I’m really struggling to understand what “sit with it” means when confronting and overcoming anxiety. Maybe I’m too afraid to meet with my anxiety but I become so fidgety and agitated when trying to sit with the anxiety, and feel like I need to do something like I need to fidget with something or be stimulated. I’m just not really sure what to do when trying to “sit with it”. I feel like I’m doing it wrong sometimes and trying to subdue the anxiety feeling so I can return back to whatever I was doing before.
Idk I’m just really confused on what “sit with it” means and what it feels like. I suppose it feels differently for each person but idk I guess I don’t really trust my intuition, especially with healing.
the fidgeting and finding something to stimulate you so you can distract yourself from what you feel is the opposite of sitting with the feeling. you can be aware of and acknowledge the desire to distract yourself, but instead of actually doing it, choose to meet your anxiety/thoughts/feelings head on. part of this is forcing yourself to breathe through the experience. as you breathe through the emotions that have come up, do whatever you need to do with your body (sometimes when experiencing an intense emotion, sitting up is too intense & laying down, moving in circles, or leaning against a wall feels safer & less panic attack inducing). the more you do this, the more the root of the issue will reveal itself. it could be a sensation in the body, an emotion, a visual/audible/sensory memory. whatever comes up take note of it. once you acknowledge and embrace it you can begin trying to do the work to unpack it, but first awareness is key. hope this helps
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