Adrenaline and Anxiety: Is It Bad?

Exploring The Three Principles with Sarie Taylor

I used to believe that my anxiety was a sign of something being wrong with me. The constant surge of adrenaline made me feel broken and I saw it as such a negative thing. This made it difficult for me to accept my anxiety and be present in the moment with it.

A significant aspect of experiencing any anxiety how I would now - most of the time - effortlessly accessing my own peace of mind, was realising that experiencing the adrenaline rush that creates our physical symptoms is not necessarily a 'bad' thing. They're not detrimental and not something to be feared. I've learned this with the understanding of The Three Principles that I now share with my clients, members and on my courses.

Rather, I now know that it is simply a result of innocently triggering an alarm within myself, which subsequently leads to the release of adrenaline. Although I may not always appreciate the physical symptoms associated with adrenaline, this does not mean that they are bad.

Let's consider an individual who engages in activities like cliff diving or Parkour, where they leap from one building to another. These individuals actively pursue the sensation that comes with these daring adventures. They perceive it as a positive experience, one that brings them immense joy and excitement - a feeling that they make it their mission to seek out!

Although the physiological response in their bodies is exactly the same as anyone else's, their mindset and perspective set them apart. They see the feeling of the adrenaline rushing through them as enjoyable, exhilarating, and truly extraordinary!

These thrill seekers have the same physical process with adrenaline that many of us - me included for many years - feel is the worst thing in the world at the time.

The difference for them is their thinking. The difference for us is our thinking!

When we know the feeling is going to pass, and we become more comfortable in the discomfort by understanding what's really going on in our minds and bodies, we can then begin to accept that the feeling will pass, as it always always does.

We can all learn to respond differently to our thinking with an understanding of The Three Principles - if you're just beginning to dip your toe in the water of this amazing understanding that has changed so many of the lives of those I've shared it with, my 3 Day Mini Course would be a great place to start.