Is it stress or anxiety? Or both? The information you read on Google is often incorrect and confusing about stress and anxiety. Stress is not anxiety. Stress is a normal part of life. However, we are being tested to the limit with our ability to handle more stress than usual. Ever since the pandemic, there seems to be a constant state of crazy, ungrounded, anxious energy hitting us in the face. Stress is one of the factors that upsets your nervous system. When your nervous system is upset in any way for any reason you become anxious. Therefore, excessive, frequent stress makes us feel anxious because we are overwhelmed. It is very helpful when you feel the anxiety in your body caused by stress because then you can do what you need to do to reduce your anxiety. Anxiety is static energy in your nervous system. Awareness is the first step in reducing the anxiety caused by stress. If you don’t acknowledge your anxiety, you cannot do anything to become less anxious. Therefore, integrative body psychotherapy, body-based psychotherapy and any type of body centered psychotherapy helps you realize when your nervous system is upset. Stress can be internal or external. External stress factors are sometimes not in your control and you cannot do anything to change them. For example, the way we are being whiplashed by the weather these days!

In contrast, internal stress coming from your Inner Critic, telling you should and should not’s that make you feel rushed IS something you can change. When your Inner Mother or Father tell you what to do, wake up and notice it. Do not project your thoughts outward on others. Your thoughts are 100% yours and no one else’s. When you are rushing yourself don’t blame others. Instead, listen to your Inner Critic and take responsibility for your thoughts.

You can unlearn your anxiety response. Learning research tells you exactly what you have to do to unlearn an anxiety response no matter what the source. If you learned it, you can unlearn. Use the fact- based scientific psychological learning research to help you enjoy good mental health and more Vibrant Moments.

How to Manage Stress

1. If stress is external and you cannot control the results, let go of control and allow the outside stress factors to be what they are. Let go of trying to change something you cannot change. Then you can return to a relaxed and comfortable place in your body. Being able to overcome your anxiety caused by stress is an essential skill you need to learn to manage the realities of everyday life.

2. Learn to say “No, No, No!” to outside stress any time it is too much for you. Set limits and say no often to others, situations and events. Practice saying no until you are comfortable telling the truth. Being assertive is an essential skill you need to learn to manage stress and reduce anxiety.

3. Say “No, No, No!” to your Inner Citric any time it rushes you to DO something or not DO something. Learn how to put your Inner Critic in the back seat and let your True Self drive your car so that you are safe and sound without being rushed, pushed and pulled. Being assertive with your Inner Critic is an essential skill that you can learn to help you separate from your parents so you can stand on your own two feet.

4. Get and stay grounded. Being grounded means your body does not resist the field of gravity. When you are grounded your body naturally sinks into Mother Earth. When you are anxious, you tighten your body and resist the law of gravity because you are thinking scary thoughts. As long as you pay attention to your scary thoughts you are anxious and not grounded. Your thoughts can scare you to death. As you can see, integrative body psychotherapy, body-based psychotherapy and any type of body centered psychotherapy will give you effective ways to manage your stress. Being aware of your body empowers you.

The best use of body psychotherapy provides you with body mind tools that help you release the anxiety response out of your body permanently. After your body laxes, you will enjoy a noticeable increase in your self- confidence because it is physical.

You can practice and use effective body psychotherapy tools to stay centered, relaxed and grounded throughout the day.

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