Getting Ourselves Worked Up | Our capacity to cope successfully with life's challenges far outstrips our capacity to feel nervousness. Yet in the weeks, days, and hours leading up to an event that we believe will test our limits, we can become nervous. While we may have previously regarded ourselves as equal to the trials that lie ahead, we reach a point at which they near and our anxiety begins to mount. We then become increasingly worked up, until the moment of truth arrives and we discover that our worry was all for nothing. We are almost always stronger and more capable than we believe ourselves to be. But anxiety is not rational in nature, which means that in most cases we cannot work through it using logic as our only tool. Reason can help us recognize the relative futility of unwarranted worry but, more often than not, we will find more comfort in patterns of thought and activity that redirect our attention to practical or engaging matters. Most of us find it remarkably difficult to focus on two distinct thoughts or emotions at once, and we can use this natural human limitation to our advantage when trying to stay centered in the period leading up to a potentially tricky experience. When we concentrate on something unrelated to our worry -- such as deep breathing, visualizations of success, pleasurable pursuits, or exercise -- anxiety dissipates naturally. Meditation is also a useful coping mechanism as it provides us with a means to ground ourselves in the moment. Our guides can aid us by providing us with a focal point wholly outside of our own sphere. The intense emotional flare-up you experience just before you are set to challenge yourself is often a mixture of both excitement and fear. When you take steps to eliminate the fear, you can more fully enjoy the excitement. Though you may find it difficult to avoid getting worked up, your awareness of the forces acting on your feelings will help you return to your center and accept that few hurdles you will face will be as high as they at first appear. | DailyOM Course Spotlight by DailyOM Words are incredibly powerful. The things you say influence perceptions, alter opinions, and change connections with others, in both positive and negative ways. This enlightening 7-day course provides insightful strategies and transformative techniques for listening and speaking mindfully, so that what you convey is a true reflection of you and your intentions. You'll learn simple, practical approaches that can be immediately implemented to open and expand your consciousness, help you become more self-aware, and give you the skills to achieve the outcomes you desire in all conversations. This course will give you the tools and knowledge you need to be less reactive and impulsive, so that you can build meaningful and productive relationships with every person in your life. Top 10 DailyOM Courses 1. You Are What You Think 2. 10 Day Booty Core 3. Shedding Your Menopausal Middle in 10 Days 4. A Year of Writing to Uncover the Authentic Self 5. The 2 Week Fascia Miracle 6. The 4-Minute Peaceful Warrior Workout 7. Hold Your Own During Control Dramas 8. 5 Week Kundalini Yoga for Chakras 9. 21 Day Plant-Based Plan for a Lighter, Happier YOU! 10. Chair Yoga for Healing, Strength and Mobility
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