10/02/2026
Do you ever wake up and just feel anxious — before the day even begins?
What do you usually do in those moments?
- Do you search for a reason, falling deeper into the anxious spiral?
- Do you build little stories in your mind to make sense of it?
- Or do you rush to distract yourself—scrolling, working, moving?
But what if… you didn’t do any of that?
What if you just sat with the feeling; without judgement, without needing to fix it, just curious about what the feeling actually feels like in your body?
Here’s a simple process you can try next time:
1. Pause. Stop what you’re doing and take one slow, deep breath.
2. Notice. What sensations are present? Tight chest, quick breath, racing heart?
3. Name it. Gently say, “This is a feeling, and it’s okay.”
4. Allow. Let it just be there without pushing it away or holding on.
5. Breathe again. Feel it shift, even a little. Feel it move through.
Feelings come. Feelings go. You see feelings naturally move on their own, often we don’t realise we are the ones holding the feeling in place. You don’t have to chase or control them—you can simply witness them and allow them to pass.