Module nine recognize the positive aspects of anxiety. Whether people like anxiety or not, it is a normal feeling that everyone experiences at some time or another. As with everything in life anxiety can have negative and positive aspects associated with it. However, anxiety disorders often focus on only the negative effects and symptoms that can cause while the physical and mental symptoms can be exhausting or even debilitating at times. anxiety can also alert us to something that is wrong and prepares our body to flight or fight. It alerts us to danger.
One of the most beneficial and most overlooked aspects of anxiety is that it alerts ourselves to a sense of danger and tells us that something is wrong. Anxiety tells you not to walk alone at night or touch a stove that looks hot. If we didn't have Have these feelings of anxiety we might encounter a dangerous situation and not recognize it. We might ignore our instincts and touch the hot stove, those burning our hand and the process. At work, you may have anxiety about your new boss or going into a crowded elevator that everyone takes. This anxiety is beneficial since you may not yet know your boss and should be on guard to how they react to things.
The anxiety about the elevator gives you a hint that a crowded elevator is dangerous and that something could go wrong. So you avoid the elevator. Take the next one and feel safe. Anxiety may arise to sense of danger. But once the situation has passed, the impending feelings should subside. Improves self awareness.
Anxiety raises adrenaline and causes the heart to beat faster, which prepares the body to take any action that is needed. by activating the natural flight or fight defense. People have We become more aware of ourselves and our surroundings, we become more aware of what it is that is causing us to have these symptoms and tells us to pay attention to them. We can see if the problem is mental or physical and decide the best way to handle it. When we improve our own self awareness, we can be better aware of our surroundings and learn how to better function in self awareness and anxiety. What am I doing here?
Why do I feel this way? How can I react? How will this affect me can be a great motivator. Sometimes people need a little push to make a decision. motivations come in all shapes and sizes and anxiety is one of them. While we may believe anxiety keeps us from doing certain things, it is also motivating us to do others at the same time.
Anxiety may tell you that you are too anxious to give that speech in front of everyone but it is also motivating you to conquer your fear and do what you have to do in order to deliver it. In other instances that anxiety may tell you that it is dangerous to leave your car unlocked in the empty parking lot, so your body reacts and is motivated to lock the doors before you leave. Anxiety will tell you to be ready for anything and it will motivate you to make choices as to what you can do to be prepared. prevent mistakes, because anxiety motivates us to make good decisions and to take action. It also helps us prevent mistakes. Anxiety told you it would be a mistake to leave your car unlocked in the middle of the parking lot, which motivated you to lock the doors.
At work you realize a project is coming due soon and become anxious about finishing it. So your anxiety pops up and says it would be a mistake to procrastinate and motivates you to work on it every day. Many people refer to this theory as just using common sense, but it has only become common sense because we listen to our body instincts and learn to recognize when it is trying to alert us to something. When we listen to what anxiety tells us we recognize a sense of danger or alarm and help prevent mistakes before they start.