Your real fear isn’t at the mall, it isn’t at your job and socializing with coworkers, it isn’t even at the actual symptom of anxiety. Your real fear is alive and fueled simply by the fear of the unknown. Do you know why so many people don’t start a natural path to stop their general anxiety or panic disorder? Simply because of the fear of the unknown. They try a ‘tool’ that has worked for someone else, the tool or suggestion works in their own life for a few days, and then the hiccups begin.
It is in this moment of setback that separates the successful from the unsuccessful, in all walks of life.
People who have naturally been able to stop a panic attack instantly and have stopped their generalized anxiety disorder have been just as anxious when it comes to facing their thought fears. The only difference is that they are able to move in fear, while others get stuck always starting over.
The truth is that deep down you know what you need to do to stop your anxiety naturally.
Fear of the unknown should not be a place we should avoid, but instead we should take a new approach to fear. Think about times in your past when you stepped into the unknown. It could have been diving off a high board into a swimming pool or asking someone you liked on a date. There have been many times in your past when you have faced an unknown path but have kept moving forward.
What if you took this same approach to the fears that trigger your anxiety disorder?
This is what you need to tune into if you are going to move with your anxiety-provoking fears, rather than running from them. You are going to have to think about and re-experience the moments in your life when you have overcome your fear of the unknown. You’re going to have to feel that positive emotion over and over again because the key to stopping your health anxiety, GAD or panic attacks lies in one word.
Confidence
Here is a guarantee that I can give you, now this is serious because as we all know most of what we try and achieve in life has no guarantee when we embark on something new. My guarantee to you, no matter what your fear related to your anxiety disorder, is that you are healthy and safe. That persistent symptom of anxiety that keeps you up all night has a very reasonable explanation for why it’s there. The “what if” thoughts you experience during the onset of a full-blown panic attack are natural, but in the end you’re healthy and you’re safe.
Anxiety is a scammer
The unknown offers great rewards in your life, remember that, I always remind people that freedom begins at the end of your comfort zone. This is what I ask you to do today and going forward. Do not take a step into the world of the unknown and go back, experience it, stay with your fears and understand that everything you are experiencing has a very human explanation behind it. Make a habit of this, and soon the scales of thought will begin to tip in favor of trust and freedom, over fear and anxiety.