Anxiety can make everyday moments feel overwhelming. It can feel frustrating when anxiety pops up and we feel like we don’t have the tools to respond the way we want to in the moment. While anxiety is a natural human response, it doesn't have to control your daily experience. Mindfulness offers a practical, accessible way to create space between you and anxious thoughts, helping you intentionally respond to life's inevitable stressors.
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Reprogramming the OCD Algorithm: How Our Brain’s Feed Can Be Retrained
Pretend your consciousness is like an Instagram feed, an infinite scroll of psychoemotional thoughts, images, and feelings. Some of which are positive, others neutral, and some distressing. You can engage with this feed similar to how you engage with Instagram: choosing to “like” a post, share it, click “not interested”, or spend time clicking deeper into a particular profile. In the same way, our brains respond to the attention we give to thoughts, reinforcing patterns based on what we engage with most.