The world is in a state of fear and uncertainty right now, and it’s stressful and overwhelming for most of us.
This kind of fear, stress, and uncertainty can overwhelm us and have some really strong effects on our lives:
- Constant fear and stress can cause anxiety problems, worsening sleep and health, depression and anxiety.
- In a place of fear, we can often make bad decisions.
- People can panic and overreact because of fear, and cause widespread confusion and disruptions.
- Our relationships can deteriorate when we’re operating from a place of fear.
- We become less productive, and less focused when we’re stressed.
- It has an obvious impact on our happiness, including the impacts of all of the above.
These are just some of the strong effects from a constant sense of fear, uncertainty, stress and overwhelming feelings.
So how do we cope with this?
Obviously, there’s no easy answer. Let’s talk about what I’ve found to work, and what I recommend right now.
Dealing With the Uncertainty and Fear
The first thing is just to acknowledge that we’re feeling a lot of uncertainty and stress about the world situation. Bring awareness to the feelings you’re experiencing, and acknowledge their presence.
Often we want to ignore the feelings, or we’re just operating on autopilot and not really aware of it. But then we’re operating from that place of fear and stress, and these emotions are driving us without us being aware of it.
Next, see if you can give the fear and uncertainty some space. That means to turn your attention toward it and let it be in your awareness … but with a sense of spaciousness as if you’re giving it wide-open room to just be. You don’t need the feelings to go away or change, they are just going to be in your awareness with a feeling of having space around them; letting them exist as if you could even welcome them.
This is a way of taking care of yourself. When we’re feeling fear, it’s important to nurture ourselves and take care of the feeling. Give it space, and allow it to be in your awareness.
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