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Anxiety, fear, and grief are all normal responses to transition. Anxiety is something that tends to build over time, and through awareness—of both body and mind—we can help minimize its effects.
Lia Love Avellino, LCSW, psychotherapist, director of The Well, and co-founder of Spoke Circles, explains that our anxiety is trying to help us. Think of it as your body’s alarm system going off trying to get you to notice what’s happening. It’s your body trying to tell you it has new needs. “We want to notice the thoughts, sensations, location in our body, memories that come to mind, and images.”
Think about where anxiety shows up for you. Does it show up with a recurrent thought? Does it live in your chest? Is it nervous energy? If you’re a visual person, what does it look like?
For some people, anxiety will exhibit itself through a frenetic energy, while for others it may make you want to retreat. Begin tracking what takes you into it, and what takes you out, as well as when it happens. Hint: What do you feel like when you look at your phone before bed vs. listen to music or a meditative podcast?
In addition to somatic, or body-based responses, the wheel of emotional words can also be helpful to give you some of the vocabulary for what you’re feeling.
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