Here are the cliff notes from today's talk on my most requested topic, "FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN":
"Fear is based on our perception of what might happen in the future"
--Try listing 1-3 examples of times when you've phased something UNKNOWN in the past and coped successfully!
--ACKNOWLEDGE your fear and then set a "worry time" each day. Once the time is up, put the worry in a "box" until the next day and don't allow yourself to think about it.
--EMBRACE the world as it is today and remember feelings are not facts. (ie. "ok, we are in quarantine, that's a fact not based on my feelings)
--It takes CONSISTENT mindfulness to conquer spiraling thoughts. FAKE IT TIL YOU MAKE IT and say "I'm not ok but I'm willingly to be ok" until you believe it.
--NOTICE when you are ESCALATING (ie. I'm going to be homeless!)
--What's something that brings you peace/grounds you?
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