{"id":23218,"date":"2024-05-13T09:00:23","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T13:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sparkvisionnow.com\/?p=23218"},"modified":"2024-05-13T09:00:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T13:00:23","slug":"how-to-reduce-your-anxiety-when-change-is-coming%f0%9f%a7%98","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sunneez.com\/sparkvision\/how-to-reduce-your-anxiety-when-change-is-coming%f0%9f%a7%98\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Reduce Your Anxiety When Change is Coming\ud83e\uddd8"},"content":{"rendered":"

Practical Strategies to Reduce Anxiety When Facing Big Life Changes<\/h1>\n

Tomorrow is a big day for us as we begin our drive across the country from our Baltimore City townhome to our tiny home in the mountains of Idaho.<\/p>\n

This is a big trip because it will be our longest stay in Idaho. We stayed for six weeks at a time in the past, and now we will be there for six months.<\/p>\n

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We could not be more excited. But with that excitement, there is also anxiety.<\/h5>\n

Not only are we physically moving and having to pack and bring stuff with us. We are also getting our house ready to rent while we are away for the 1st time ever. And we are running our business!<\/p>\n

So, there has been a lot on our to-do list.<\/p>\n

At times, it has felt very overwhelming. How can we get all this done?<\/em><\/p>\n

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Other times, it feels so exciting because of all the amazing things happening. I can\u2019t wait!<\/em><\/p>\n

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And where I always want to choose excitement over anxiety, I am a human, and my ego likes to try to push me towards anxiety. It doesn\u2019t like change and wants to make change seem scary.<\/p>\n

Oh, silly ego\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

The only constant in the world is change, and humans hate it. Part of your brain interprets change as a threat and releases hormones for fear, fight, or flight. Your body is trying to protect you from change. You are hardwired to resist it.<\/p>\n

Fun fact: of the 2,807 people who have taken our Core Values Quiz, <\/a>only 24% rank \u201cVaried Life\u201d as a Core Value.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Now, I have plenty of practices I use to reduce my anxiety, like meditation, breathwork, and movement each day.<\/p>\n

These have all been amazing in helping me reduce my anxiety. However, I have realized that when you have a big change coming up, you can use more support because it is really easy to get stuck in your head.<\/p>\n

You know those thoughts\u2026<\/p>\n

\ud83d\ude1fHow am I ever going to get all this done?<\/em>
\n\ud83d\ude30Am I going to figure this out?<\/em>
\n\ud83d\ude2bWhat is going to happen?<\/em><\/p>\n

It can feel like you are taking crazy pills!<\/p>\n

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So, while you might not be moving across the country anytime soon, maybe you have another big change coming up. Like switching jobs, working on a new project or people or even going on a big vacation.<\/p>\n

Here is what I learned that can help reduce your anxiety next time you have a big change coming up.<\/h4>\n