Lately, I’ve been talking a lot to my amygdala (the ancient part of the brain that is always looking for danger), so I appreciated seeing “Don’t Panic!” yesterday on my walk.
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“Don’t Panic!“ I tell myself, as
- we’re in another fraught election year,
- climate change continues,
- medical systems seem particularly overburdened and inefficient,
- I’m dealing with several chronic health conditions,
- I spend what seems like hours on hold needing to talk to human beings,
- experts contradict each other or don’t have answers, and
- people are panicking all around me.
I hope my other images convincingly say “Don’t Panic!”
Here’s what I find when I search for “Don’t Panic!” on YouTube.
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I don’t panic when I realize I’m not alone, so thanks for being here, now.
I try my best not to panic, by always thinking that anything can happen, even in the most mundane task, and only very rarely does something bad actually happen, more like an unexpected inconvenience at worst
Thanks for helping me not panic, beth.
As somebody who was prone to panic attacks (involving expensive but fruitless visits to the emergency room), I now take a pill for that. 🙂
We do our best not to panic, Barbara.
Dear Ann, you say: “I don’t panic when I realize I’m not alone, so thanks for being here, now.”
Thanks for saying this. I am so grateful, when I find I am not alone. So thank you, thank you very much!
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Thank YOU, Aunty, for another wonderful comment.
thanknyou!
We won’t panic!
Every time I start to panic I think about the times I have panicked and things turned out to be okay. It doesn’t work every time but sometimes it does help me stop and just face whatever I’m afraid of.
Thanks, Chris. I am now doing the same.
My dear wife Karen continues to grab my elbow and walk my away from a lot of catastrophizing, Ann.
Thank goodness we have those who love us, Mark.
Panic gets us no where, it only stresses u out further! I try to avoid panicking! It is hard, though! xoxo