing with suppressed trauma, emotions, and ideas. Imagine if you keep stuffing clothes into a bag; eventually, it will overflow. Similarly, your body cannot hold any more of what you are currently suppressing. These suppressed past traumas, emotions, and ideas manifest as feelings, sensations, and symptoms.1
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Seeking Resolution
The body is constantly seeking resolution for past relationships and new meanings over traumatic experiences. This process is crucial for your mental health. Past relationships can leave you with guilt, rage, and blame, leading to unforgiveness. The Course in Miracles teaches that unforgiveness is the root of all illness. Rebuilding old relationships and finding new meanings in past traumas can help lighten this emotional burden.2
The Impact of Emotions
The Burden of Suppressed Emotions
The inability to express your emotions leads to suppression, which society often encourages. This robotic consciousness disconnects us from our true selves. Over time, suppressing emotions can lead to burnout, affecting our physical health. It’s crucial to express emotions to heal, rather than suppressing them.3
The Power of Expression
When we start to express our true feelings and ideas, rather than suppressing them, we begin to heal. Expression is a form of healing, while suppression leads to more anxiety symptoms. Embrace your emotions and allow yourself to express them freely.4
Overcoming Suppressed Ideas
Rediscovering Your Inner Child
Your childlike wonder and creativity have been suppressed out of fear of societal rejection. When you suppress your ideas to fit in, anxiety symptoms persist. By expressing your ideas and embracing your creativity, you can alleviate anxiety symptoms.
The Addiction to Suffering
Unconsciously, many of us are addicted to suffering because we don’t know any other way to live. Even in peaceful environments, our minds focus on potential threats and problems, preventing us from experiencing true calm and present moments.5
Practical Steps to Relieve Anxiety Symptoms
Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR)
One effective technique to relieve anxiety symptoms is Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR). This involves tensing and then relaxing each muscle group in your body. This practice helps you give your body permission to let go of tension and anxiety. Guided PMR sessions can be found on YouTube, offering a structured approach to relaxation.
Building a Relationship with Your Body
Be direct with your body and tell it what you need. Your body and mind work in a feedback cycle, so guiding your body towards relaxation can help alleviate anxiety symptoms. Develop a relationship where your conscious mind leads your body, promoting harmony and reducing anxiety.
Expect to Heal
Shift your mindset from trying to heal to expecting to heal. Embrace a mentality of perseverance, commitment, and willingness to understand your anxiety. Expecting to heal sets the foundation for real progress and transformation.
Embracing Inner Peace
Living in a state of inner peace leads to mental clarity and a sense of purpose. When you stop replaying past anxieties and start embracing the present, you create a life free from constant worry. This transformation allows you to reconnect with your true self and live with inner calm and clarity.
Conclusion
Remember, you are more than your anxiety symptoms. If you know someone struggling with anxiety, share this message and help create a supportive community. Subscribe to the Health Anxiety Podcast show for more insights and strategies to overcome anxiety. For a comprehensive program, check out the Health Anxiety Program at TheAnxietyGuy.com. Together, we can reclaim control over our health, mental well-being, and lives.
Thank you for joining me on another powerful episode of the Health Anxiety Podcast show. Remember, you have the strength and insights within you to overcome anxiety. See you in the next episode.
Citations
- Citation: Title: The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Link: Bessel Van Der Kolk ↩︎ - Citation: Title: Improving Mental Health by Training the Suppression of Unwanted Thoughts
Link: Science.org ↩︎ - Citation: Title: Burnout and Physical Health: A Review of the Evidence
Link: Research Gate ↩︎ - Citation: Title: Expressive Writing and Its Links to Mental and Physical Health
Link: Research Gate ↩︎ - Citation: Title: Psychological Mechanisms of Suffering and Their Implications for Well-being
Link: Nih.Gov ↩︎
