THE PROBLEM

It’s slippery.  Unlike other difficult emotions, the cause of anxiety isn’t always clear. It can be hard to determine what causes anxiety.

It’s scary.  Sometimes, even the thought of looking for the cause of anxiety can be scary!  As silly as that may sound, we may be afraid that when we examine it closely, what we find might be even scarier than the anxiety itself.

It’s low grade.  Anxiety can be like a low grade illness.  It can be running constantly, even when we are working, sleeping and going about our life.  Unless you take steps to cure it, low-grade anxiety can stay with you your whole life.

It’s harmful. Anxiety saps your energy, reduces your resourcefulness and undermines your health. Anxiety puts undue stress on your organs.  Aging is accelerated.

It dims your brilliance.  You can’t function at your best when you’re anxious.  And you’re unable to express your creativity or love fully if you’re always feeling anxiety.  You can’t think as intelligently as you have the capacity to.  Your patience is tested.  You aren’t yourself.

THE SOLUTION

The solution to anxiety involves the use of some skillful techniques.  Here is my two-step method for quelling anxiety.
Step One - Confront Your Anxiety

In this step, grab a pencil and paper, sit down, get quiet and tune in.
First, Pay attention to your anxious thoughts. Notice the beliefs behind the thoughts. These are part of your anxiety cause.

Next, pay attention to your emotions.  Can you label them?
Third, try to notice any physical sensations of anxiety you may be having.

List what you observed.

Step Two - Do Emotional Freedom Tapping

This anxiety cure involves simply tapping on EFT tapping points and saying a statement aloud.  Tapping the energy points while being in the anxious state breaks up energetic blocks that have kept the pattern of anxiety operating in your body and mind.

At each energy point, you can use one of the statements you wrote down during the exercise above.  Visit EFTTappingTechniques.com to learn more about the tapping points.

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