Increase relaxation practices to help counter the effects of multiple crises. This alone can help people improve their mood and outlook. This may be more down the road than right now, but it is surprising how people can find ways to serve and help others. Seek out opportunities to volunteer and make a positive difference. Go outside of your normal circle of family and friends to find a ‘family of choice’ that will be supportive instead confirm your fears. Find positive people who will encourage you. It only adds stress to your life.Īctively seek out support from friends and family.
If you have cable news on much or most of the day, then change the channel or turn off the TV altogether. Find some way to acknowledge these things to find a positive pattern in them. It could be a small act of kindness from a stranger, or a major experience of feeling spared. Practice gratitude: this may seem silly, but take note of both small and big things that go your way. There are ways to counteract this cycle, which I hope you will consider below.
That is another factor and can lead people to ever worsening fear and anxiety. People can wind up feeling cut off from other so easily these days due to social distancing and the forced isolation of pandemic conditions. This can, in turn, lead to more anxiety and panic at the snowballing of things that are bearing down on you. In this case, you literally can’t respond to the immediate situation or may feel immobilized. Being afraid all the time can lead someone to have an anxiety disorder. How Fear of the Unknown and Anxiety Resemble Each Otherīoth are typified by a lack of energy, and they can also leave you feeling listless and dull. All this can lead to fear of the unknown, which can have a lot in common with anxiety. You may obsess about these things and imagine what horrific outcome you will suffer from as well. We have political crises happening regularly, the ongoing pandemic, major economic instability, and environmental crises going on to top it all off. Do you feel like you are constantly bombarded with crippling fear of what might happen? Are you continually running on adrenaline and feeling tired of how much you have to work just to deal with what may lie ahead? Do you see all kinds of terrible outcomes for what may lie ahead and have trouble relaxing because of them?įear of the Unknown is a Sign of the TimesĪs I have said before, we are living in a time where the unprecedented is becoming more and more common.
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