{"id":60961,"date":"2024-08-08T11:13:07","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T11:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/what-do-i-do-if-i-become-anxious-in-the-middle-of-my-meditation\/"},"modified":"2024-08-08T11:13:07","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T11:13:07","slug":"what-do-i-do-if-i-become-anxious-in-the-middle-of-my-meditation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/what-do-i-do-if-i-become-anxious-in-the-middle-of-my-meditation\/","title":{"rendered":"What do I do if I become anxious in the middle of my meditation?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Henri O.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Try to focus on your breath, take a long inhale and long exhale<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thefa-test2 thefa-entity-placement\" id=\"thefa-3202117593\"><div id=\"thefa-1639278982\"><style>.thefa-test2 {margin-bottom: 24px;}<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"banner-content-position light-viol\">\r\n<div class=\"banner-text max400\">Habit building made easy<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/start.thefabulous.co\/onboarding\/fabulous-initial?utm_source=community-qa&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=afterfirstquestionoranswer-purple-achievegoals\" class=\"banner-cta red w-inline-block\">\r\n<div>Start now<\/div><\/a>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Sara U.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Remember to breathe.  Focus on your breathing and slowing it down.  Often times anxiety will seemingly come out of nowhere when it actually is being caused by hyperventilation.  So first, check your breathing and take longer, slower and deeper breaths if needed.  <\/p>\n<p>Second, remind yourself that you are totally safe in this moment.  Anxiety comes from an overactive fight or flight response, so ask yourself : \u201cdo I need to fight or run for my life right now, or am I safe?\u201d  Most likely the answer is that you are safe, and just reminding yourself of this can calm you down tremendously.  <\/p>\n<p>These techniques can be used in literally any situation you find yourself in that is causing you anxiety, so try them out!  Good luck! \u263a\ufe0f<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Am Rico T.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Realize it. Embrace it and visit washing away like a wave washes away writing in the sand.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Mathys O.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">If you become anxious during your meditation, don&#8217;t worry about it. Continue breathing and eventually your train of thought (the anxiety) will run it&#8217;s course. Meditation only gets better with practice. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Hans H Y.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">That\u2019s OK. Just focus on your breathing pattern, the rhythm and intensity of it, the sound of air flowing through your nose and filling your lungs, the sense of fullness of your lungs and how your chest and belly are stretched. Do this and you\u2018lol see your anxiety gone.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">George T.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Just let it pass. Don&#8217;t get frustrated. Like everything else, the feeling will pass through the you. Sometimes it will take longer than other times, but it will pass eventually<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Juno F.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Acknowledge your thoughts. You know what you consider negative thoughts so when they arise, call them out. Press pause on the thought train and say, \u201cWhoa this is dark, where is this coming from? Why am I like this?\u201d This kind of acknowledgement will make your anxieties seem a tiny bit more unsubstantial. From there it\u2019s sheer willpower and your own logic, you can either reason with your anxiety, you can compromise or mediate and accept some hard truths that these worries may be stemming from. This is for soft core anxiety, if you\u2019re having delusions or hallucinations or panic attacks or your thoughts are really gnarly, please contact a therapist, just to get a fresh perspective from a hopefully pleasing mind doctor. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Henri O. Try to focus on your breath, take a long inhale and long exhale Sara U. Remember to breathe. Focus on your breathing and slowing it down. Often times anxiety will seemingly come out of nowhere when it actually is being caused by hyperventilation. So first, check your breathing and take longer, slower and deeper breaths if needed. 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