Anxiety Is A Lack of Focus

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Anxiety Is Just Biological Excitement Interpreted Negatively

What happens when you’re scared? Heart rate skyrockets, breathing becomes more shallow, alertness increases. This is a natural, biological response, programmed into us by evolution to protect us from the natural dangers of our environment, like tigers hiding behind your office chair.

What happens when you’re really excited? Heart rate skyrockets, breathing becomes more shallow, alertness increases. Except this time, you’re anticipating something positive, like an upcoming party.

Both responses could just be considered excitement. In one case, it’s fearful excitement, and in the other, it is joyful.

People often double their anxiety by accident when they try to calm their body down. It seems unnecessary. It’s uncomfortable. So we try to squash and quiet it.

But the energy refuses to be put out, and we become worried about the fact that we are worried. A vicious cycle.

An easier solution is: instead of trying to squash the sudden burst of biological energy, redirect it. Transmute it into excitement and channel that energy into some positive action.

Biological Excitement Is Your Lifeforce, And It’s Meant To Be Channeled

The only reason it appears negative at first is because of the tension.

It’s like a rubber band that has been stretched as far is it can go — that energy can be stored, and the rubber band can slowly rip apart under that much tension, or it can be released.

Let go of the rubber band and watch it fly across the room. It will have its adventure, and then be able to rest.

Our body is constantly at work trying to create and store energy. If it didn’t, we would just run out of it and fall over dead. Bodily, physical, carnal energy is our life force.

One reason the carnal body has always appeared sinful is: we have no idea what to do with that energy, so it spreads chaotically into random…