Listen to Your Anxiety

I’m going to let you in on a little secret; Almost everyone is excessively anxious about something, but no one wants to admit it. Perhaps you are stressed about your romantic relationship ending, or maybe you are on edge about being laid off at your job. The dread of the upcoming exam overwhelms you, and those credit card bills are piling up. Anxiety has a nasty tendency to overpower our thoughts and emotions and manipulate us into making decisions that we later regret.

When confronted with anxiety, most people either disregard it and bury it deep down or attempt to quash it by excessively asserting themselves in tense situations. Rarely do either of these options create the desired outcomes. But I’m here to tell you that there is a third option that you most likely haven’t even considered.

Rather than neglect your anxiety, what if instead you chose to embrace it?

How Your Anxiety is Impacting Your Relationships

Your anxiety is overwhelming you because it is trying to tell you something. I cannot tell you how many people I have met that are stressed about their romantic relationships, but they can’t quite put their finger on what feels wrong within them. And rather than spending some time reflecting upon their current relationship dynamic, they often disregard their authentic feelings.

And I can’t help but wonder how relationship dynamics might change if people took a moment to recognize how their anxiety was impacting them.

I’ll give you an example of what I’m talking about. Let’s say that your partner has recently started acting strangely, and you have taken notice. Your immediate reaction might be to either pretend as though nothing is out of place or keep pressuring your partner to tell you what is going on until they give you an answer that helps you feel better. Both of these responses might temporarily relieve your anxieties, but the fear and doubt will continue to linger until you truly understand what is currently happening between you and your partner. And that requires for both of you to sit with the anxiety and acknowledge how your fears of abandonment, manipulation, infidelity, and betrayal, are impacting your relationship dynamic.

Learning a New Skillset

My clients are very smart, determined, capable people attempting to fix complex relational struggles by using their current ways of thinking and problem-solving. But I am here to tell you that an emotional problem cannot be resolved with an intellectual solution. You have to learn a new way of thinking: a new skillset to add to your repertoire.

I can teach you how to find a balance between honoring your anxiety and listening to what it has to say without allowing it to overwhelm you. It takes time and practice, but it can pay dividends once you learn how to master it. I will help you transform your anxiety from being an intrusive force into a personal strength.

Click on the link below to schedule a free 15-minute consultation with me so we can talk more about how your anxieties are impacting your relationships, and how I can help.