THE PROBLEM

It's slippery.  Unlike other difficult emotions, the cause of anxiety isn't always clear. It can be hard to determine what causes anxiety.

It's scary.  Sometimes, even the thought of looking for the cause of anxiety can be scary!  I know it might sound silly, but, we fear that if we look closely, what we find may be even more terrifying than living with the anxiety.

It's low grade.  Anxiety can be like a low grade illness.  It's always just under the surface, even when we're involved in things such as working or sleeping.  Unless you take steps to cure it, low-grade anxiety can stay with you your whole life.

It's damaging. Anxiety saps your energy, reduces your resourcefulness and undermines your health. It puts stress on all your organ systems.  Aging is accelerated.

It dims your brilliance.  Anxiety makes you unable to function at the top of your game.  And you can't love fully or express your creativity when you feel constant anxiety.  You can't think clearly.  You are less patient.  And just less fully you.

THE SOLUTION

Skillful techniques can be used to cure anxiety.  Here is my two-step method for quelling anxiety.
Step One - Look Your Anxiety Head-on

In this step, grab a pencil and paper, sit down, get quiet and tune in.
First, Observe the thoughts that are causing you to feel anxious. Notice the beliefs fueling the thoughts. These are part of your anxiety cause.

Then pay attention to the emotions.  Give them labels.
Third, notice the physical sensations of anxiety in your body.

Write down your observations.

Step Two - Do Emotional Freedom Tapping

This anxiety cure is a simple process of saying a statement, while tapping on one of the EFT tapping points.  Energetic blocks that have kept the pattern of anxiety operating in your mind and body can be broken up by tapping on the energy points while in an anxious state.

At each energy point, you can use one of the statements you wrote down during the exercise above.  For instructions on how to do the EFT tapping, visit EFTTappingTechniques.com.