You can't just slap a bandaid on it - make the process the goal & therein lays your power w/ Stephen Dallas

<p>teleporting misses the experiences</p> <p>Anxiety can often be thought of as your nervous system being aroused. If your nervous system is not aroused, you cannot experience anxiety.<br> <br> Naturally, most of our first reactions to cope with anxiety are by avoiding situations or objects that elicit the feelings.<br> <br> The biggest issue is avoidance prevents your nervous system from habituating. Which in turn allows the anxiety-provoking incident to remain novel and arouse the nervous system.<br> <br> Further, avoidance tends to build as time goes on.</p> <p>4.07</p> <p><strong>CATASTROPHIZING</strong></p> <p><strong>BUT ITS UNCOMFORTABLE TO GO THE OTHER DIRECTION AND NOT HAVE THAT NUMBER TO AIM FOR</strong></p> <p><strong>IM UNCOMFORTABLE WITHOUT THAT PILLOW OF AIMING FOR A WEIGHT OR IDENTIFYING WITH WEIGHT LOSS</strong></p> <p><strong>WHAT IS THIS HOLDING YOU BACK FROM – WHAT LIFE IS IT HOLDING YOU BACK FROM</strong></p> <p>The more you are willing to face it, the sooner it begins to subside.<br> <br> By taking these steps, you are empowering yourself for change.<br> <br> Whenever you confront your fear, you gain power while your anxiety loses strength.<br> <br> Whenever you confront your fear, you prove to yourself that you have the ability.<br> <br> This is not easy, but the step that will help set you free.<br> <br> The short term discomfort outweighs the price of not living life to your fullest.</p> <p>BEING THE PERSON YOU WANT TO BE</p> <p>MAKE THE PROCESS THE GOAL – ITS HOW YOU GET THERE THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING,</p> <p><strong>TRUE HAPPINESS CAN BE ATTACHED TO GUILT</strong></p> <p><strong>45min</strong></p> <p><strong>OR IT CAN BE SCARY BECAUSE THEY ARE SO USED TO THAT IDENTITY OF CHASING SOMETHING</strong></p> <p><strong>YOU HAVE THE NARRATIVE STUCK – everything will fall into it until you change the outcome</strong></p> <p>At times the storm can feel too intense to handle.<br> <br> There are all sorts of painful thoughts and feelings whirling around in your body and mind.<br> <