Are you constantly on edge, biting at your nails furiously in anticipation of the outcome of highly uncertain events? Are you forever breaking into a cold sweat when you go for first dates, interviews or attend important meetings? If your answer is yes then let me be the first to tell you that you need anxiety counselling if you’re going to make any real progress in life. As for the good news, you’re already on the path to recovery just by reading this article. We all experience anxiety at some point in our daily lives and there is nothing to be ashamed of.
Become More Organised
A huge part of staving off anxiety boils down to being more organised. When i was studying towards a law degree i would wait until the last minute to start sifting through heaps of court judgments, legislation and common law. At some point i had a panic attack, all because i wasn’t in control of the situation. If it’s a first date, make sure you’re well dressed and smelling like a rose garden. If it’s an interview, insist on leaving no stone unturned in preparation. You’ll have one foot through the door when you start to realise that anxiety is a mindset that is based on your actions, or inaction.
Confidence Easily Translates To Peace Of Mind
Closely related to preparedness is confidence. You’ve chosen the perfect restaurant, you have a car full of gas, there’s a serenely beautiful night sky, what could possibly go wrong, right? Well, in fact, nothing. Confidence is about seeing the certainty of particular things and situations, being sure of yourself and allowing all of that soak in and kill off any anxiety you may be harboring inside you.
Building Self Esteem
Self esteem is basically how you perceive or see yourself. People with a low self-esteem tend to seek the validation of their self-worth in the praise and acceptance of their peers because they don’t see anything positive or valuable in themselves. So let’s just say you’re a budding musician who has the ambition to make it to the Billboard charts some day. One of your friends is very supportive and ALWAYS attends your performances, giving you high praise and telling you how awesome you are. Then one day -perhaps it’s a breakthrough opportunity- your friend can’t make it. Your world is on it’s backside and you’re contemplating making a run for it. That, my friend is low self esteem induced anxiety.
Everyday life presents us with countless challenges that require us to be competitive. The first step towards overcoming those challenges is to learn how to cope with anxiety.
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