THOMAS

each of the Essence Qualities you chose, create a statement of affirmation to anchor and ground you in that quality (e.g., for Abundance: “My life is abundant and overflowing with love.”).

WAYS TO ALLEVIATE ANXIETY
1. Accept that you are anxious in order to lessen it.
2. Rearrange the furniture in your room. A new perspective and outlook could be a welcome change.
3. Write it out. Writing is cathartic, and keeping a diary or journal of your thoughts, feelings, and emotions is one of the most effective ways to manage mood disorders.
4. Challenge your anxious thoughts and beliefs. What is the evidence? What is the worst case? What is likely? Remember this important chain: Thoughts precede feelings, which precede behaviors. Negative thoughts lead to negative emotions, which lead to negative behaviors.

5. Practice desensitization. You can counter your greatest fears and worries and desensitize yourself to them. If you fear driving on the freeway, then get on that freeway.
6. Confront the sources of your anxiety. Change what you can. Accept what you cannot.
7. Install some anxiety-related apps on your smartphone, and carry anxiety relief with you. Search for “anxiety relief” in your app store.
8. Get a touchstone. A touchstone is simply something small and smooth. You hold it in your hand and rub it gently with your thumb when you’re stressed or anxious.