{"id":173,"date":"2020-03-25T23:36:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T03:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psyvitaliti.ca\/magazine\/?p=173"},"modified":"2026-02-21T19:19:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T00:19:58","slug":"sarahs-endless-swirl-into-anxiety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psyvitaliti.ca\/magazine\/sarahs-endless-swirl-into-anxiety\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah\u2019s Endless Swirl into Anxiety"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><em>Hardship needs no introduction. It\u2019s all around us and mentioned daily on every news outlet and social media platform.<\/em><\/h3>\n<h3>This series of articles is not about hardship. It\u2019s about you.<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: initial; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Our newsletter,\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"color: initial; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><strong>Weathering the Storm,<\/strong><\/em><span style=\"color: initial; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"> is a source of curated tips and strategies to help you weather the emotional storm.<\/span>\u00a0This newsletter is inspired by actual clients* and written by experienced psychologists.<\/p>\n<p><em>*All client names are fictional and presenting issues are composites of actual clients<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Meet Sarah*<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sarah has been working on dealing with issues relating to anxiety for a while.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, her anxiety levels have been through the roof. She\u2019s tried all the tricks: she\u2019s gone for a jog, read an interesting book, played a board game with her family. Yet nothing seems to be helping with the overwhelming stress she is feeling.<\/p>\n<p>No matter what she is doing, she continuously thinks to herself :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Will I or a loved one get ill?<\/li>\n<li>Will I lose my job if I make a mistake at work?<\/li>\n<li>When will I be able to afford to visit my family again?<\/li>\n<li>Will I ever be able to stop worrying about money?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Like most of us, Sarah knows that no certain answers to these questions exist. Yet to overcome the uncertainty, she finds herself answering each question by playing out the worst case scenario. This in turn, leads to emotional turmoil.<\/p>\n<p>__CONFIG_colors_palette__{&#8220;active_palette&#8221;:0,&#8221;config&#8221;:{&#8220;colors&#8221;:{&#8220;36c04&#8221;:{&#8220;name&#8221;:&#8221;Main Accent&#8221;,&#8221;parent&#8221;:-1},&#8221;3a8fd&#8221;:{&#8220;name&#8221;:&#8221;Accent Light&#8221;,&#8221;parent&#8221;:&#8221;36c04&#8243;,&#8221;lock&#8221;:{&#8220;saturation&#8221;:1,&#8221;lightness&#8221;:1}}},&#8221;gradients&#8221;:[]},&#8221;palettes&#8221;:[{&#8220;name&#8221;:&#8221;Default&#8221;,&#8221;value&#8221;:{&#8220;colors&#8221;:{&#8220;36c04&#8221;:{&#8220;val&#8221;:&#8221;var(&#8211;tcb-skin-color-0)&#8221;},&#8221;3a8fd&#8221;:{&#8220;val&#8221;:&#8221;rgb(240, 240, 240)&#8221;,&#8221;hsl_parent_dependency&#8221;:{&#8220;h&#8221;:144,&#8221;l&#8221;:0.94,&#8221;s&#8221;:0}}},&#8221;gradients&#8221;:[]},&#8221;original&#8221;:{&#8220;colors&#8221;:{&#8220;36c04&#8221;:{&#8220;val&#8221;:&#8221;rgb(255, 204, 102)&#8221;,&#8221;hsl&#8221;:{&#8220;h&#8221;:40,&#8221;s&#8221;:1,&#8221;l&#8221;:0.7}},&#8221;3a8fd&#8221;:{&#8220;val&#8221;:&#8221;rgb(241, 241, 241)&#8221;,&#8221;hsl_parent_dependency&#8221;:{&#8220;h&#8221;:0,&#8221;s&#8221;:0,&#8221;l&#8221;:0.94}}},&#8221;gradients&#8221;:[]}}]}__CONFIG_colors_palette__<\/p>\n<h3>Anxiety self-test<\/h3>\n<p>Feeling anxious? Take our 7-item questionnaire to help assess your anxiety severity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/self-test\/anxiety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Start Here <\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Our recommendations<\/h3>\n<p>When we focus on what we have no control over, we feel powerless, discouraged, angry and fearful. But it\u2019s hard to shift our focus when it\u2019s all everyone is talking about. So one strategy is to remember the old saying :<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Focus on what you <strong>can<\/strong> change<\/li>\n<li>Accept things you <strong>can\u2019t<\/strong> change<\/li>\n<li>And have the wisdom to know the difference<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Remembering to distinguish between what we can and can\u2019t change can sometimes alleviate anxiety. What\u2019s the point of wasting precious mental and physical energy focusing on things we can\u2019t change?<\/p>\n<p>But what happens when we still can\u2019t stop thinking about things we can\u2019t control?<\/p>\n<p>Our next article will answer this specific question. Here\u2019s a hint: double-standard.<\/p>\n<p>For more tips,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/psyvitaliti.ca\/magazine\/\">visit our blog here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We welcome you to leave comments as well as questions in the discussion section so we can try to answer some of them in upcoming posts.<\/p>\n<p>__CONFIG_colors_palette__{&#8220;active_palette&#8221;:0,&#8221;config&#8221;:{&#8220;colors&#8221;:{&#8220;36c04&#8221;:{&#8220;name&#8221;:&#8221;Main Accent&#8221;,&#8221;parent&#8221;:-1},&#8221;3a8fd&#8221;:{&#8220;name&#8221;:&#8221;Accent Light&#8221;,&#8221;parent&#8221;:&#8221;36c04&#8243;,&#8221;lock&#8221;:{&#8220;saturation&#8221;:1,&#8221;lightness&#8221;:1}}},&#8221;gradients&#8221;:[]},&#8221;palettes&#8221;:[{&#8220;name&#8221;:&#8221;Default&#8221;,&#8221;value&#8221;:{&#8220;colors&#8221;:{&#8220;36c04&#8221;:{&#8220;val&#8221;:&#8221;var(&#8211;tcb-skin-color-0)&#8221;},&#8221;3a8fd&#8221;:{&#8220;val&#8221;:&#8221;rgb(240, 240, 240)&#8221;,&#8221;hsl_parent_dependency&#8221;:{&#8220;h&#8221;:144,&#8221;l&#8221;:0.94,&#8221;s&#8221;:0}}},&#8221;gradients&#8221;:[]},&#8221;original&#8221;:{&#8220;colors&#8221;:{&#8220;36c04&#8221;:{&#8220;val&#8221;:&#8221;rgb(255, 204, 102)&#8221;,&#8221;hsl&#8221;:{&#8220;h&#8221;:40,&#8221;s&#8221;:1,&#8221;l&#8221;:0.7}},&#8221;3a8fd&#8221;:{&#8220;val&#8221;:&#8221;rgb(241, 241, 241)&#8221;,&#8221;hsl_parent_dependency&#8221;:{&#8220;h&#8221;:0,&#8221;s&#8221;:0,&#8221;l&#8221;:0.94}}},&#8221;gradients&#8221;:[]}}]}__CONFIG_colors_palette__<\/p>\n<h3>Ready to take the next step?<\/h3>\n<p>We are currently accepting new clients for online video or phone appointments.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/book-appointment\/\"> Book Now <\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>About us<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>PsyVitalit\u00ef is a network of licensed psychologists, psychotherapists and therapists offering psychotherapy services throughout Canada.<\/p>\n<p>To schedule an appointment, contact us at 1-844-337-2473 ext. 0. 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