We are living in challenging times.
The world events with the threat of COVID 19 are challenging our very survival instincts. It is easy to panic, to feel out of control, to buy food we don’t need. These are all very normal fight or flight instincts and a natural emotional reaction to the perceived life-threatening situation. The interesting part is that everyone copes with stress and fear in a different way. Our reaction has everything to do with our life experience up to this point.
Growing up in a fearful and controlled environment will produce underlying feelings of threat and insecurity, long disappeared into the subconscious, that inform every action we take. This can make a person over-defensive and overreact in stressful situations. It can take the form of trying to control every situation. The thought of what would happen if we are not in control is far more frightening than being able to let go, to go with the flow of life.
Often, we are aware that we have an adverse or over-reaction to a situation, a strong belief, a way of dealing with something, but the thought of taking a closer look at where that attitude might be originating is sometimes more frightening than the inappropriate or extreme reaction itself.
Our minds spend a huge amount of energy maintaining these ‘sub-routines’, without us even knowing they exist! We are used to how we feel, how we deal with the world and the thought that there might be another way can be challenging. ‘I can’t change, I am who I am’. Well, that’s not actually true! We are what our thoughts are, and those can be changed. We develop thought habits over time, which again, become part of our sub-conscious reaction to the world.
I can help you with outdated sub-routines, old beliefs and thought habits that are now holding you back. Call me now and start the journey to a freer you.
In the meantime, feel the fear that this virus is bringing up in you. Observe how it makes you feel. How would you feel without it? Feel it, and then let it flow away.
Stay safe
Clare
Hi there! I’m Clare Davies, Intuitive Life Coach, mother of three, successful entrepreneur, keen sailor and general lover of life.
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