Module six, don't avoid the situation. Anxiety is not something we can will away and it will not go away simply by ignoring the problem. You can only distract yourself for so long and you certainly can't avoid the situation in question forever. While we cannot face our anxieties head on during the first round, we can stop ourselves from turning away from them and accepting them as something we need to deal with today. It's okay to make a mistake. Mistakes are a part of everything we do and can certainly happen anywhere at any time.
But making a mistake is one of the main points that drive people to have some form of anxiety. People with anxiety feel that if they make a mistake, then they will be judged or embarrassed. They feel it will make the right impression. But even with these anxieties, we must realize that it is okay to make mistakes and severe consequences will not always come from them. Sometimes we have to to physically say to ourselves, the office will not crumble if I forget today's status report, or the world will not end because I spilled coffee on the copier. reassurance no matter how humorous It may sound is one of the best ways to tell ourselves to stay calm after a mistake, face the problem and move on.
Mistakes can have a positive and beneficial impact as they are learning experiences. Make sure when a mistake occurs that we take something positive from the experience. No one is perfect. So therefore, everyone makes mistakes occasionally, including you. Accept the situation and move on. One of the most important steps in managing our anxiety is taking a deep breath and accepting the situations that come before us.
Once we accept them, we simply move on with our lives and do not dwell on them. When you're faced with being a team lead for a group project, your anxiety may be through the roof. But if you take a deep breath Accept the situation for what it is, you can begin to manage the anxiety feelings, you then realize that is something you have to do and that the feelings you are experiencing may be uncomfortable, but certainly won't harm you or even last forever. Once you've accepted the situation and took control of the feelings that come with it, you can move forward and focus on doing a great job. Tips. Always take a few minutes to let the information sink in.
Look at the whole situation and what your role is in it. Look at the anxiety feeling you're having and try to resolve them. realize what you have and move with that. avoidance can cause a cycle of anxiety. When we start feeling anxious about a problem or situation, our first instinct may be to completely avoid it at all costs. But this actually hinders our progress to managing our anxiety symptoms, since it can actually make the symptoms worse.
When we Avoid a problem or situation that makes us nervous. We are training our mind to believe that there is some sort of danger or consequences associated with it. So that anytime you are faced with it again in the future, you create the same response. If we train our mind to fear the situations or problems that give us anxiety, then we are only creating more anxiety within ourselves and it becomes part of a cycle of anxiety. The only way to end the cycle is to face the situation and symptoms and work through the feelings that come with it. Remember, anxiety feeds on avoidance.
This makes our symptoms worse. Avoiding symptoms doesn't make them go away or disappear. The problem will not just go away, we can't avoid them forever. Identify the trigger. When trying to manage anxiety symptoms and feelings it is important to take time and identify the triggers that cause you to feel this way. A trigger is a physical or mental event or situation that causes you to start feeling anxious or nervous.
Sometimes they are obvious such as seeing a pile of bills on the table makes you anxious about money. Others may not seem as obvious and the basis of them can't be identified yet, such as tensing up when you get into a crowded elevator. The simplest way to identify a trigger is to write down events that you normally feel anxious about, or nervous when faced with them. And then listing what kind of symptoms they cause and how intense. Many worksheets, charts and exercises are available to help identify triggers and symptoms. Use the worksheet included with a section to identify some of your triggers and how you can work through them.