This month I wrote a guest blog for Sophisticated Cloud:
“Day in, day out we are being bombarded by information which is inevitably increasing our anxiety levels. There is uncertainty around the economic stability of the country and also of our own personal finances. There is growing concern about fuel prices, interest rates and increased prices in general. Further away there are mutterings about Putin and nuclear weapons, closer to home there is political incohesion.
It is this lack of certainty and the fear of what might happen next which is responsible for much of the increase in anxiety and stress. This is where mindfulness can help. Mindfulness is about becoming more aware of what is going in your mind and being able to manage it better. This can help us to respond more calmly to stressful situations. The human mind is continually wandering. It has been wired to continually risk assess and check for danger. This was to ensure the survival of the species but now it is what is bringing us down.
As our mind tends to wander onto any risks so that we can prepare for them to keep us safe, we inadvertently add to our already stressful lives by focussing on what might go wrong, or what has gone wrong in the past. Mindfulness teaches us the ability to spot this mind wandering and makes us more able to bring the focus back to the present.
When we are able to control the mind’s natural urge to wander onto the negative, we are more able to get things done and to stay calm.”
Read more here:
https://www.sophisticatedcloud.com/all-blogs/how-can-mindfulness-help-with-the-stress-and-anxiety-of-what-we-are-dealing-with-right-now