{"id":14563,"date":"2017-01-02T23:11:58","date_gmt":"2017-01-03T05:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themindunleashed.com\/?p=14563"},"modified":"2017-01-02T23:11:58","modified_gmt":"2017-01-03T05:11:58","slug":"10-ways-obliterate-anxiety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themindunleashed.com\/2017\/01\/10-ways-obliterate-anxiety.html","title":{"rendered":"10 Ways to Obliterate Anxiety"},"content":{"rendered":"

That \u2018off\u2019 feeling in your gut when you know you have to meet a deadline, or that obsessive-compulsive slant you slide into when you need to be chilling out \u2013 those are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the many types of anxiety we all feel. There\u2019s PTSD anxiety, and social anxiety. Anxious feelings over our health, our relationships, and our finances. Just in case all those anxious feelings aren\u2019t adequate, there\u2019s even a \u2018generalized anxiety disorder\u2019 described by modern psychology<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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With all this angst rolling about, how do we really combat apprehension and unease without turning to pharmaceutical meds, or other drastic measures like pouring hot coffee on the next person<\/a> who says, \u201ceverything will be o.k.\u201d? Anxiety is a state of mind, and though it sounds trite, a state of mind can be changed just as easily as a lightbulb. Using mindfulness techniques and simple life changes, we can obliterate anxiousness in a heartbeat. Here are ten of them:<\/p>\n

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  1. Start with an Intention<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Intent may sound like a new-age panacea, but the fact is, your intent can free you from feelings of frustration and being out of control, and transform your day into one that offers freedom and resilience instead. Dr. William A. Tiller’s studies have proven that human consciousness “changes space.” Tiller explains that \u201chighly inner self managed people\u201d use intent to change their world.<\/p>\n

    This is so effective, that in a scientific experiment, people demonstrated mind over matter by creating a specific intention. This intention was then imprinted using a device which was wrapped in aluminum and sent by overnight shipping to a lab 2,000 miles away<\/a>. Let\u2019s say that the intent was to raise the pH of water. If the device was turned on near a jar of water, and the water\u2019s pH was measured, it was found that it had indeed changed. Many more variations<\/a> of this experiment were conducted to prove just how powerful our intent truly is.<\/p>\n

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    1. Adopt a Beginner\u2019s Mind<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      An anxious mind can be exhausting to live with<\/a>. The concept of Beginner\u2019s Mind, called Shoshin<\/em> in Zen Buddhism teaches us to approach life with the wonder and awe of a beginner. If you\u2019re an \u2018expert\u2019 in something, you are more likely to pick it apart and be judgmental, thus creating more feelings of anxiety.<\/p>

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