The 60-Second Anxiety Solution

Hale Dwoskin

We live in anxious times. We can be left feeling completely powerless and very afraid. The following questions will help you to identify just some of the anxiety and stress triggers that you may be facing in your life. If you answer yes to any of these questions you will gain some immediate benefit from this article.

• Are you feeling anxious about the world situation and the level of terror alerts?
• Are your bills piling up because you know there is not enough money in the bank, or are you concerned about your job security?
• Do you feel anxious and out of control when you hear those dreaded words, "WE NEED TO TALK?"
• Do you feel knots in your stomach when you know it is YOUR turn to stand up and give a speech or when you are late for a deadline?
• Do you wake up in a cold sweat, your heart racing for no reason what-so-ever?
• Do you feel pressured and out of control even when things seem to be going well?

A 60 second solution to stress, anxiety and fear, known as Holistic Releasing, will reduce or eliminate these and other anxiety and stress triggers.

Many of us have gotten so lost in fear and anxiety that it appears to be with us all the time. We no longer even need an external trigger to feel as though there is impending doom or for our bodies to function on "high alert."

Anxiety is so prevalent, in fact, that millions of people had been diagnosed with anxiety related conditions even before September 11, 2001. Plus, tens of millions of prescriptions continue to be dispensed every year for anxiety reducing drugs like Paxil, Zoloft and Xanax.

FEAR — Fear can prevent us from doing what we’d like to, or need to do, because we construct elaborate "what ifs," or expectations, around taking action. Fear also stops us from letting go of our "problems," since we can’t predict what will happen when we drop our guard.

There is an acronym — FEAR equals False Evidence Appearing Real. For, of course, most people’s fearful expectations are totally unfounded. Even when fear appears to have a foundation in reality, these are usually blown way out of proportion to the actual risk, if there is any. It is clear that anything that can help us to let go of fear more easily can make a tremendous difference in our lives.

The following technique is based on The Sedona Method. and the book Happiness is Free. It is designed to help you begin to let go of your anxiety and fear right now. In fact, when you master this technique, you will find that these unwanted feelings can be gone in 60 seconds or less.

You Can Let Fear and Anxiety Go Now Holistic Releasing is based on the premise that everything we experience in life, whether real or imagined, arises in pairs or polarities—in duality.

Because of life’s underlying unity, if we have "in," we also have "out." If we have "right," we also have "wrong." If we have "good," we also have "bad." If we have "pain," we also have pleasure."

This is quite obvious. However, we live life as though we can hold onto the good and get rid of the bad. We miss the inner truth that when we try to hold onto something good like peace or inner security, it always slips away. Whenever we try to clutch onto what we judge as good or preferable, it tends to move through our awareness. Then think about the converse. What happens when we resist or try to hold away what we don't like—anxiety, fear and stress? That's right. It persists or gets even bigger. So, in effect, what we're doing is pulling what we don't like towards us and pushing away what we do like.

When you bring the two sides of a polarity together, it's like bringing matter and antimatter, or positive and negative energy, together. The opposites neutralize each other and you're left with much greater freedom, presence, and understanding. You see solutions, not problems. You feel more open, alive, and at peace.

As you work with Holistic Releasing, you'll discover that this effect magnifies over time. You'll start to discover more possibilities and see things more clearly. Every time you work with any of these suggestions, you'll get more out of them—more inner understanding.

Now, the way we do this is very simple. We simply focus on both sides of the polarity by going back and forth repeatedly between both sides. For instance, a very important polarity has to do with anxiety. Most of us are either feeling relatively safe or fearful from moment to moment, and we focus on only one side of the polarity, not the other.

Here is how it works: Silently ask yourself the following two questions alternating between the two sides of the polarity at a pace that is comfortable for you. Allow yourself to feel each side as best you can. Also, do your best to lead with your heart or your feelings as opposed to your mind or your thoughts.

• Could you allow yourself to feel as anxious and stressful as you do in this moment?
• And then, could you allow yourself to feel as relaxed and secure as you do in this moment?
• And as anxious and stressful as you do in this moment?
• And as relaxed and secure as you do in this moment?

Do this a few more times and then notice how you feel inside.

Here are a few other polarities that you can use to conquer your fear, anxiety and stress right now.

• Could you allow yourself feel as insecure about public speaking as you do?
• Could you allow yourself to feel as secure and confident about public speaking as you do?
• Could you allow yourself to feel as out of control as you do?
• Could you allow yourself to feel as in control as you do?
• Could you allow yourself to feel as insecure with your job or career as you do?
• Could you allow yourself to feel as secure with your job and career as you do?

Experiment with this on your own and you will find that you will easily begin the process of letting go of fear, anxiety and stress.

For more in-depth methods of releasing negative emotions, read Hale Dwoskin's latest book release, The Sedona Method: Your Key to Lasting Happiness, Success, Peace and Emotional Well-Being by Hale Dwoskin, foreword by Jack Canfield.

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