Author: Julian Maddock

11 Ways of Dealing with Anxiety:
9. Identifying fallacious reasoning

Anxiety, holding Magnifying Glass. Studio Shot This is the ninth instalment of 11 Ways of Dealing with Anxiety, an ongoing experiment in meeting yourself with kindness. Identifying fallacious reasoning … it is the way of the evil spirit to bite, sadden and put obstacles, disquieting with false reasons, that one may not go on … … Continue reading 11 Ways of Dealing with Anxiety:
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11 Ways of Dealing with Anxiety:
8. Doing the dishes

Anxiety, holding Magnifying Glass. Studio Shot A servant with this clause Makes drudgerie divine: Who sweeps a room, as for thy laws, Makes that and th’ action fine. George Herbert: The Elixir This is the eighth instalment of 11 Ways of Dealing with Anxiety, an ongoing experiment in ordinary life. Doing the dishes Our lives … Continue reading 11 Ways of Dealing with Anxiety:
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11 Ways of Dealing with Anxiety:
7. Walking and Nature

Anxiety, holding Magnifying Glass. Studio Shot This is the seventh instalment of 11 Ways of Dealing with Anxiety, an ongoing experiment in seeing. Walking and Nature …to walk by a stream, watching the pebbles darken in the running water, is enough; to sit under the apricots is enough; to sit in a circle of great … Continue reading 11 Ways of Dealing with Anxiety:
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11 Ways of Dealing with Anxiety:
5. Talking

Anxiety, holding Magnifying Glass. Studio Shot This is the fifth instalment of 11 Ways of Dealing with Anxiety, an ongoing experiment in being kind. Talking A problem shared is a problem halved. Statistics indicate that the majority of people are extravert. Extraverts may not know what they think until they speak. So, whilst talking may … Continue reading 11 Ways of Dealing with Anxiety:
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11 Ways of Dealing with Anxiety: [pause]

Anxiety, holding Magnifying Glass. Studio Shot This is part of a series, 11 Ways of Dealing with Anxiety, an ongoing experiment in being. I am taking a little pause to regroup. The first four instalments of this exploration into meeting anxiety hang together: breathe, feel into this body, meet with stillness, pray. They form a … Continue reading 11 Ways of Dealing with Anxiety: [pause] →

11 Ways of Dealing with Anxiety:
3. Meeting with Stillness

Anxiety, holding Magnifying Glass. Studio Shot This is the third instalment of 11 Ways of Dealing with Anxiety, an ongoing experiment in being human. Meeting with stillness In Into the Silent Land, Martin Laird suggests that "the skill we must learn" is to "meet" "thoughts and feelings with stillness instead of commentary" (pp 63 & … Continue reading 11 Ways of Dealing with Anxiety:
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