What if Anxiety was just a habit. What if we habitually had the same thoughts, put ourselves in the same situations, disrespected ourselves, and reacted in the same way.
I have to admit that I am a little bit fat. Not obese in anyway, but overweight, heavier than I want to be. I will also freely admit that being overweight effects my self-image and self-esteem. I think diet, anxiety and digestion are intrinsically linked which is why I have started to put together a section on IBS. I digress.
In my desire to lose weight I have started investigating various studies, theories and programmes. Obviously quick-fix diets don’t work any better than quick-fix cures for anxiety, so they are out. Also, exercise regimes which require high motivation are also out, I know myself well enough.
Recently I came across a theory which says that being overweight isn’t to do with eating too much and exercising too little. They are just symptoms of a wider problem, a problem which, when correctly identified, can be easily dealt with. You guessed it, the problem which causes poor diet, low motivation for exercise, and obesity is all to do with habit.
On reading this theory further I think the same can be applied to anxiety. I am testing the theory on myself over the next three weeks, and when I have seen the results I will post back here. So far it looks promising! I’ll keep you posted!
By the way, this is NOT some expensive programme where you have to pay $100 through PayPal to some guy with a bad haircut who promises the world. It is all in a book which is quite possibly freely available in your local library. I won’t recommend it though until I have tried it myself!
