From stress to panic to …?
QUESTION: Masters, I have been seeking ways to improve my response to stress as I get stressed very easily and it overwhelms me. I’ve tried EFT, TAT and various books and meditations but nothing works. Taking your advice about how something feels, when I was in full stress mode at work recently, I took a few moments to sit back and go into my body to see how it felt, and the overriding all powerful feeling was one of utter panic. Intellectually I knew that the situation I was stressing over was pretty inconsequential but no matter how much I tell myself this, nothing changes. Having this new knowledge of the stress feeling like panic, I don’t know where to go or what to try from here. ~Lynnie, UK
ANSWER: Congratulations on all the work you have done and the accomplishments it has brought to you. You have a further step to take after the ones you already know. Once you have stopped and asked what is causing the stress, and you have felt the overwhelming panic, then ask the next question: Where is the panic coming from? Let your higher self assist you by providing this answer.
You will be provided with an event that can be a statement from someone, a situation that didn’t work out well for you, or an imagined barrier you cannot climb. When you have this information, you have something to work on with all the rest of the tools in your arsenal. Chip away at these phantoms until they disappear.
The cause of your stress may be inconsequential at this time, but what they trigger from your deeply hidden emotions can be devastating until you identify and defuse it. Take your time and don’t get discouraged. You have come so far already; the end is in sight.