Everyone goes through various kinds of anxieties and mental stress. The intensity of a person’s anxiety depends on the particular problems they are facing. Here is a simple way to deal with such situations. The first thing you need to do is take a sheet of paper and a pen. When you are distressed and do not know what to do in the face of anxiety, this is the first step toward adopting a very simple method. After taking the pen and paper start writing. It need not be lengthy essays or profound subjects. Instead, begin by writing questions such as: What am I afraid of right now? Why am I unable to control this anxiety? How serious will this be after one hour or two hours?
If you ask why one should write, the answer is this: when anxieties exist only in our minds, they seem very large to us. They are abstract. But when we write them down on paper, they become tangible. We gain clarity about them. Not only that, we also begin to understand how they can be handled. As a result, managing them becomes much easier. We realize that things are not as frightening or as worrying as we had imagined. The turmoil in the mind subsides and the discomfort begins to diminish.
You do not have to spend a great deal of time writing. Three to five minutes is enough. By then, the mind will already begin to calm down. Just as boiling milk settles when the stove is turned off, the anxieties in the mind gradually begin to reduce. This may seem very simple to us. However, it is a method that has proven effective for many people.
The new trend, whenever people become tense about something, is to pick up their mobile phone and start scrolling. That only increases the uneasiness. Instead, when you begin to write, the mind becomes calmer. Therefore, from now on, give this experiment a try.
