How anxiety is an issue of mindfulness & acceptance

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  • @derekxiaoEvanescentBliss
    @derekxiaoEvanescentBliss 11 місяців тому +6

    At times, anxiety can worsen with mindfulness. In my particular case, I had masked anxiety with some addictions (non drug: social media, tv shows, eating, hobbies). Mindfulness brought it fully into view so that I perceived myself as more anxious. For a bit, observing my anxiety would make it worse. It was like I got anxious realizing I was anxious.
    I don’t know why, but continued meditation reduced the anxiety a good bit. Something about increasing insight into my mind helped with that.

    • @bluebutterfly5062
      @bluebutterfly5062 5 місяців тому +1

      There is something called "relaxation anxiety" where the more you try to relax, the more anxious you get because you're going against your usual state.
      I experienced it as well, you kinda just gotta push through it and accept you are anxious

  • @jeda7754
    @jeda7754 Рік тому +142

    Saw "anxiety" in the title and clicked.

  • @Socsob
    @Socsob Рік тому +166

    I find this a lot with people who complain online about whatever world issue. It's hurting them to obsess over it and I've done that too. Doing what you can, such as voting, but not involving yourself in what you can't change has been great for my mental health. We search for negativity way too often, and to sit back and accept the world and only focus on what you actually can control opens you up to the world of gratitude. Awesome video.

    • @AnaPsychology
      @AnaPsychology  Рік тому +41

      I think you might like my upcoming video on stoicism :)

    • @nirgunawish
      @nirgunawish Рік тому +3

      i donate minescule amounts every month to causes i know fight for things i care about and i won't stop donating and that gives me some peace of mind

    • @AlligatorTrader96
      @AlligatorTrader96 11 місяців тому +4

      this is why i avoid reddit. too much complaining about things out of my control. it affects your mind and you become very negative.

    • @chasethechase2298
      @chasethechase2298 26 днів тому

      That's just accepting limitations. Voting hardly leads to outcomes in civil movements. Slaves weren't freed, non-whites weren't given rights, and non-men weren't given the vote by voters. You can't vote against imperialist or capitalism. You can't vote people to eat less meat, or companies to produce less plastic. If we accept our voices are worthless, how does that help our anxiety? I've both lamented in my powerlessness at the universe and at my inability to fulfill my potential.
      It only benefits the systems of powerbuilding when we shut up and sit down.

  • @scarlet12234
    @scarlet12234 Рік тому +67

    All of this is so spot on. Never been diagnosed and I'm not one to self-disgnose normally, but I undeniably have dealt with some sort of major anxiety disorder for most of my life. Acceptance is key.
    Right now, one thing that tempts me to fall into the pits of anxiety is being pregnant, knowing I'm going to have a second csection, knowing there's a chance (a very minute one) that I could die from it.
    The way I handle this, is "Yep, I could die. Nothing to be done about it now. I'm going to enjoy the time I know I have right now instead of worrying about what could happen."
    It takes lots and LOTS of practice. But eventually you can almost instantly let go of anxiety.

    • @AnaPsychology
      @AnaPsychology  Рік тому +15

      Best of luck with your procedure! And I think you hit the nail on the head, which is that we nervous nellies need to realize our worst fears COULD actually happen at any given moment, and that it’s not worth ruining the quality of our lives over it👏🏻

  • @Rkginvincible
    @Rkginvincible Рік тому +4

    Wish it was that simple Ana. Sometimes Anxiety is just there. Muscles tense up headache. For no apparent cause. Take a benzo and it all vanishes. Sometimes it's uncontrollable and mindfulness just complicates it all further.

  • @isabelblancas8230
    @isabelblancas8230 Рік тому +24

    This came at a great time. I suddenly developed a fear of driving and cannot drive to places too far from home. I have to pick up my boyfriend on the 3rd from the airport, about 40 mins away and its been haunting me. I've gone through so many scenarios. I completely related to not being able to evaluate threats or its severity and focus on the what ifs way too much. So, I'll definitely add this to my reading list as well.

  • @philipholding
    @philipholding 9 місяців тому +2

    I have always maintained. The number one cause of anxiety is others. Especially in our formative years.

  • @PeterZigmund26
    @PeterZigmund26 Рік тому +9

    The best solution against anxiety for me was, when I started to sit with the negative feeling. Over some time I've had tremendous results. The anxiety was less crippling, the intensity lowered aswell as how often it happens. Now I can function much better. I feel so much more alive than ever before! ❤

  • @dande_lion
    @dande_lion Рік тому +11

    From your wedding? Congrats! That's beautiful news!

  • @tabassumchowdhury7289
    @tabassumchowdhury7289 Рік тому +18

    wow this is super helpful, my roommate has anxiety and recently she’s been trying to control me and it’s been really frustrating to deal with- and so seeing this and knowing where she’s coming from, i have a better footing to lay down my boundaries. also congrats on your wedding!

  • @Lukas-xb7cx
    @Lukas-xb7cx Рік тому +18

    What is when there is a threat right now but it's a bit of an abstract threat? Like, let's say I'm very anxious about destroying my life via procrastination, lazyness, bad decisions etc. so my anxiety isn't that something terrible happens, but that good things won't happen. And then I actually procrastinate to get your mind of that fear and it gets worse? Because that's what I've been struggling with.

    • @Thugbubbles
      @Thugbubbles Рік тому +3

      "Procrastination" and "laziness" is usually the result of trying to force yourself to do something you don't want to do but, believe that you "need" to do them based on various reasons whether realistic or not. This causes spikes of anxiety and creates an endless energy drain. I recommend doing an in depth evaluation of your situations and trying to figure out what is actually realistic for you personally and what actually isn't. Even if it's starting from scratch. A good therapist can help you with this.

    • @kateginger
      @kateginger Рік тому

      I have generalized anxiety and I have these kind of feelings. Maybe visit a therapist to help you with this

    • @EMPANAO321
      @EMPANAO321 Рік тому

      Maybe that same anxiety will turn you into a work machine, I used to procrastinate working out and singing in the past, until I got so anxious about being weak and singing like crap that I'm now pretty much the opposite of lazy when it comes to these things, it got very unhealthy tho, idk if I'm making sense I have trouble sleeping and I'm not good at English

    • @Lukas-xb7cx
      @Lukas-xb7cx Рік тому

      @@EMPANAO321 yeah I've been there, but then something went haywire and I fell into a 10 year long Depression and now I'm turning kinda productive again slowly but I'm still having a hard time concentrating, motivating myself and not being hated by co-workers

  • @tnijoo5109
    @tnijoo5109 Рік тому +6

    I think I wouldn’t have so much anxiety if my dad hadn’t been so angry and explosive my whole childhood. It’s like it’s such a part of my personality I worry I’ll never overcome it.

    • @94jmh
      @94jmh 2 місяці тому +2

      You absolutely can :) Keep chipping away

    • @elenavermeulen
      @elenavermeulen Місяць тому +1

      I have the same, explosive, agressive dad. Through the roof anxiety because of self criticism

  • @cornbone
    @cornbone Рік тому +5

    I've been practicing this when it comes to health anxiety and its been really helping. ive struggled with very severe healty anxiety that made me house bound for 6+ years, and i recently started practicing radical acceptance (including acceptance of my severe anxiety) and its helped me to function so much better. ive been starting to actually be able to take my life back and focus on the present instead of obsessing over fears of the future. i used to feel a lot of shame about being mentally ill that exacerbated my anxiety and depression, but now i feel like i can actually live with it, and maybe it wouldn't be so bad if im like this for the rest of my life. i feel like my life was always a constant power struggle and that's what was causing me so much suffering. i always think about how you said suffering is "pain + resistance". that couldn't be more true

  • @Ivy9984
    @Ivy9984 Рік тому +1

    Mindfulness has helped me a lot. My therapist recommended this to me. I suffer from anxiety and many other mental issues, it helped me especially with my borderline personality disorder. Right now I'm also going through a hard time, there's a lot of stress, but when I'm focused on doing what I'm doing at the time, it's much better. Is not easy, but somehow it helps.

  • @CinaedMac
    @CinaedMac Рік тому +10

    Fantastic video and expertise. Thank you for compiling these tips and situating this wisdom in such an effective way!

  • @IgaXD1
    @IgaXD1 Рік тому

    Thank you for being here and making my life a little bit better, Ana.

  • @zs9710
    @zs9710 Рік тому +2

    Congrats on your marriage Anna!! Hope you had a wonderful wedding 😊💕 would you do a video on overthinking?

  • @brahmanwithin6623
    @brahmanwithin6623 Рік тому +12

    I think that when your adrenals or nervous system are jacked up, no matter how hard you try with your conscious mind, you won't be able to feel calm, your body will feel agitated as hell because your fight or flight system is turned on. You can stop thinking and live in the present by focusing exclusively on the environment, but you still won't be able to shake that agitation, because the anxiety is no longer a thinking problem, but rather a physical feeling of discomfort. You could ignore it if you want to, until it goes away after a few weeks or months, but that's not to say that iw won't subconsciously affect your thinking or future decisions. Medication definitely helps massively in times like these.

    • @priscillaosanna9061
      @priscillaosanna9061 Рік тому +4

      When it’s a more physiological thing like this, I find it helpful to actually return to the body and observe my bodily sensations, no matter how uncomfortable they are. It’s easy to dissociate from the body when going through something physical like this, but it’s important to acknowledge these sensations instead of escaping into the mind/worry. This is just something I’ve noticed personally; maybe it will make sense to you!

    • @brahmanwithin6623
      @brahmanwithin6623 Рік тому

      @@priscillaosanna9061 yeah it does. Problem is the anxiety doesn’t really go away anyway. But it does if I drink some alcohol

    • @Thugbubbles
      @Thugbubbles Рік тому +1

      It takes time and practice. I think it took me about 4-5 years of actively practicing mindfulness while in anxious situations to get my anxiety to a manageable state.

    • @brahmanwithin6623
      @brahmanwithin6623 Рік тому +1

      @Sierus42 It took me like 2 months. Simple process: complete focus on the environment, and relaxing all of my muscles completely. Sometimes I still feel the anxiety within my body and it feels very uncomfortable, almost like my adrenal glands are being squeezed, but besides that, that's what I would do.

    • @kateginger
      @kateginger Рік тому +1

      Anxiety is a very physical thing for me too. Shaking, leg weakness, constantly my heart beating fast, even vomiting. I'm not taking meds anymore, but I'm still a lot better than a few years ago. Just because they are physical symptoms it doesn't mean that only meds can treat them. I understand why taking them is useful, I did it too, but don't give up on other treatments and other healthy habits, because they are even more important. Meds give a temporarily help, they don't fix anything under the surface. If your mind is suffering, then your body will suffer too. If your mind gets healthier, you'll also see changes in your body sensations. Have a lovely day !

  • @kemonopriestess
    @kemonopriestess 11 місяців тому

    I hope the people around me including myself would try to apply what you and the many other professionals had advised us to do for a healthier wellbeing.

  • @OB.x
    @OB.x Рік тому +1

    Hey, I just wanna say thank you.
    Your videos have helped me so much in the past, and there's helping me throughout this...day. ❤

  • @Juan-hd8lh
    @Juan-hd8lh Рік тому +3

    My anxiety is now triggered because I already knew this but was hoping no one else would figure it out.

  • @nipungarg1279
    @nipungarg1279 Рік тому

    I just love the way you explain these concepts. Thanks for existing Ana !!

  • @mafa7920
    @mafa7920 Рік тому +1

    You're like a breath mint- cool, refreshing & useful. Thanks.

  • @pennryan970
    @pennryan970 Рік тому +1

    Ayyyyyyyyyy legggo gurl :) congratulations 💍

  • @hazel6426
    @hazel6426 Рік тому

    This video called out to me today. Going through so much anxiety at the moment. Thank you so very much Ana. Keep doing what you do. It helps a lot ☺️

  • @mehere1482
    @mehere1482 Рік тому +1

    Another great video as always !! Off topic but, your skin always looks flawless! Is it possible that we can ever get a look into your skincare routine?

  • @zoooooom
    @zoooooom Рік тому

    Thank you so much for making this video. Some of the things you shared reminded me of the ancient biblical wisdom around pain and worry. As Jesus said, “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” and as the Apostle Paul wrote: “We also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.”

  • @oliverrojas3185
    @oliverrojas3185 Рік тому

    Agree on all accounts. Thanks for the examples and tips.

  • @hopek7033
    @hopek7033 10 місяців тому

    Anxiety is my superpower 💪

  • @katherinep708
    @katherinep708 Рік тому

    My brother has debilitating anxiety disorder and when he doesn’t take his meds he regresses. Thanks for this video, Anna.

  • @obione51499
    @obione51499 Рік тому +1

    I think my mom’s anxious. Says it makes her a good mother.

  • @24AngelChild68
    @24AngelChild68 Рік тому

    It is what it is.

  • @user-ze4hi5jh7g
    @user-ze4hi5jh7g Рік тому

    Sincerely, i really appreciate these type of videos 🖤

  • @theratlovedu60
    @theratlovedu60 Рік тому

    Félicitations for you wedding, i've followed you for a fiew years on ytb and it's beautiful seing you grow!

  • @abstrkt3950
    @abstrkt3950 Рік тому

    Beautiful video 😢

  • @lichh64
    @lichh64 Рік тому +1

    What's bugging me is that I used to do this stuff while in highschool but since covid and entering uni I have found myself to be way more anxious. Like my friends in school would ask me how am I always so calm but now I am anxious about everything

  • @nocturnal6849
    @nocturnal6849 Рік тому

    Very nicely structured video

  • @brendendaniels2066
    @brendendaniels2066 Рік тому

    Thank you ana

  • @jimmy2700
    @jimmy2700 Рік тому

    Love your content! So informative and consistent

  • @Gc7788m
    @Gc7788m Рік тому

    Control what you can control.

  • @martincroker490
    @martincroker490 Рік тому

    Ana could you please do a podcast on addiction and childhood drama..

  • @bartosztomasz
    @bartosztomasz Рік тому +1

    How to heal anxiety when it is related to all the moments on the timeline? I feel anxious about my lost youth so I am trying to catch up now. Without getting into the detail I severely damaged my relationship with my wife. Also due to the anxiety about the time being lost I feel extremely anxious about the future. I worry I’ll have run out of my time and youth before saturate my needy self with what I deeply desire and on the top of that I can’t get it from my current relationship. On the top of that I’ve started self-destructive behaviors like for example smoking cigarettes in order to “finish myself” faster. Is there any chance for people like me to have a normal life? I feel extremely wronged and robbed of life and time that I have left 😢

    • @EMPANAO321
      @EMPANAO321 Рік тому

      Damn, this is just exactly how I feel, word for word.

  • @rollingcoasterscanada7317
    @rollingcoasterscanada7317 Рік тому +1

    What's the difference between lower case t trauma and upper case T Trauma?

  • @BertyBread
    @BertyBread Рік тому

    Great video. (nothing else to add)

  • @katashimon13
    @katashimon13 Рік тому

    yea... fair...

  • @jigglypuffu
    @jigglypuffu Рік тому

    hi!
    can you give some advice on relationship anxiety and anxiety related to academics and exams??

  • @Chosima
    @Chosima Рік тому +1

    눈나❤

  • @scottthomas5819
    @scottthomas5819 Рік тому

    🍀💚🍀

  • @ayahmegdadi
    @ayahmegdadi Рік тому

    Can you make a video about anxiety triggers like drinking alcohol or too much coffee

  • @PureSparkles22
    @PureSparkles22 Рік тому +1

    Anxiety is just extreme hypervigilance?

  • @paulrhyne4
    @paulrhyne4 Рік тому

  • @bestbelieviet
    @bestbelieviet Рік тому

    I can’t get the footage i keep forgetting to call

  • @theangelicasibal
    @theangelicasibal Рік тому +2

    Ayoo im early ✨

  • @gregoriogarcia7188
    @gregoriogarcia7188 Рік тому

    Congratulations on your marriage! 🎉

  • @saint_valdemar
    @saint_valdemar Рік тому

    GOD. ALL TOPICS ARE 100% ABOUT MY LIFE. HOW???

  • @chrissymoltisanti1892
    @chrissymoltisanti1892 Рік тому +1

    could you please do a video about sexual performance anxiety?

  • @temi31
    @temi31 Рік тому +2

    congrats on your wedding 🎉

  • @sharingtimes7719
    @sharingtimes7719 Рік тому

    Congrats on your marriage, Ana!

  • @m2pozad
    @m2pozad Рік тому +2

    What about high stress lifestyles influencing our susceptibility to more anxious thought-styles?

    • @AnaPsychology
      @AnaPsychology  Рік тому +6

      Stress is stress; it doesn’t directly cause anxiety. It can definitely decrease your capacity to cope with your own anxious tendencies, though.

  • @kingira6275
    @kingira6275 Рік тому +1

    I got first comment!

  • @jqhnnyy
    @jqhnnyy Рік тому

    congrats on your marriage ❤️

  • @saulsink
    @saulsink Рік тому +3

    Ana, arn't you invalidating and basically bullying your fearing part? Being more inquisitive about it ant letting yourself to experience it seems to be more validating to me and also helpful in the long run.
    Thank you for the content you create.

    • @AnaPsychology
      @AnaPsychology  Рік тому +2

      I’m struggling to see how redirecting toward mindfulness and practicing acceptance is bullying, could you please elaborate?
      I think this approach is totally compatible with an inquisitive attitude toward fear, and wondering what the emotion might be trying to communicate. We can also observe the emotion with non attachment and decide to regulate it if it’s not serving us! :)

    • @saulsink
      @saulsink Рік тому

      @@AnaPsychology I have to admit that word bullying is quite strong for the context.
      Majority of the video made an impression that you should not feel the fear because of the logical reasons. But you have other reasons to feel it, maybe its even an old emotion finding its way out in somehow similar situation. From my experience its very difficult to undo when you train yourself not to feel direct emotions but to keep a distance from it which makes me sad and worring of you as this overtime may make you feel less and less, not even realizing that as non-emotional living becomes normal.

    • @AnaPsychology
      @AnaPsychology  Рік тому +1

      Oh no, I would not ever recommend suppressing a feeling. I’ve mentioned the beach ball metaphor quite a few times on my channel (“emotions are like a beach ball-the harder you push them down, the harder they pop back up”).
      “You should not feel fear because of the logical reasons” was not the message I hoped to get across in this video. Rather, I hoped to convey: “This is what fear is. This is what anxiety is. This is how anxiety becomes maladaptive for some people. And here’s how to relate to your anxiety differently through mindfulness & acceptance.”

  • @kanzachouika400
    @kanzachouika400 Рік тому

    Yay I'm early

  • @shellyeditsalot
    @shellyeditsalot Рік тому

    congrats on getting married ❤

  • @tankbyers9838
    @tankbyers9838 Рік тому

    nooo way I have anxiety I for sure do not have anxiety

  • @ramooyeido1772
    @ramooyeido1772 Рік тому +1

    ❤🌷 Beautiful words, worth reposting, from time to time:
    We did not see God, but with the mind/commonsense we came to know Him- we knew Him in the sense that the evidence indicated His existence, so we became certain of His existence -, and even the ones who deny his existence are a proof of His existence.
    also, from the Creator’s patience with those who disbelieve in Him and disobey Him, we see his forbearance, and His generosity towards even those who don't believe in him and disobey him, Glory be to Him.
    ❤ Beautiful words: It is said that the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and his family, said, for teaching us positive open mindedness ((wisdom-/truth/knowledge/all that is good and true-
    It is what the believer is looking for, wherever he finds it, he shall take it)), and ((Seek knowledge even in China)) even though China was not a Muslim country, and the words of Al-Shafi’i
    My opinion/doctrine
    It is correct, but it may bear some errors, and the opinion / doctrine of others is more likely to be wrong, but it may be right sometimes.
    & beautiful words are the words of the Qur’an that should be understood and applied: (And no bearer of burden shall bear the burden of another) meaning don't generalize don't judge a person and take revenge from him even though he did not do anything, just because you want to take revenge from one of that other person relatives whom did a very bad horrible thing, or because of a number of people from that other person tribe for example who done a bad thing, or you try to take revenge from innocent people who got the same religion or sect or ethnic background, and this is nice teaching too from the Quran (If any of the polytheists seek your protection, then protect him).
    🌷 A beautiful prayer: Oh God, stop us from your forbidden deeds ❤🌷
    Oh God, forgive us for all our past sins and shortcomings, and prevent us from that for the rest of our lives.
    And beautiful words from the Prophet Muhammad or Imam Ali, peace be upon them both: ((If you learn a craft, you are safe from poverty))
    🌷❤ Important and beautiful words..for reflection and contemplation:
    Even if we suppose that the Companions, i.e. the people who saw the Prophet, were all mountains, despite the conflict that occurred between them, it remains that the Prophet said
    ((The parable of the people of my household among you is like the parable of Noah's ark. Whoever boards it is saved, and whoever lags behind drowns and perishes)) And Noah's son went to a mountain and left the ark, and Noah's son drowned.
    We must not give up adhering to those who are perfect from the family of the Prophet.
    but also we should not consider them as gods, and at the same time we should never underestimate them, and we should not think that others are equal to them, the best thing is the middle way..

  • @rastaman39
    @rastaman39 Рік тому

    Thank you 🙏 you’re naturally gorgeous 🔥