Welcome to the Anxiety Slayer series. Our mission is to assist you with creating more peace and tranquility in your life

through anxiety release exercises and supportive tools created to slay your anxiety.

Surrender to the gur. From the moment I rolled out of bed it was a challenging day.

Vivid dreams about having brain surgery by a former colleague

poking around in my brain with chopsticks didn't help matters.

I began the day growling, the kind of gur you can't explain. It just simply

takes over and wants all of your attention. Stress and low-level anger filled my every breath. I was feeling immense pressure from my

inner critic and everything appeared to be spiraling out of control. I was thankful for knowing how to ground my breath and care for myself and eventually I found my way back to center.

How do you behave when you get your growl on?

I like to mutter slanderous comments under my breath or judge random people for

poor driving skills. Often I begin cleaning every inch of my living space as a distraction.

Here are a few suggestions to support you when you wake up on the wrong side of the bed.

Allow yourself to freak out for a full hour.

Let your inner critic go wild with judgment, anger, and madness.

Just let your mood be what it is from home.

And then you can invite the inner crazy to move on. You'll find that the gur falls

away when you allow yourself to purge your emotions. Humor is also a great help. It can be amusing to witness your badass warrior

self spinning out. By simply being mindful of your own bad mood, you can

naturally see how silly it is to be ticked off at the world.

Another helpful tip is to call a good friend and ask for permission to go stark-raving lunatic mad for five minutes without interruption, feedback, or solutions.

Then buyer a pint or some flowers to say thank you.

I'm certain this will lead to much laughter about your tirade of silliness.

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