1020: Floating Part 1: Claire Weekes Philosophy Of Floating Through Anxiety
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- In today's episode, Gina discusses the third step in Claire Weekes' core anxiety treatment regime: floating. The key to this step is to not fight the feelings and sensations of anxiety-panic but (following acceptance) to float with them as you proceed through your day. Mastery over this step provides substantial benefit to anxiety sufferers in their anxiety clearing journey. Listen in to learn more details about what floating is had how to do it today!
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Quote:
Treat fear gently, kindly, patiently, but firmly. Try to float gently over the feeling, never fighting it, never trying to crowd it out of your mind.
-Claire Weekes
Chapters
0:23 Introduction
5:58 Understanding Floating Through Anxiety
10:46 Benefits of Practicing Floating
14:38 Desensitization through Floating
16:43 Avoiding Adding Fuel to the Fire
18:01 Closing Thoughts
Summary
In this episode of the Anxiety Coaches Podcast, Gina Ryan delves into Claire Weeks' philosophy of floating through anxiety, emphasizing the importance of being aware but unafraid. Weeks believed that anxiety and panic attacks stemmed from a fear of the symptoms and sensations themselves, rather than any external threat, which she termed as "second fear." By practicing floating through anxiety, individuals are encouraged to accept and embrace anxious sensations without resistance, allowing them to gradually desensitize themselves to the experience of anxiety.
Ryan explains that floating involves moving through anxious sensations without tense resistance, akin to floating on undulating water. By adopting a stance of non-resistance and observing anxious feelings without judgment, individuals can signal to their mind and body that there is nothing to fear, laying the foundation for peace and calm as a new default response. Floating teaches individuals to separate themselves from anxious thoughts, preventing them from adding more stress to the situation and ultimately contributing to desensitization.
The benefits of practicing floating extend beyond navigating individual anxious experiences with less struggle, as each instance sends a message to the mind and body that it is safe to relax in such situations. By letting go of the need to control or analyze anxious feelings, individuals can cultivate a sense of safety and security within themselves. Ryan stresses the importance of gradually and repetitively practicing floating to rewire the mind and body's response to anxiety, ultimately teaching individuals that they are okay and do not need to engage in fight or flight responses to imagined threats.
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Fear of the physical symptoms is what I struggle with. Curbing 2nd fear is crucial.
I’ve been listening to a lot of podcasts but this is one is so good. Very helpful thank you
Thank you for listening 🌺
Oh my Gosh!
Brilliant
You must relax your muscles. Releasing my stomach is where i struggle sometimes
Yes! The stomach area can hold a lot of tension. We may not even notice until we consciously begin to "relax" everything. Thanks so much for listening 🌺
Love this thank you for explaining how to float
Thanks so much for watching and commenting! I hope you'll listen in again! 🩷
The second fear has kept me anxious for 5 months with awful symptoms 24/7 dizziness, head and ear pressure 😢
The good news is the second fear is where you can make changes! Keep working on it 🩷
I am so glad! I stumbled into this video.
I really believe this will help me to practice “flouting”
Let us know how you are doing with your floating practice!
I will try. Thanks
Is this for depression also
one step forward two steps back when it seems to come to my recovery. things got so bad thinking about where i am in life thanks to this it led to me developing ocd which is another fucking issue i have to deal with (pardon the french). 2022 was going really good recovery wise but i wasn’t embracing panic, i was just taming it enough to move forward, but when i had a panic attack i’d run.
I hear you! It can be disheartening to have those two steps back, but healing is rarely like the upward linear arrow we would like it to be. I hope you will keep putting one foot in front of the other. From my experience, you are probably gaining more ground than you think! 👍🏻☺🌺
@@anxietycoachespodcast yeah deadset. been using cold showers also to float i guess too. i’ll get under the water and accept any feelings or panic, and if i stay under that water long enough (usually like 2 minutes) that panic dissipates - if i have any type of resistance it’s almost impossible to stay under. i’m also about to use this channel too for my recovery. it’s about time i prioritise this in front of 99% of things in my life lol
@@overcomingwithin sounds like you are ready for some changes! Yay! Welcome to the ACP listening family ☺
I am pretending I am Gumby with a stretchy body.
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Excellent