This post is about Hypothalamic Pituitary Adrenal gland Axis (HPA) management. Specifically how to decrease anxiety.
How do we decrease anxiety? Ask people to be clear of what is expected of us. And upon hearing what's expected be honest with ourselves and others about what is possible.
If we you have expectations from others and for ourselves that have no boundaries; then we are likely going to experience an arousal state in the brain. This trickles down to anxiety related symptoms.
Vice versa by not setting expectations we can reak havoc on our inner self relationships and outer self relationships.
Of course I could write all day about lifestyle changes and herbal interventions that might help but the inner game of anxiety is so much more.
Plateauing in the process of change. I have experienced and you have experienced it. Things are going well and then we hit a flat point of progress. The typical response to the plateau that I have seen is to "do more" ,"add more", and "be more". It makes sense,right? Or does it? You're climbing a mountain after learning, growing, acquiring skills, and carrying more responsibility, motivation, and discipline. It seems worth it because you're seeing your health improve, relationships improve, mental health improve, and spiritual health improve. Then you suddenly you're at a flat point. Things are not quite where they need to be and you have acquired new things, skills, tools that require maintenance and nurturing. If you don't continue them you would... well....fall back down the mountain. Or would you? So we add more stuff, more noise, more ideas, more skills, and suddenly we look like a pack mule climbing to our asc...
Love this! Setting expectations and realistic boundaries is spot on!
ReplyDeleteisn't it though!? too often were into something and in a process or agreement with ourselves and someone else that we didn't even agree to formally in the first place! Then we wonder why were stressed!?
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