09/04/2019
3 TIPS ON ANXIETY
To live a better life
Not sleeping well? Overthinking every decision? So worried about saying the wrong thing, you stay silent? Unable to relax? Constantly checking your phone? Never sure you’ve made the best choice? Sure you’ve missed something?
Hello Anxiety
Using EQ to Navigate Worry
Let’s take a tour through the crashing, crushing, turbulence of anxiety and the role it plays in our lives. For many of us Anxiety has always been with us, like a shadow at our back, jumping out to scare us and block our way in life. Anxiety is on the rise, affecting millions of people in brutal ways, including anxiety disorders and related mental illnesses. Sadly, research shows that those most imperiled are teens & young adults who are experiencing historic levels of anxiety (this new study from the American Psychological Association found the most afflicted are 18-26 years old).
What can we do? Given the scope of this challenge, one steps is learning more about Emotional Intelligence so we can strengthen the skills to wrangle anxiety back into the background.
This quarter Six Seconds is trying something new by embracing and getting up-close and personal with “negative” feelings. We know there are no good or bad emotions; they’re just data. Feelings are a messages that can help us, if we use EQ. Yet humans tend to steer away from feelings that are uncomfortable. So this quarter we are leaping into the cold ocean of Anxiety.
Throughout this quarter’s articles, our free EQ Cafés (held by Six Seconds’ volunteer Network Leaders around the globe), webinars and other events, you’ll learn much more about anxiety over the next three months.
We know there are no good or bad emotions; they’re just data. Feelings are a messages that can help us, if we use EQ.
Six Seconds. April 2019.
