Hi Jody…

I was doing really well with my anxiety and feeling like I really had a handle on it, however this month is the anniversary of a traumatic event and I feel like all of my hard work has gone. When I meditate, I can’t connect like I used to, nothing seems to be helping. I know this is most probably a temporary down, however any tips you have for dealing with it would be much appreciated as I feel so bad.

Jody Says…

Thanks so much for writing in, it’s a positive first step to share what’s on your mind so I really honour you for that. Anxiety can be very easily triggered by past events or traumas (as you know) and then your mind starts trying to solve the problem of being anxious. The mind immediately connects back to the way you felt, and other events where you felt a similar way, imagine the mind collecting case studies and reminding you of all the past examples. No wonder you feel worse, and as if you’ve taken a few steps backwards! So this is now about moving forwards in a positive way. First of all, I’d sit in meditation and connect to what you’re feeling around the big event you reference. When you feel comfortable, i would try being grateful for what happened, e.g Thank you for the experience, I know I’m growing from this, I’m grateful to receive the lessons in this. This will immediately reframe the energy around the experience and allow you to begin to move through it, without getting stuck. Meditation is an amazing tool (as we all know) but we don’t always feel like doing it. So how about taking one hand in a fist and gently tapping it onto the collarbone, while breathing in a few times. This will reset your energy and release that resistance you’re feeling towards meditating.

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