Dr Linda Miles, our official Marriage & Family Therapist Expert
An excerpt from Dr. Linda Miles book Frienship on Fire.
"Do not seek perfection in a changing world. Instead perfect your love." --Master Sengstan
Charlotte, a fifty-year-old housewife recovering from anxiety, described how good it felt to get a big whiff of the grass in her yard. Like many people who experience anxiety or panic, Charlotte could not enjoy the world around her. She often focused on fearful thoughts, which made things seem worse than they really were. She needed to learn hot cope with anxiety.
QUIET THE BEEHIVE IN YOUR HEAD
Small problems became huge and out of proportion to reality. The day when a small thing, like enjoying the smell of fresh cut grass, made the world real, she felt happy. Charlotte had begun to learn how to quiet the beehive in her head and live in the present. She became aware that she had stopped smelling the grass as a teenager when she had her first bout with anxiety. Charlotte's life changed as she learned to become aware of her surroundings and live in the present moment, and began to appreciate the small things in her life. She began taking yoga, listening to calm music, and learning meditation.
Read Linda's entire article How to Cope with Anxiety: Happiness Starts with a Spark
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