Meditation Lesson

I've been using an app for meditations (InsightTimer) and decided to sign up for a course because I loved one of this woman's meditations about overcoming anxiety. She said to make note of 8-9 things I'd do if I didn't have anxiety (below), and these 2 notes were just some takeaways:

Introvert vs. Anxiety --> No inner critic.

Avoidance drives anxiety - need to do things to build confidence, even if the initial feeling of relief makes it seem like avoiding is the right choice.

What would I do if this anxiety was gone?

  1. Get out of my head- wake up and do things rather than laying in bed reading/waiting to feel better.
  2. Be decisive - why am I indecisive? Not sure, but I'm willing to bet it has something to do with not trusting myself to make the right choice without being impulsive.
  3. Get Denver flight certified so I can travel with him.
  4. Work on this blog without worrying about if it's good enough.
  5. No longer worry I'm turning into an agoraphobic weirdo.
  6. Start dating for real rather than just when I'm bored once a month.
  7. Learn more coding to work on one of my many ideas to break free from corporate america.
  8. Work with my therapist more often rather than trying to flee the feelings.