After some research, I’ve come up with an action plan.
#LIVING IN THE MOMENT HOW TO#
Of course, it’s good to think about the future and past sometimes- that’s part of the excitement of life- but I also think being present is something that I must work on.Īs someone whose mind is always spinning constantly about the past and future, I’ve never had a clue how to go about living in the present. I want to stop losing so much time to the future (and past) and be present in the moment. I want to get out of my own head, fears, and negative stories on loop. To live in the present as much as possible. However, when we’re struggling with something, we can always open other doors and explore other avenues… If I keep doing what I’m doing now, my anxiety will never get better. Well, lock me up and throw away the key! If we don’t change our behaviours, thoughts, and actions, we will never grow. Insanity can be defined as repeating the same behaviour over and over and expecting a different outcome. I can laugh about it with Eric when I tell him what I’m anxious about and the look on his face makes me burst into laughter, realizing how ridiculous my worries sound out loud. I can work with a Cognitive Behavioural psychologist to work on changing my thought processes. I can learn coping mechanisms, countering thoughts, breathing techniques, mantras, and visualizations to help.
I’m a believer in it, but I’ve never taken the time to really apply it to myself as much as I could.
I studied psychology for 7 years in university and I’ve read countless studies about the effectiveness of therapy. I can’t ‘control’ what happens to me, but I can learn how to deal with anxiety in a positive manner. It’s a vicious cycle.Ĭontrol is an illusion, anyway. And anxiety dictates that it’s mostly negative. So what does my mind do with the unknown? I like predictability and when I’m in situations without it, I can feel it creeping in. Not knowing what will happen makes me anxious. I’ve spent my entire life battling the anxiety monster and I’ve missed out on so many great opportunities due to debilitating fear. It’s crazy how much I worry about things that haven’t happened yet and probably never will happen. When I think about my struggles with anxiety, I realize that I live in the future too much. “With the past, I have nothing to do nor with the future.
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