DAVID
DAVID JOHNSON WITH THREE TIPS FOR STOPPING ANXIETY IN ITS
TRACKS.
TRACKS.
TRACKS. >> ENERGY IS MISAPPLIED OR
MISTAKEN AND WHEN WE GET
ANXIOUS WE CEASE TO OPERATE IN
THE WISEST EXECUTIVE
FUNCTIONING PART OF OUR BRAIN
AND WE FOCUS FROM OUR REPTILIAN
BRAIN, THE FIGHT OR FLIGHT PART
OF OUR BRAIN. WE DON'T MAKE OUR
WISEST DECISIONS BASED ON THAT.
FIRST RATE ON A SCALE 1-10 HOW
ANXIOUS WE ARE TO NOTICE IT AND
BE MINDFUL AND WE CAN TAKE A
STEP BACK AND ASK OURSELVES IS
THE EMOTION AND THE DEGREE OF A
MOTION APPROPRIATE FOR WHAT IS
REALLY HAPPENING RIGHT NOW?
VERY OFTEN YOU WILL FIND WE ARE
OVERREACTING IN OUR PANIC AND
WE BECOME ANXIOUS AND WE
OVERREACT.
OVERREACT. IT'S A MATTER OF BEING AWARE
AND TRACKING THAT 10 MINUTES
FROM NOW AND 1-10 HOW IS THE
ANXIETY.
ANXIETY.
ANXIETY. >> WHEN WE TALK ABOUT USING IT
IN AN INAPPROPRIATE WAY MAYBE
YOU THINK WE ARE ANGRY AT OUR
KIDS OR SNAP AT OUR PARTNER.
WHEN WE TAKE THAT INVENTORY WE
IDENTIFIED THAT AS ANXIETY AND
LOOK AT IT MORE CAREFULLY.
IS THAT WHAT I AM SAYING?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. WE ALL REGRESS IN TIMES OF
STRESS.
STRESS.
STRESS. WE BECOME MORE INFANTILE AND WE
DON'T REMEMBER OUR COPING
SKILLS.
SKILLS.
SKILLS. THIS IS A WAY TO REMIND
OURSELVES TO USE OUR BEST
SELVES.
SELVES.
SELVES. >> THERE IS A METHOD WE CAN GET
OUR BREATH MOST EFFECTIVELY.
>> THIS ACTIVITY HAS TWO
BENEFITS.
BENEFITS.
BENEFITS. THE FIRST IS IT GETS US TO
CONCENTRATE ON SOMETHING OTHER
THAN THAT THING WE ARE
DREADING.
DREADING.
DREADING. AND, SECONDLY, IT HELPS CORRECT
THE LEVEL OF OXYGEN IN OUR
BLOOD.
BLOOD.
BLOOD. WHEN WE ARE ANXIOUSLY OVER
BREED.
BREED.
BREED. AND THE OXYGEN LEVEL GETS TOO
HIGH.
HIGH.
HIGH. AND
HIGH. AND THAT'S PART OF THE FISCAL
ANXIETY.
ANXIETY.
ANXIETY. THIS IS THE FOUR, SEVEN, EIGHT
TECHNIQUE WHERE YOU FOCUS AND
CONCENTRATE ON YOUR BREATH.
YOU BREATHE INTO A COUNT OF
FOUR, NOT FOUR SECONDS, JUST A
COUNT OF FOUR AND YOU HOLD IT
FOR A COUNT OF SEVEN AND YOU
SLOWLY READ OUT TO ACCOUNT OF
THE.
THE.
THE. SO
THE. SO IT'S IN AND HOLD IT THROUGH
SEVEN AND LET IT OUT THROUGH
EIGHT. AND YOU JUST KEEP
REPEATING THAT.
REPEATING THAT. YOU WILL PHYSIOLOGICALLY FEEL
YOURSELF CALM DOWN AND BACKING
OUT OF THE ANXIETY AND YOU WILL
ALSO EXPERIENCE YOURSELF
FOCUSING VERY MUCH ON THE
PRESENT IN THE MOMENT.
YOUR BREATHING.
YOUR BREATHING. >> I LOVE THAT VERY MUCH.
THERE'S AN OLD SAYING.
DEPRESSION IS LIVING IN THE
PAST.
PAST.
PAST. ANXIETY IS LIVING IN THE FUTURE
AND PEACE OF MIND IS LIVING IN
THE PRESENT MOMENT.
HOW DO WE DO THAT.
>> YOU FIGURE OUT A WAY TO BE
IN THE PRESENT.
ONE OF THE BEST WAYS IS TO GO
THROUGH ALL FIVE OF YOUR SENSES
NOTICING WHAT IS HAPPENING
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. WHAT AM I SEEING RIGHT NOW?
WHAT AM I HEARING RIGHT NOW?
WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON RIGHT
NOW?
NOW?
NOW? HOW
NOW? HOW DO I FEEL?
HOW DO I FEEL SITTING IN THIS
CHAIR.
CHAIR.
CHAIR. AND YOU KEEP NOTICING MORE AND
MORE THINGS FROM YOUR SENSES OF
THAT PARTICULAR MOMENT.
AGAIN, IT FOCUS YOU ON THE
MOMENT.
MOMENT.
MOMENT. IT DISTRACTS YOU FROM THE THING
GIVING YOU ANXIETY AND IT IS
VERY ECCENTRIC AND ALMOST VERY
MEDITATIVE TO DO THAT.
>> I THINK THAT PART OF
MEDITATION, THOSE LAST TWO SOUND
LIKE THINGS WE CAN DO WITH
THEIR KIDS AS WELL.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. I FIND THAT THE RATE OF ANXIETY
AND THE DEGREE OF ANXIETY IS
ONLY INCREASING, FOR MANY, MANY
REASONS.
REASONS.
REASONS. THE SUICIDE ATTEMPT RATE FROM
YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THE AGES 10
TO 26 HAS GONE UP BY 56%. IN
2007 THROUGH 2017 AND THERE ARE
MANY MORE THINGS THAT MAKE US
ANXIOUS AND DISPIRITED.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT CHILDREN AND
ADOLESCENTS HAVE THESE SKILLS
AND IT'S EASY TO TALK TO THEM.
ANXIETY IS WHEN WE ARE DREADING
SOMETHING AND WE FEEL POWERLESS
OR FEAR THAT WE WILL BE
POWERLESS TO OVERCOME IT.
DOING THESE THINGS THAT ARE
VERY MUCH IN OUR CONTROL THEY
ARE VERY REASSURING TO US.
>> AND CURIOUS ABOUT THIS.
ANXIETY SEEMS LIKE AN
APPROPRIATE RESPONSE TO A
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC. THERE IS SOMETHING TO BE
ANXIOUS ABOUT IT.
HOW IS THAT YOU IDENTIFIED WHEN
YOU START THINKING ABOUT THIS
AND THIS IS A REALLY GREAT
SITUATION.
SITUATION. AND WHEN YOU'RE ANXIETY IS NOT
SERVING YOU AND MAY BE
PROBLEMATIC.
PROBLEMATIC. >> IT IS IMPORTANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE ALL THE THREATS.
FINANCIAL THREAT, A HEALTH
THREAT.
THREAT.
THREAT. WE ARE USED TO SPENDING TIME
WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND
COWORKERS.
COWORKERS. AT THE TIME OF LIKE THIS WE ARE
DEPRIVED OF THAT COMMUNITY.
THERE ARE REASONS TO BE UPSET
AND UNCOMFORTABLE.
AND UNCOMFORTABLE. ANXIETY TAKES ON A LIFE OF ITS
OWN.
OWN.
OWN. IT'S
OWN. IT'S NOT SOLVING PROBLEMS.
IT IS SIMPLY SPINNING YOUR
WHEELS.
WHEELS.
WHEELS. THAT IS WHAT IS DIFFERENT.
WHEN WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE BIG
PROBLEMS AND BE