Three Ways to Harness the Power of Anxiety

Anxiety can have either a positive or negative effect on our lives. This can make the difference.

patients to get 7-9 hours of sleep per night for at least 2-3 weeks. They set a bedtime, curtail the use of electronic devices a half-hour before that bedtime, and log their daily sleep hours. I have never had a patient who did not report significant benefits from this simple strategy.When we speak with others about our inner feelings, it draws us closer to them and deepens our relationship with them.

Several years ago, I participated in a Harvard College panel on mental health alongside the director of the Harvard counseling center. I will never forget what I learned that night: The number-one predictor of a student thriving academically and otherwise is having at least one person to speak to about how they truly feel inside.3. Anxiety can enhance our lives spiritually by reminding us to be humble.

Psychological science has revealed that the root of anxiety is intolerance of uncertainty—the inability to accept that some things in life are beyond our knowledge and control. Along these lines, when we accept the fact that uncertainty and a limited scope of control are part and parcel of the human experience, we simultaneously become less anxious and more aware of our small stature in the universe.

One of my current patients recently related to me that overcoming her panic disorder was “the most spiritually uplifting experience” she’s ever had.

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