Try this to feel better

I had the worst stomach issues. Ones that only showed up M-Th. On Friday, I felt better. I had so much anxious/insecure/scary thinking around my job…all my jobs. This isn’t about mindset. Thinking better thoughts. This isn’t about substituting for better thinking. It’s about seeing that I’m thinking. ALOT. Full stop. What did I need to do? Let the thinking go right on by. When I was in a really anxious state I saw that I was really obsessing over work meetings, dinner plans, weekend plans, gym workouts, my son and what was going on with him…when I was going to clean…on a loop over and over. When I was in a thought storm and I start having symptoms, of spaceiness, out of my body, heart racing..trying to get into my brain and work out the issues made everything worse. Id jump on my thoughts and judge myself and add MORE THOUGHT to thinking. Oh no, I’m not ready for that meeting, why are you not ready you’ve had 5 days? I can’t do this, I really should get a more manageable job…what should I make for dinner…oh no I need milk…well I cant get to the store until 3pm..on and on and on. It’s empowering not picking up everything my brain spits out. It feels good to just live from my truth and not the habit of useless thought rolling around. And when I do, I return to peace. Every, single, time. Can you notice this? Notice when you’re feeling anxious. Is you’re brain quiet or loud? Can you notice this? I can bet you’re in a thought storm about a familiar topic. Try it out and see.