12/09/2022
I used to have REEEEAAALLLLYY bad anxiety.
Like, it felt like my mind was tearing itself apart almost every single day.
That was just my life, and I lived with it for a very long time.
But when I discovered shadow integation, that all came to an end.
I just don't experience that kind of anxiety any longer. Which is something I could have hardly imagined before.
As I was integrating anxiety I noticed something...
It was basically just a bunch of different parts of my psyche all screaming about different things with A LOT of emotional charge behind what they were saying.
Some were scared, some were angry, some were hurt, some felt helpeless.
But all of them had unfinished business and unresolved issues.
So I started listening to them, trying to understand what they were so upset about and ultimately what they needed from me.
Now, it took me a good while to sort them all out and decipher their needs, but once I did...
They calmed down.
Some just needed to be heard, understood and cared about.
Some needed me to set boundaries, some needed me to have difficult conversations or adjust my lifestyle.
But they all had some kind of wisdom, that when fully integrated, made my life better, easier and more peaceful.
Now I'm not a doctor so I can't make any sweeping claims about the nature of anxiety.
But this sure as s**t helped me out.
My mind went from a warzone to the place I feel the safest.
From a source of suffering, to a source of inspiration and support.
Each part of you has needs, if those needs go unmet they will find SOME way to get your attention.
But if you give it to them and meet their needs.
They become one big happy family.