Have you noticed feeling more anxious this past week?\u00a0 Maybe you feel a bit on edge or maybe you have experienced surges of adrenaline not unlike a panic attack.\u00a0 If you live in Wisconsin or any other region where deer hunting has begun the hunt may have more to do with your anxiety than you realize. \u00a0 (More about the hunt from Argus, the buck below).<\/p>\n
Living in the country surrounded by woods and fields that others use for hunting has ramped up my awareness of my sensitivities during hunting season.\u00a0 It typically begins early in the morning, about 4:30-5 am.\u00a0 I am awakened by a surge of adrenalin that feels like being out walking at night in the dark and hearing a noise behind me.\u00a0 It’s a brief rush of fear…completely unrelated to any current thoughts.\u00a0 It’s biological at this point and is created from adrenal glands gone amuck.<\/p>\n
But it didn’t begin as biological…it began energetically.\u00a0 When you are highly sensitive and your energy feels the fearful energy of the deer anticipating the hunt or even the adrenaline rush of the hunter\u2026your body interprets that energy as a real threat and goes into its flight or fight mode.<\/p>\n
Our bodies interpret many events as stress and will respond to an energetic connection as if it were a physical attack.\u00a0 It is also true that happy events can create a physical response to stress.\u00a0 This over stimulated adrenal system can then create anxiety, panic attacks and eventually, physical illness.\u00a0 Fortunately, we can control this system.<\/p>\n
The first step is to recognize that this is a biological response to a perceived threat…in other words this is not real.<\/b><\/p>\n
Next, we need to unplug from any sources of energy that may be creating the stress.\u00a0 You can do this by visualizing all your energy coming back to you and then sending it down into the earth to ground it.<\/p>\n
Finally, focus on your heart center and breathe deeply remembering all that you are grateful for in your life.\u00a0 Allow that feeling of love and gratitude to fill your entire being. This should shift you into a state of calm\u00a0contentedness\u00a0\u00a0 (I will be sharing a guided meditation that takes you through this process on my new website, to be launched in the next month.\u00a0 You will be able to download the meditation and use it daily to help keep your energy body free from outside attachments.)<\/em><\/p>\n The adrenaline rush from this energetic connection typically only lasts about 30-60 seconds.\u00a0 However, if you have an over stimulated adrenal system you may experience repetitive episodes.\u00a0 This requires some serious self care.<\/p>\n In addition to the steps of grounding and breathing noted above you need to eliminate any \u201cstimulants\u201d from your life such as caffeine, sugar, stressful events, and alcohol…yep, alcohol really doesn’t help you relax in the long run as it depletes your adrenals.\u00a0 Then you can add in ways to support yourself such as quality rest, creative time, laughter with a friend, and quiet time with your four-legged friends.<\/p>\n