I wish more people understood the importance of turning towards their anxiety. As a therapist, I have become increasingly impressed with Focusing as a way to listen to what your own body has to say. A client of mine had been suffering with severe anxiety most of his life and the only relief he found was through Xanax. When I showed him how to focus and listen to his body, it was the first time he began to feel relief without medication.
Focusing was developed Dr. Eugene Gendlin (see his great book Focusing, which is an easy read) and further developed the Focusing Institute http://www.focusing.org/. Another great source on Focusing is Ann Weiser Cornell PhD, (see FocusingResource.com). Her book The Power of Focusing is also a great introduction to Focusing.
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