TIME. All my life, it seems I’ve tended to get very stressed out with anything having to do with time. Maybe it’s the fear my parents put into me to make sure I never missed the school bus or was late for school!
Recently, I’ve been dealing with a deadline for a REALLY BIG project. Have you ever noticed how the more important the situation is, the stronger the stress response is?
The next thing I know, my brain is being hijacked by all these negative thoughts:It’s a good thing I’ve learned some strategies (or LifeTOOLS) so I don’t become paralyzed by the anxiety!
This is when I pick a positive thought that cancels out a negative one by overriding it! Here are some positive phrases that I repeat on a daily basis:This is when I repeat the Serenity Prayer over and over and over in my head, crowding out the negative thoughts.