{"id":41186,"date":"2016-05-20T20:11:32","date_gmt":"2016-05-21T04:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/?p=41186"},"modified":"2018-06-08T01:36:35","modified_gmt":"2018-06-08T09:36:35","slug":"how-mindfulness-overcomes-the-brain-from-stress-and-anxiety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/how-mindfulness-overcomes-the-brain-from-stress-and-anxiety\/","title":{"rendered":"How Mindfulness Overcomes Stress And Anxiety"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Introduction<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

Little worries each day can finally snowball into serious anxiety and even stress. Some of these may merely be caused by imagining a worst case scenario situation. Other times, it can be caused by thoughts about work, family relationships or even hectic and busy schedules. Unfortunately, some individuals will let themselves be consumed by the negativity of life as well as the negative thoughts. Experts indicate that this can be a serious cause of stress, depression and sometimes anxiety. Instead of putting too much focus on the negativity of life or instances, one can simply focus on being mindful. Mindfulness is critical and can help you to live in the current or the present moment as opposed to dwelling on the negativity and issues in life. Dwelling too much on such thoughts can cause constant fear.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Try Mindfulness<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

What is Mindfulness?<\/p>\n

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    the quality or state of being conscious or aware of something.<\/div>\n
    “their mindfulness of the wider cinematic tradition”<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    a mental state achieved by focusing one’s awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one’s feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    It is vital to practice mindfulness to ensure you help the mind to relieve stress. Notably, constant fear and anxiety are likely to sabotage and hinder achievements. Mindfulness can be effective in dealing with both stress and anxiety<\/a>. If you use the method correctly, it can help by alleviating both of these problems. The practice can stop all your worries and help you to focus on the present. The mindfulness activity helps you to avoid concentrating on those issues that are causing you stress and worries. The practice, in other words, is an effort to do the complete opposite or reverse of what the mind does, normally. When you are mindful, you free the brain from concentrating on difficult and stressing issues. Mindfulness aids in ensuring that you only act and concentrate on the present moment, wholly. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    Mindfulness While Working<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    Is it possible to practice mindfulness while you are still working? You can practice the activity even when you are busy at work. It will, however, mean that you have all the focus directed to the one task that you are working on at the particular moment. For example, if the task is cleaning or washing the dishes, you can direct your focus as well as your attention to the rhythm of the particular activity. You can concentrate on the movement of the muscles as well as the smell of the soap and the scratching noises as well. The goal of mindfulness here is ensuring that you are transfixed on the activity or action. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    Mindfulness While Idle<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    Even while we rest, the senses are constantly at work. However, we rarely notice this aspect. While we relax, however, practicing mindfulness means having focus entirely on the bodily sensations. Focus on the sounds, what you see, what you touch, and what you can smell. Try to feel the muscles supporting you or even the smell of the air that surrounds you. At the same time, you can even hear the wind or even the sound of the birds. While you do this, the goal is to take the mind off the daily or constant worries. So ensure you quit your mind. Forcing the mind to focus on only the present is a vital way to ensure you free yourself from worries or stress.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    Why it Works<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    Worry and anxiety would not be an issue, but only if we did not allow them into the mind in the first place. Unfortunately, it is only possible for us to focus on one item or one thing at a time. If you know and are aware that you are only concentrating and focusing on the task at hand as well as the body sensations, it is impossible to have the conscious worry. We can develop the skills of mindfulness since it is not something that is inborn. Fortunately, you can practice the skills at any time whether you are busy or relaxing. At first, you may realize that the mind wanders a lot. As a matter of fact, it is hard or difficult to attempt to quiet the mind. However, trying to quiet the mind and concentrating on the body sensations for as little as 15 seconds can be a starting point to train. You can do it while showering while you are cleaning or even walking. Eventually, with enough practice, it is possible to use mindfulness to avoid worries, stress, depression, and anxiety. Keeping your thoughts in check each moment to ensure you only focus on the present is the aim of the practice. It is critical and essential to try and learn the practice as it will work on reducing worries and stress.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    Conclusion<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    Mindfulness is a method of fighting worry, while keeping the mind free from stress and disturbing thoughts. It may be difficult for beginners, but eventually, practicing makes the activity more simple. It is vital in ensuring that an individual can only concentrate as well as focus on the current or present happenings. It makes anxiety, non-existent in the mind while ensuring that one regains the peace of the mind. If you have had days of being extremely anxious or stressed, then you will appreciate the role of mindfulness. Practicing will give you peace and relieve your stress and worries. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    References<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    https:\/\/www.consumerhealthdigest.com\/brain-health\/mindfulness-meditation-benefits-for-brain.html<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    http:\/\/www.refinethemind.com\/mindfulness-cure-anxiety\/<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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