Anxiety would have to be one the most common emotional states that I see in my clinic, and that is in general, a driving state of being in this world we live in today.
Very few people have learnt to master this emotional state, and yet it is something that we all experience from time to time. For many of us it is a daily occurrence and something we have been living with for most of our lives.
So what is anxiety and why is it such a big part of our lives today?
I will endeavour to answer these questions from three different perspectives, the physical, lifestyle and from the perspective of the soul.
Physical
The first perspective is about our physiology, that is how our body and our biology can contribute to anxiety being such a common emotional state.
There are two main factors that are involved with the body’s mental health and that is of our gut health and our neurology.
If your gut is not in a healthy state with lot’s of beneficial microbiome, which is also anti-inflammatory and immune enhancing, then the microbes living in your gut are contributing to the anxiety you feel. You see, it’s the bacteria in the gut that communicate with the brain via the vagus nerve. If there is an overgrowth of nasty opportunistic or pathogenic bacteria present then they are sending nasty thoughts and emotions directly to your brain, which can lead to all kinds of emotional states, especially anxiety.
The second factor is your neurology, this is your individual make up of your brain chemistry and just how balanced it is or is not. Our neurotransmitters are derived from amino acids which are found in the foods we eat. Each neurotransmitter has it’s own individual journey as to how it is anabolised into form, however, if your body is not receiving the correct amount of nutrients that it needs to produce the amount of neurotransmitter’s to relax your nervous system, then you will experience anxiety on a daily basis.
Lifestyle
The second perspective is lifestyle, the choices we make and how we live our daily lives.
There was once a time when humanity did not have nearly the amount of stress we see in today’s world. We lived a much simpler life, with less technology, less ‘work’ and less ‘bus-i-ness’. Spending more time in nature and much more time just ‘being’.
During these times, there was a whole lot less anxiety than what we experience today.
So lifestyle is about how you are living your day to day life and how that contributes to the anxiety you’re feeling.
It’s about the foods you choose to eat, the shows you choose to watch, and the way you choose to spend most of your time.
How often to you go into nature, deep in the forest or by a waterfall or creek?
How often do you take some time to just stop and appreciate all that is around you?
Are you breathing deeply into your body each second of the day, or do you often forget to breath and realise you’ve spent the last 30 days (or 30 years) breathing into your throat.
Quality of life is essential for managing anxiety, taking those precious moments each day to really connect with yourself and go deeper into the being-ness of who you truely are.
Soul
The third is from a Soul perspective, how our inner most part of our being is gently calling us home.
When is the last time you were immersed in the silence of your inner most being?
The deeper parts from within, that gentle nudge, that whisper.
Your Soul essence is a part of you and it is buried deep within your being, waiting for you to connect, wanting to share with you all the secrets it holds that are all about who you truely are.
When we get caught up in the ‘bus-i-ness’ of life, we lose this sacred connection.
Quite often the anxiety your feeling is a reflection of this disconnect.
And this shows up in my client sessions time and time again.
When we just simply stop and listen. Really hear what is not being said, but felt. The anxiety dissipates and we are reunited home with all of who we truely are.
If you are interested in knowing more of any of these perspectives and how I can assist you to go deeper into them, you can book a free 15 minute discovery call with me today by clicking here.
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