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229. 4 ways to make your anxiety work for you

2024/9/10
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Jemma: 本期节目探讨了将焦虑转化为优势的四种方法。首先，焦虑和兴奋在生理反应上非常相似，区别在于情绪评价。我们可以尝试将焦虑重新定义为兴奋，从而改变其负面影响。其次，面对不确定性，我们可以关注已知确定的事物，例如自身的能力、过去的经验以及对焦虑本质的理解，来对抗焦虑。第三，我们可以将焦虑拟人化，将其视为不具威胁的事物，例如一个孩子在玩耍，从而减轻焦虑感。最后，我们可以将焦虑情绪转化为创造性活动，例如绘画、写作等，来缓解焦虑。这些方法并非旨在消除焦虑，而是帮助我们更好地理解和管理焦虑，并将其转化为积极的动力。 Jemma: 通过将焦虑重新定义为兴奋，我们可以利用焦虑带来的生理唤醒状态，将其转化为积极的情绪体验。这在应对社交焦虑、公开演讲等情境中尤为有效。同时，通过列举已知确定的事物，我们可以减少对不确定性的恐惧，增强安全感和掌控感。将焦虑拟人化有助于我们与焦虑保持距离，避免被其完全控制。而将焦虑转化为创造力，则可以将负面能量转化为积极的产出，提升自我价值感和幸福感。

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Anxiety and excitement share similar arousal pathways, making them physically similar. By consciously reframing anxious feelings as excitement, you can leverage this similarity to improve performance in challenging situations.
  • Anxiety and excitement activate similar bodily responses.
  • Reframing anxiety as excitement can improve performance.
  • Shifting from anxious to excited is easier than trying to become calm.

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We all get anxious at times, but what we forget in those moments is that anxiety is just there to protect us, it's trying to do its job, and the more we lean in and play along, the more we start to feel in control again. In today's episode, we break down the four ways I've made my anxiety work for me, including: 

  • Turning anxiety into excitement
  • The certainities list method
  • The personification method 
  • Channeling anxious energy into creative energy + more

 

If you're someone who struggles with ongoing anxiety, this episode will hopefully provide you with a new perspective, or at least a refresher on what we do know about the way anxiety effects us. Listen now! 

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