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Gosh, this was such a fantastic book for me. Seeing the other reviews I realize this is totally subjective, but it really hit home for me. I very much wish that I had taken notes while I was listening to this but mostly I was listening to it while doing other things (driving, walking, etc.). Since it was an audiobook, Sarah Wilson's Australian accent was soothing. I couldn't necessarily listen to it all in one sitting and when I found my mind drifting off I went to something else.
Some things that struck me (not in order since I'm trying to remember!)
1) Being anxious isn't a bad thing...it's thinking about the future and that's what makes us human. I realize this is like saying "there's nothing wrong with me! I'm fine the way I am!" when it can be very destructive but the message out in the world is that if you're anxious you're a crazy person so I really appreciated it.
2) A lot of famous people were anxious, like Charles Darwin. A lot of people viewed anxiety as a creative energy source. Really, just hearing about all the people having anxiety is a good thing.
3) Doing little things with your day can help calm your mind. Taking walks. Making the bed. Not eating sugar (mehhhhh which I'm currently doing now). Doing meditation (I'm terrible at meditation, so I like deep breathing and short yoga videos). Morning routines.
4) There were a few things that wasn't particularly good at describing--such as "settling into your anxiety" instead of trying to fight it. I sort of get what she's trying to say here and I appreciated her one analogy of trying to stop the flow of a river but building a dam when maybe you should just grab onto a sturdy log.
--This probably spoke to me because I'm a self-described "planner" which is a euphemistic way of saying "I like to control things" or "I'm wound up pretty tight"- she's suggesting that the controlling of the things is causing anxiety and maybe just to let things happen. Which I think is fine to say to someone like me who needs to loosen up a little bit.
5) The concept of a "life natural" - people who don't struggle with anxiety or depression and seemingly float through life without problems - yes, yes, yes. I don't necessarily like opening up to these people because the look of horror on their face ("what's wrong with you??") isn't a great feeling.
6) Being okay with the uncertainty of life (which I've NEVER been good at) (aka wabi-sabi)
Some things that struck me (not in order since I'm trying to remember!)
1) Being anxious isn't a bad thing...it's thinking about the future and that's what makes us human. I realize this is like saying "there's nothing wrong with me! I'm fine the way I am!" when it can be very destructive but the message out in the world is that if you're anxious you're a crazy person so I really appreciated it.
2) A lot of famous people were anxious, like Charles Darwin. A lot of people viewed anxiety as a creative energy source. Really, just hearing about all the people having anxiety is a good thing.
3) Doing little things with your day can help calm your mind. Taking walks. Making the bed. Not eating sugar (mehhhhh which I'm currently doing now). Doing meditation (I'm terrible at meditation, so I like deep breathing and short yoga videos). Morning routines.
4) There were a few things that wasn't particularly good at describing--such as "settling into your anxiety" instead of trying to fight it. I sort of get what she's trying to say here and I appreciated her one analogy of trying to stop the flow of a river but building a dam when maybe you should just grab onto a sturdy log.
--This probably spoke to me because I'm a self-described "planner" which is a euphemistic way of saying "I like to control things" or "I'm wound up pretty tight"- she's suggesting that the controlling of the things is causing anxiety and maybe just to let things happen. Which I think is fine to say to someone like me who needs to loosen up a little bit.
5) The concept of a "life natural" - people who don't struggle with anxiety or depression and seemingly float through life without problems - yes, yes, yes. I don't necessarily like opening up to these people because the look of horror on their face ("what's wrong with you??") isn't a great feeling.
6) Being okay with the uncertainty of life (which I've NEVER been good at) (aka wabi-sabi)