breathe, u got this.

[Icantwaittobemeagain]

I wanted to post something I learned not that long ago. Anxiety and gratitude manifest in the exact same place in the brain. If you’re filled with anxiety you have no room for the grateful, I learned this from my therapist and it truly helps me and I’m hoping it will help others. It doesn’t mean you’re not grateful but how this helps me is when I’m starting to feel my anxiety creep up and grab me I start telling myself what I’m grateful for. Anything. “I’m grateful for this house. My kids. This food. I am grateful for my friends, I’m grateful for my blanket” I mean you can be grateful for anything. “I’m grateful pizza was invented into being something so delicious”. I’m not sure why this works but it like drowns my anxiety it’s like I can feel it change from fiery hot anxiety to a cool purple gratefulness.

Another thing that I learned which can be found on this website profoundpsychotherapy.com/c...

^this here works for a lot not just what it says. 5to1 is what my therapist calls it. And when you get to one, add one more thing and that’s something to be grateful for.

You got this!

[sunshinefan]

Thank you for your post. I will have to try that.

[Agora1]

Great post....Gratefulness is a powerful word and emotion.

It helps take our mind off the negatives in our lives.

Thanks for the reminder xx

[BubblesUp]

I absolutely love this and yes, it does help a lot. I’m grateful for this group.

[cocoyellow]

I didn’t know this but now it makes so much sense why I feel better when I practice gratitude as well as acts of kindness, I feed the homeless cats and that always makes me feel better even after having a ad day. Thank you for sharing this I’m now encourage to say out loud what I’m grateful for more often