HAVE you ever left the door open for an impostor to enter your house? Have you ever been in your house and not seen the impostor living beside you for weeks or months or even years? Subtlety and acceptance are two characteristics we all have when the impostor comes to visit. I believe that anxiety is the imposter we all make our acquaintance with at some point in our live. The subtlety of anxiety in our lives goes unnoticed, not because it’s absent because it weaves itself into our thoughts, habits and decisions, and we mistake it for personality, assertiveness or productivity.
Anxiety isn’t always the loud, heart racing panic we imagine. It can be hesitation before making a call, the need to check something one more time, the avoidance of conversations or the endless overthinking of what we said or didn’t say. Anxiety can become a background hum, quiet but persistent. It can shape how we experience the world. It colours our relationship work, our sense of self worth. So, we can decide to ask ourselves a few questions that may lead to answers that released imposture. Hello is to take back control of our thoughts.
- Do I feel easily, overwhelmed by normal daily task?
- Do I often feel mentally or physically exhausted for no obvious reason?
- Do I often feel nervous restless or on edge without a clear reason?
- Do I have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep because my mind won’t stop racing?
- Do my worries interfere with my daily activities?
- Do I experience physical symptoms?
- Do I often feel nervous too?
- Do I struggle to control my worries?
- Do I experience physical symptoms like a racing heart, shortness of breath or stomach issues during stress?
If you find yourself answering yes several of these questions, it may be worth exploring the feeling further. In my clinic I see people of all ages present with the imposter of anxiety all with varying degrees of it. Children may show through clinginess, tantrums, fear of being alone and stomach aches. Teenagers may show as irritability, withdrawal, social issues and academic pressure. Adults may show as panic disorders social anxiety and fatigue.
The first few sessions at the clinic are focused on calming the nervous system with Reiki mindset tools and appropriate bush-flower remedies, each tailored to each client. Biomagnetic pair therapy kinesiology, acupressure and reflexology are all interwoven to the requirement of each person with intention to bring harmony, balance and a new relaxed calm way of life. Clients that release anxiety from their lives take back their lives, are calm, take new hobbies, confident, free, happier and more joyful.
Some affirmations to help release anxiety:
- I’m enough just as I am.
- I am calm no matter what happens today, I can handle it.
- I focus on my breath and anchor myself in the present moment.
- I am ready to let go of what no longer serves me.
- I embrace myself as I am.
