Tag: anxiety

Self loving Self-talk to soothe Overwhelm and Anxiety {Self-love Series #4}

On By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Emotions, healing, Mind, Mind-Mental Health, Positive Self Reflection, spiritual healing9 Comments

“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” ~ Buddha

Over the past month, we have talked on and on about self-love and how it is healing to our mental, emotional and spiritual health. But, one of the most imperative steps to beginning that self-love journey is healing our intenal dialogue aka our ‘inner critic’!

You know who that ‘inner critic’ is who I am talking about, dont you? You know how he/she sounds like. That voice in your head, that jumps in quickly to bring you down and make you get into an overwhelming and anxious state. It literally adds fuel to the fire of outside negative triggers. It not only exasperates your mind, but also your basic functionality. A simpler way of describing this inner critic is negative thinking.

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The “stop, breathe, reflect” technique to Calm Overthinking

On By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn healing, Mind, Mind, Heart& Soul-Motivation&Inspiration, Mind-Mental Health8 Comments

“Put your thoughts to sleep. Do not let them cast a shadow over the moon of your heart. Let go of thinking.”~ Rumi

Do you find yourself in the overthinking mode sometimes?

Overthinking is when someone thinks about one thing again and again in a mind numbing loop.

When overwhelm kicks in, the mind automatically goes into overthinking mode. Our mind has a built in fight or flight mechanism to protect us from danger. So some level of thinking, problem solving mentally is a natural response. But when it takes over your life, and all waking moments are full of overwhelm, thats when we need to reevaluate what is normal.

It’s in this overwhelming mode, that very detrimental life decisions are made, because the mind is so tired of overthinking, it often settles on the wrong solution. This is the reason all decisions should be made with a calm mind, not an overthinking one.

Overthinking might be a result of underlying anxiety, which can trigger overthinking at any time, and this is often out of anyone’s control.

The trigger can’t be controlled, but the response certainly can.

Excessive overthinking can affect our levels of happiness, our relationships, and our entire lives.

Use this exercise to calm your mind anytime you start overthinking:

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How Coffee Can Make You Anxious

On By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn healing, Mind, Mind, Heart& Soul-Motivation&Inspiration, Mind-Mental Health16 Comments

“I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.” ~ T.S. Eliot

I know I know, I LOVE coffee too!

How can something that is so warm and fuzzy, make me anxious?

Don’t be mad at me for stating something that we all need to know and understand.

Its actually not just the coffee, its the caffeine in the coffee that can trigger anxiety in some.

Now over the years, I have developed a very loving relationship with my coffee. Its my #1 go to in all times of emotional imbalance. I have had coffee when I was upset, or stressed, or thinking or working, or even simply chilling with my favorite people. Coffee is the comforting aura that is connected with happy memories for me.

There’s nothing more comforting than a warm beverage in your favorite mug, how could that be possibly related to anxiety? For some people, there is clear evidence that points to a connection between caffeine and anxiety.

Read on to learn if this could be true for you.

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