We can refer to anxiety as the alarm in our body that tells us something is wrong. The part of the brain called amygdala processes fear in to actual physiological changes. The left hemisphere of the brain creates worries and panics to keep up with this changes… it is also called the fight or flight response.
An effective solution for this is the CBT exercise. Thoughts lead to action which leads to behaviors.
First you have to know the trigger event because the cause of your anxiety is how you respond to it.
We give our thoughts way too much importance so the solution is intervening the cycle with our observer mind… some people may feel emotional pain at first and observing it works too.
Cognitive distortions like catasrophizing, black and white thinking, magical thinking (presuming to know what the other person is thinking) can all be slowed down by the observer mind… knowing that they are just thoughts and feelings not reality helps a lot.
BY SENAIT G/HIWOT
THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD FRIDAY 26 JANUARY 2024
