I'm going to confront ... || Week: 217
The anxiety I have for my country, for Venezuela.
Why?
Because, since Sunday Venezuelans do not sleep well, we wake up in the early morning just to check social networks to see what has happened, during the day we do everything with the cell phone in our hand attentive to the networks. It is not easy, you feel the physical and mental exhaustion, but if we have endured so much we have to continue standing with our faith intact.
Look, in these difficult times, anxiety can be overwhelming. We Venezuelans know this very well, especially in these difficult times.
As far as “feeling”, “living” or “going through” the emotion is concerned, I consider - it is my very personal opinion - that there are ways to manage anxiety. Meditation is useful because it invites you to identify, not only what is causing you stress or anxiety, but also to recognize and appreciate what is, what is possible. And through conscious breathing, you can regulate your nervous system. At this very bad moment for Venezuela, I feel that, rather, we need tools that invite us to focus on the possibilities, on what has been achieved.
My stomach is crazy, my heart is going to break out, insomnia, I don't even have fingernails anymore, and I've never suffered from anxiety, but what's up, this moment in history is unique, and we're going to the end! Playing with Chinese checkers, chess, sharing a love movie with my husband, painting, and crying when needed 💙 We breathe and move on!
To understand that anxiety is part of the moment and to find a way to cope with it and for that reason I will eat chocolates this weekend....haha hahaha
Anxiety and the desire for immediacy makes us stay glued to information, but in reality it is our helplessness that speaks when we cannot control our immediate future.
I'm going to give myself the opportunity to look for a love movie of those old ones on YouTube and spend two hours watching something else or allow myself to take a nap leaving the cell phone in the living room, give myself a few hours of personal attention: nails, feet in warm water, a vigorous massage, hair, eyebrows, what am I, give the body positive reinforcement to be able to tolerate what is happening.... because here the dogs are just showing their teeth and growling.
What I am sure of is that a fight is not won at the first blow, and a war is not won on the first day either. Understanding it is fundamental, both that and the magnitude of what we are facing.
There are still many aces up their sleeves on each side of the conflict. The one who gets tired loses. The one who allows himself not to overcome fear, ends up being a slave.
Janitze.🌹🇻🇪
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