Discovery Distraction Helps in Anxiety

In order to quickly move away from generalized anxiety
you need to throw yourself 100% into life.



What is needed is to engage regularly in an activity that
stimulates you, and holds your complete attention, something
in which you can become completely absorbed.

Something that distracts you is a very valuable tool in
taking your attention away from the uncomfortable sensation
of anxiety that may be lingering in your body.





You see almost everyone with anxiety finds themselves getting a
bit obsessed about how they feel at any given moment.
The less preoccupied the person is, the more time there
is to obsess over anxious sensations.



I am sure you have noticed that when you are doing
something you enjoy or that really holds your attention,
the less you 'check in' to measure your anxiety level.



Quite simply, the more you engage with life the less stagnant
and anxious you will feel.
Some of the possible activities that interest you could be:



Gardening, playing a musical instrument, sport, or simply
having a good conversation with a friend. The idea here is
to find something that you can repeat on a regular basis
that you enjoy doing or that at very least holds your attention.



If you find you have too much time on your hands and are
having problems coming up with something you could do
then I recommend you volunteer in a local voluntary scheme.
It could be anything from helping the elderly, looking after animals
or environmental conservation.



If you can spare even one or two hours a week for such
work, not only will you feel your self-esteem improve, but
it will help shake off any lingering feelings of isolation or
loneliness which are so often accompanied by
anxiety.




One thing you can be certain of is that there is some organization
near you crying out for a volunteer just like you to assist them
with their work.



The art of distraction has always been used to help people
refocus and avoid concentrating on whatever physical or
emotional discomfort the person is going through. It may just
be the caring friend who invites their recently heart broken
roommate out on the town to have some fun.



Dentists and doctors use distraction techniques frequently
to distract the patient from a physical discomfort they may
be experiencing, by giving them something else to
focus on (usually the bill).




The purpose of using distraction, for people who want to
live anxiety free, is to have new experiences that take the
person's mind off the anxious feelings they have been experiencing.





If you imagine that all the fearful anxious thoughts that go
through your mind are like a roll of film being run through a
film projector (your mind) and out into your life. Concentrating
on some activity immediately cuts the film and brings you directly
into the here and now.




When you are fully engaged with life there is no room for any
anxiety disorder. This mental space you create enables both your
body and mind time to become less sensitized to the anxiety.





By doing something you enjoy and feel you are good at, helps
build new competencies. You are saying to yourself
that the anxiety path is not one you want to travel down anymore
and that you will put your focus elsewhere.



The more time you give to following these rewarding pursuits,
the easier it is for your body to relax and return to a natural
state of peace.