Restating fears and worries as if they are true for everyone is like giving them a lie detector test. Learn how the “Universal Rule” is a powerful weapon against anxiety.
Learn a new secret weapon in the fight to not let fear, anxiety, or worry take over your brain.How to Effectively Talk Back to Worries and FearsThe more your primitive, emotional, reacting brain is activated, the harder it is to activate and listen to your smarter, logical, thinking brain. A fears vs. facts dialogue table helps you to question the thoughts making you anxious,The more you write and review your dialogue tables, the more you believe and act using facts and logic.
Some worries lose their power as soon as you see them in writing. You literally view those fears from a different perspective. You gain emotional distance.When the anxiety-provoking thought seems true, pull out your new secret weapon: the “Universal Rule”. Test the thought’s credibility by restating it as a universally applicable rule or law that holds true for everyone.Take the thought, “I’m scared to walk on highways. Walking on highways is dangerous.
Now, restate that thought as if it is universally true, as if it applies not just to you but to everyone. Notice what happens. Did the thought suddenly seem less credible?Understanding what emotional intelligence looks like and the steps needed to improve it could light a path to a more emotionally adept world.
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