2 x Easy Hacks to Overcome Anxiety

Over the last couple of years I have really got to know my anxiety.
I sense its tricks, I can spot its lies and I have even learned a few things that force it back onto the side lines of my experience.

Anxiety can be unpredictable though.

When you least want it to, up it pops.

Forcing its way into the driving seat of your life, dictating this and that and generally making you feel really shit.
If you are fed up and want to claim back your driving seat, if you want to give anxiety a hefty nudge to the back seat then read on – this article is for you!

Lets get straight in with a massive F***K You to anxiety!

Let’s show it who’s actually the boss.
Anxiety tells you that you are a Loser.
You can’t do this because you feel anxious.
You cant go there because you think and feel anxious!
Well I say now that we can give a big F**K You to anxiety!
You ARE a winner.
You are not and never were a loser – FACT.You might feel like you lose out on things because of anxiety but it is time that you start to think, feel and act like a winner. There is a super easy strategy to kickstart this epic feeling right now.

Top Tip 1 – Easy Wins

Easy Wins are small and even micro achievements that you credit yourself for.

They are little pockets of “winning” that you acknowledge and virtually high five yourself for during the day.
I will give you an example of mine today.
(Think of these it terms of my self talk during the day, it is supportive, real time and winning.)

“Up before 9 am, making the most of the day, I’m winning!”
I acknowledge this as a win because in the winter I find it really hard to get up and mornings are a notorious dark mood starter for me.

“That’s a decent breakfast with some fruit and a glass of water”
Tick!
Winning AGAIN!

“I’m not going to worry about walking three miles today, I’m going to go to the corner shop, people a bit and buy my coffee there. Fresh air, social and giving myself a break from feelings about what I SHOULD be doing.”
Winning!

“Cleaned one room and ran the hoover over, small manageable chunks for me.”
Still winning!

Using the examples above, I can tell you that most nights I go to sleep feeling like I am winning at life.
This is especially important when I am feeling anxious and trying to recover from a bout of the “anxieties”.
Anxiety lies to me, stifles me and steals my opportunities for growth.

I fight back with small wins, I take back the driving seat and claim it for myself…..WINNING!

Where can YOU win today?
What are the micro wins that are waiting for you?
How can you notice these more and give yourself some credit?

Going for even the smallest win gives you a psychological boost and starts to shore up more positive emotions and self esteem, helping you to feel more in control and move away from feelings of anxiety.

Top Tip 2 – The Worry Jar

Another easy way to win with anxiety is to do something with the persistent thoughts.
The kind that drive you nuts, the kind of thoughts that drill into your head and make you dizzy.
Get productive, do something with them and watch them begin to shift.
Their power over you gradually starts to diminish.

My top tip is to start a worry jar.

Tear up some slips of paper, keep them handy with a pen and every time you have a worry thought simply write it out and put it in the jar. Do this for a week and at the end of the week look through all your slips.

How many of them didn’t actually happen?

How many of them don’t matter now?

I bet you end up with at least half of the worries that are totally expired and ready for the bin now?

This is a great activity in several ways and the end of week audit gives you a clear visual representation of worry.
In a few days at least half of the things you worry about will be expired or have never happened in the first place.

See – I told you that you were winning!

If you struggle with anxiety, please consider trying either one or both of these ideas. They are my tried and tested super tips and they work brilliantly for me. I’ve shared them with hundreds of people and they’ve used them to help give anxiety the push and claim back their peace, and you could be next.

Good luck and keep winning!

Love Emma x
Guest Blog by Emma Eilbeck my lovely sister, experienced counsellor and co-creator of
The Happiness Map, Month of Magic and The Twelve Lessons Program.
Emma is also the co-host of Kate Spencer’s Life With Soul Podcast.

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