This Psychologist Has A Secret She’s Sharing To Help You Stop Feeling Anxious Immediately
Did you know that according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, Generalized Anxiety Disorder affects 6.8 million adults in the United States?
Given all that we’ve been through over the last three years alone, it’s understandable to feel a little anxious these days.
One psychologist and TikTok content creator recently made a video that may help those who struggle with thoughts that increase their anxiety.
Dr. Kirren (@drkirren) creates videos that offer tips and tricks for those who struggle with their mental health. In a recent video, she shares one of her secrets to help stop feeling anxious faster.
Dr. Kirren explains that our brains give us all kinds of thoughts during the day. Some of them could be considered neutral, like, “Hey, it’s pizza for dinner tonight.”
When neutral thoughts appear, and we don’t have any sort of drastic reaction to them, they tend to fade away slowly.
But sometimes, our brain sends us scary thoughts. For example, “Your heart palpitations are a heart attack.”
We tend to have more significant reactions to these thoughts.
“Your brain gets excited and thinks, ‘Wow, that was important. I better send more of those,'” explains Dr. Kirren.
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She continues to explain that this excitement brings on even more dreaded, scary thoughts. As we frantically try to get rid of them, more appear.
“This is because what you focus on is what becomes powerful,” says Dr. Kirren. “If you can let the thoughts be there without trying to get rid of them, they will burn out and fade away.”
If we follow Dr. Kirren’s advice, we start to tell our brain that these scary thoughts aren’t important, and over time, they will fade away, making us feel less anxious. Isn’t that a cool trick?
Some of Dr. Kirren’s followers and other TikTok users found this advice to be extremely helpful.
“You just did for me what three therapists couldn’t,” commented one user. “Holy cow.”
If you struggle with anxious thoughts throughout the day, perhaps Dr. Kirren’s trick might just work for you.
@drkirren Tried not to burn my hair! Which anxiety thoughts do you struggle with most? ?If you’ve struggled with trying to control, and react to thoughts for a long time, it might also take a good amount of time, and consistent practice to turn this around. ?We we try hard to get rid of anxious thoughts it worsens our anxiety. ?Taking time out to practice observing, and accepting thoughts is central to anxiety recovery. aanxietyaanxietyreliefaanxietystrugglesaanxietycopingaanxietytherapya#anxietyhelp
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