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Have you heard of mindfulness? It sometimes is offered free in many mental health clinics. It is about staying in the present without looking at the past or the future. It works with meditation etc. There are some good books that amazon.com has, and there is also a workbook that you can purchase.
This actually is nothing new. It just is now a different word. It's simply looking at the day, feeling the wind, enjoying food, taking in the breeze, etc...being in the present. This whole concept came from Buddism.
I know, How is that going to help. Well it helps with anxiety. It keeps you focused in the present.You might want to start a journal with your goals, and short term goals. Sometimes writing down things helps us and centers us. You might want to focus also on your anxiety, and what thoughts cause it to sky rocket. All these thing you have concerns about will happen in their own time not yours. You have no control and let things fall where they may.. AA has a slogan "Let go, let God.....also Easy does it". We want to know,, to control, but there is no control...of course there is a little..there is choice but still things happen out of our control and life happens also out of our control(note that this paragraph is not about mindfulness, but my experIence with al-anon, and AA)
Definition of mindfulness from Psychology Today
"Mindfulness is a state of active, open attention on the present. When you're mindful, you observe your thoughts and feelings from a distance, without judging them good or bad. Instead of letting your life pass you by, mindfulness means living in the moment and awakening to experience"
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