Contents:
This helps the circulation to become normal. If your heart is truly quiet you cannot feel fear at all. By command of will, direct the life energy through the process of tension to flood the body or any body part. Feel the energy vibrating there, energizing and revitalizing. Relax the tension, and feel the soothing tingle of new life and vitality in the recharged area.
Feel that you are not the body; you are that life which sustains the body.
Feel the peace, the freedom, the increased awareness that comes with the calmness produced by the practice of this technique. Many people come to me to talk about their worries. I urge them to sit quietly, meditate, and pray; and after feeling calmness within, to think of the alternate ways by which the problem can be solved or eliminated. When the mind is calm in God, when the faith is strong in God, they find a solution to their problem.
Concentrate on the problem and you will find a solution without going through the terrible strain of worry Remember, greater than a million reasonings of the mind is to sit and meditate upon God until you feel calmness within. When your mind is calm and filled with faith after praying to God in meditation, you are able to see various answers to your problems; and because your mind is calm, you are capable of picking out the best solution. Follow that solution, and you will meet with success.
What if the hotel room is double-booked? How the controversy over immigration policy can be an opportunity to focus on our eternal citizenship. Negative self-talk causes us to believe lies and go through life feeling horrible pain; pain that is unnecessary and damaging to the perception we have about who we are in Christ. Most people are dealing with fears at work everyday from tasks outside their comfort zone to the worry of redundancy. We were not created to worry, but rather to have peace in our lives. Exercise has been shown to alter brain chemistry in a positive way.
This is applying the science of religion in your daily life. No matter how busy we are, we should not forget now and then to free our minds completely from worries and all duties Try to remain for one minute at a time without thinking negatively, fixing the mind on the peace within, especially if worried.
If exercise is combined with nature or being outdoors this can be especially soothing. Exercise has been shown to alter brain chemistry in a positive way.
Pressing pause Anxiety levels are automatically reduced by stopping and breathing slowly and calmly. Caffeine Gives the jitters short term, and affects sleep. High caffeine intake is now linked to panic attacks.
We urge you to turn off your ad blocker for The Telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future. Visit our adblocking instructions page.
Home News Sport Business. Lifestyle Health and Fitness. Body Mind Nutrition More.
Telegraph Lifestyle Health and Fitness Body. My brain used to feel like a radio that was never quite tuned in. We've noticed you're adblocking. We rely on advertising to help fund our award-winning journalism. It seems that worry is part of the human condition and it seems as if it has been present in the story of humanity from the beginning of time:. But despite the prevalence and universality of worry it is a largely misunderstood phenomenon.
Worry is NOT a diagnosable condition. In many minds it is synonymous with the anxiety disorders. Although clearly intertwined, worry and anxiety are different issues. Anxiety is part of worry and worry is part of the criteria for Generalized Anxiety Disorder. However, worry is a specific type of anxiety.
So in the interest of all mankind I would like to shed some light on worry and ways to combat this mysterious condition. I can experience symptoms such as inability to concentrate, nervousness, muscle tension, irritability and not be able to identify the cause. It is a type of free floating anxiety but I do not find myself preoccupied with a certain issue or trying to come up with solutions to a problem or playing out conversations in my head.
An example of worry: I am preoccupied with a meeting I have with my boss on Monday. I am focused on the potential outcomes. I explore different scenarios and I convince myself that the negative possibilities are the most likely to occur. With this understanding in mind you can focus on the right target. If you are experiencing free-floating, ever-present, non-specific anxiety you need specialized support.
There are specific protocols that can be used to reduce the ever-present anxiety and the prognosis is good if you engage the process completely. For more information see www. However, worry in the classic sense can be address through some basic psychological gymnastics where you take control of your thinking.
There are several self-help programs available. In Dale Carnegie wrote: