Now you might be wondering, What is ANXIETY? It’s your body responding to the stress you’re struggling with. For example, you are about to take a test but you’re feeling anxious or scared and you’re sweating. That’s anxiety.
Ever heard of this saying?
The eye is the window of the soul, the mouth the door. The Intellect, and the will, are seen in the eye; the emotions, sensibilities, and affections, in the mouth. The animals look for man’s intentions right into his eyes. Even a rat, when you hunt him and bring him to bay, looks you in the eye. - Hiram Powers.
Ever heard of this saying?
The eye is the window of the soul, the mouth the door. The Intellect, and the will, are seen in the eye; the emotions, sensibilities, and affections, in the mouth. The animals look for man’s intentions right into his eyes. Even a rat, when you hunt him and bring him to bay, looks you in the eye. - Hiram Powers.
The quote above says that through the eye of a man, his enemies can tell his weakness (not saying you have enemies). I’m saying that if you have lost a dear person in your life, a true friend can tell by looking at you straight in the eye. The eye is the window to the soul.
Anxiety falls under this quote because when your soul is stressed your body is stressed, and you have anxiety symptoms like nervousness, a high sense of danger, an increased heart rate, hyperventilation, sweating, trembling, tiredness, trouble concentrating, or working rather than focusing on present stress (Mayo Clinic). This says you're having anxiety and that you should stop and meditate or talk to a friend, do something you find comforting and not stressful, and find your Inner Peace.
Anxiety falls under this quote because when your soul is stressed your body is stressed, and you have anxiety symptoms like nervousness, a high sense of danger, an increased heart rate, hyperventilation, sweating, trembling, tiredness, trouble concentrating, or working rather than focusing on present stress (Mayo Clinic). This says you're having anxiety and that you should stop and meditate or talk to a friend, do something you find comforting and not stressful, and find your Inner Peace.
Smart Ways to Manage ANXIETY
- Talk to Doctor
- Stick to a Treatment Plan
- Take Medication as Directed
- Join a Support team
- Take Notes
- Learn Time Management
- Socialize (Connect)
- Stay Active
- Eat a blanched diet
- Limit Caffeine Intake
- Meditate and Practice Mindfulness
- Practice Deep Breathing
- Drink tea { Chamomile Tea }
These are the most popular ways to manage anxiety, they’ve been proven to work.
Now that we know the basics of anxiety, let’s get to business.
Like the title mentioned, ANXIETY IS YOUR BODY SAYING “I NEED A BREAK." You might be saying, how can our body speak? It does, but it’s the soul that speaks, and the body tells how the soul is feeling at that specific moment, so basically the body is like the gateway between both worlds (the outside world and the inner world). That’s why in movies about fighting or martial arts, they say stuff like “Find your inner peace,” “Connect with your Inner Self,” and “Be at Peace with your subconsciousness."
Like the title mentioned, ANXIETY IS YOUR BODY SAYING “I NEED A BREAK." You might be saying, how can our body speak? It does, but it’s the soul that speaks, and the body tells how the soul is feeling at that specific moment, so basically the body is like the gateway between both worlds (the outside world and the inner world). That’s why in movies about fighting or martial arts, they say stuff like “Find your inner peace,” “Connect with your Inner Self,” and “Be at Peace with your subconsciousness."
They basically say connect with your soul/body because it’s like a machine that triggers when someone feels a certain emotion or way. Your body reflects it, and it tells you to stop by reflecting the stress as pain on the body, and this affects the rate in which you perform an action immensely.
ANXIETY is just a fancy way of saying "I’m stressed and need a break," so just build up the courage and try to use the tricks mentioned above and find your inner peace.
Tami Olurankinse
