That's quite interesting Ash. I usually don't suffer of anxiety but I've experienced that strangling grasp a few times. I've personally gone through some shamanic meditation, herbs therapy, woods walking to weave back some connection with nature and my inner self. It actually worked very well and I can resonate with some of the things you said in the essay. All goes though acceptance and "letting go" whatever grudge is putting you in that specific unhealthy situation. "Understanding the alarm" is a key factor and also learning to read the signs your body/mind is sending. I had to "let go" a lot, and a lot came back from the universe (true!) - was it easy? Fuck no. At all. But it had to be done and you have to trust (accept) a universal simple truth: connecting dots only works looking backwards. Something of us constantly dies to make space for the new. Holding up is against this self-healing cycle. And creating/writing something may help to clear the board...but this you already know since you helped in some sort of "genesis 2.0" of that old song project of mine :D
Thank-you for sharing this beautiful reflection Stefano! Yesss!! The shamanic meditation, herbs therapy, woods walking are great tools that offer the body healing. One, it give space, quiet and time for reflection which promotes awareness that the alarm is ringing in the first place AND as you said "learning to read the signs your body/mind is sending." I can see how your writing has been a huge part of that processing -- that beautiful piece you mentioned, struck me as a kind of clearing -- BUT you did the difficult work of feeling through. Your writing is so emotive! I also love what you say about 'something in us constantly dies to make room for the new.' Carl Jung wrote a lot about the process of individuation, where parts of the self must "die" or be transcended to allow for personal growth. "In all chaos, there is a cosmos; in all disorder, a secret order." TRUTH. It's so painful to experience but feeling through it is so important. Deep breaths, right? :)
I agree that anxiety is in the body and is an alarm to be soothed, not something I can think my way through. It also isn't "wrong." Thinking of anxiety as something that shouldn't be there gives anxiety more to work with. Instead, I have been accepting it and not trying to do anything to prevent or alleviate it and noticing the peaks and valleys.
I love this insight Kate! That is spot on! It's not 'wrong' but it 'feels' wrong. In the book, Kennedy talks about how the alarm is a sign or opportunity to connect with self. It's a signal. A very helpful signal. Thanks for your comment!
That's quite interesting Ash. I usually don't suffer of anxiety but I've experienced that strangling grasp a few times. I've personally gone through some shamanic meditation, herbs therapy, woods walking to weave back some connection with nature and my inner self. It actually worked very well and I can resonate with some of the things you said in the essay. All goes though acceptance and "letting go" whatever grudge is putting you in that specific unhealthy situation. "Understanding the alarm" is a key factor and also learning to read the signs your body/mind is sending. I had to "let go" a lot, and a lot came back from the universe (true!) - was it easy? Fuck no. At all. But it had to be done and you have to trust (accept) a universal simple truth: connecting dots only works looking backwards. Something of us constantly dies to make space for the new. Holding up is against this self-healing cycle. And creating/writing something may help to clear the board...but this you already know since you helped in some sort of "genesis 2.0" of that old song project of mine :D
Thank-you for sharing this beautiful reflection Stefano! Yesss!! The shamanic meditation, herbs therapy, woods walking are great tools that offer the body healing. One, it give space, quiet and time for reflection which promotes awareness that the alarm is ringing in the first place AND as you said "learning to read the signs your body/mind is sending." I can see how your writing has been a huge part of that processing -- that beautiful piece you mentioned, struck me as a kind of clearing -- BUT you did the difficult work of feeling through. Your writing is so emotive! I also love what you say about 'something in us constantly dies to make room for the new.' Carl Jung wrote a lot about the process of individuation, where parts of the self must "die" or be transcended to allow for personal growth. "In all chaos, there is a cosmos; in all disorder, a secret order." TRUTH. It's so painful to experience but feeling through it is so important. Deep breaths, right? :)
Great piece! The body really does keep the score.
Hi Jay! It’s so nice to get your comment. Thank-you🙏🏼☺️💯right? It truly does!
Glad to be able to read your writing!
I agree that anxiety is in the body and is an alarm to be soothed, not something I can think my way through. It also isn't "wrong." Thinking of anxiety as something that shouldn't be there gives anxiety more to work with. Instead, I have been accepting it and not trying to do anything to prevent or alleviate it and noticing the peaks and valleys.
I love this insight Kate! That is spot on! It's not 'wrong' but it 'feels' wrong. In the book, Kennedy talks about how the alarm is a sign or opportunity to connect with self. It's a signal. A very helpful signal. Thanks for your comment!