How to Calm Your Anxiety, From a Neuroscientist | The Way We Work, a TED series 

So true !❤

Agreed! And the breathing and movement creates that space to help cultivate that empathy.

Great

does not work

Me , I don't know if we're thinking the same 😂

Yess!!!

It's me 🙂

haha

Yess😢😢

I added liqueur to mine for chronic back pain

@araYes, I agree! :)

Same! I drink decaf because I love the taste of coffee and the ritual of it. But since I quit, my anxiety has improve by 60%. I have had crippling anxiety since 11.

Therapy is for depression

Now that is what I call a great idea! But seriously, I believe everything should be in a state of balance so....nothing at all wrong :-) @@marilynschmidt6400

Can I talk to you

yeah 100 years ago all we could worry about was our little town and the few dozen people in it. now we get immediately 24/7 access to the problems of 8,000,000,000 people

I agree….That’s why I mostly stopped following the news about a year ago. I get daily email summaries of the news from the AP and the New York Times, but I almost always just glance at the headline of the emails and don’t open them. If I do open them, I only glance at the headlines inside. I also found a way to disable news stories showing up automatically on my Google search page. It’s a huge change from when I used to be way too consumed and affected by all the suffering and negativity in the world. I’m very sensitive and empathetic, and it was causing me tremendous stress, anxiety and sadness to be aware of every horrible thing happening all over the world, in excruciating detail, the moment it happened. We’re not meant to live like that!! Not to mention, I could have been spending that time doing something more productive for my own life. The media knows negative stories draw more attention, so that’s what they flood us with. It seems like the world is about to end every day for a million different reasons…but it’s been like that for as long as I can remember. There is value in being aware enough of societal issues to be an educated voter and to contribute however you can to causes that are important to you. Beyond that, I think it’s important, especially for sensitive people like me, to realize there is absolutely NOTHING most of us can do about the things we read about in the news, and to trust that there are people out there who CAN do something and are doing it.

That is, if you are allowed to get up from your desk. Chances are you will be fired.

I look forward to watching exciting videos from you again.

How "genuine" is your fear? If that's because of something realistic like how to pay the bills for this month, it's better to solve the problem. If the fear is not a realistic one even though you feel it genuinely, like the ET will invade the earth, you may need therapy. I went through both types of fear and that was my opinion😊

Hey l was there. But l changed (gradually though ) when l realized it's all in my mind. I forced myself to change my thoughts to more beautiful things when l started to be anxious and afraid. Try it. You can. Find something that gives you joy and switch your thoughts anytime you are in that mood

This is more than anxiety. Please see a therapist because you deserve to understand what's really at your core of these feelings. Understand that our mental, physical, emotional, and sexual health are ALL connected. It's always our brains, and then it's our immune system. A couple of great books to read or listen to: "The Body Keeps The Score" By. Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk. " No Bad Parts" By. Dr. Richard C. Schwartz.

yep, identify something you can control about the situation, anything at all, and put your focus on that. dwelling on what's out of your control doesn't work, has never worked, and is completely ineffective and will ironically will make the situation even worse.

I have had to be hospitalized for panic attacks that come out of nowhere. Had to take meds! Only Klonipin worked but now working to stay off meds. It is hard because am claustrophobic too but will work on all this. Good luck to you too. 😅

The universe knows what’s it’s doing

I wish you peace.

Interesting. Because it is so easy to take on other peoples energy and boundaries are indeed important. I understand where you are coming from.

That makes perfect sense.......external focus is good becuase we also connect with others at a far deeper and meaningful level. It may feel a little painful initially....but that feeling does subside.

You are what you eat scientifically. This citation is not stereotype

Indeed what we eat has enormous effect to our nerves system

@@nomsaledwaba8931 absolutely... Also I have experienced when I eat clean and soft ( except spices, extra sugars and saturated fats), I feel myself better mentally. Free to try.

Sorry for your loss. I recently watched as my friend wasted and died of ALS. Very sad. However, if this can help in any way, I choose to focus on the fact that I am alive. My friend would have wanted me to take advantage of the years she was robbed of. As Albert Camus wrote, life may be absurd and meaningless, so let's enjoy it. Lavish yourself with all the wonderful sensations of having a body alive today. It makes me enjoy the short life I have and try to make the world a happier place for those I share it with. Thus also giving me a purpose, which also helps bring joy. My condolences. I hope this could help even a little.