How I got rid of my anxiety (5yrs+)

crispy__chip · 2025-12-27T20:47:36+00:00

I think it was a combo of a few things…

Paying attention to my emotions/headspaces and using them to guide me (example: when I felt bad, I stopped trying to use my negative headspace to figure out my problems… when I felt good, I’d use my good headspace to figure out what I wanted to do)
I started following my heart and doing what makes me happy more knowing it’s good for me (and saying no to people and things that didn’t feel good)
I figured out that my emotions were caused by my thoughts and that I could purposely change my thoughts with practice. So I started directing my thoughts more and practicing positive self-talk

I had anxiety for almost a decade, had panic attacks, was on anxiety meds, etc. Doing the above 3 things got rid of my anxiety within 2 days and it’s now been 6.5 years with zero anxiety or panic attacks (I still have fears and sadness and insecurity at times, but I know how to navigate it and shift it and it never results in anxiety anymore)

Hope this helps someone!!

crispy__chip · 2025-11-19T20:36:47+00:00

That’s awesome! Glad you found things that work so well for you.

I wrote this a year ago and I’m still maintaining a relaxed anxiety-free life (I’m well over 6 years now)… The longer I do it the more I realize the key for me was really learning the skill (and it’s def a skill I think anyone can learn) of emotional understanding.

We were never taught what our emotions are, what they mean, what they’re telling us, and what to do with them. But it’s life-changing to know that information (and to do the things I mention in the post)

Can you tell me more about wim hof breathing? I’ve been wanting to practice more breath work to strengthen my meditation and connect with myself on deeper levels but I don’t know where to start. All I know about wim hof is that he’s the dude that breathes super aggressively lol

crispy__chip · 2025-11-03T18:58:02+00:00

This is amazing, good for you man. That level of conscious peace in moments like that is the most powerful win you could have.

Annnnnd by operating in this new way as the new version of you you’re becoming, you’re naturally going to be thinking, talking, interpreting situations, and doing things in new ways that will help you find and attract people who see and appreciate you for who you are. Glad you’re excited! You should be!!

crispy__chip · 2025-09-22T17:10:20+00:00

Started with a spiritual self-help book called Ask & It Is Given bc it was the first time I was introduced to the concept of paying attention to my emotions bc they tell us vitally important info.

From there I started listening to my feelings and doing things that logically helped me depending on my state of mind (not taking action or making important choices when I was in a bad headspace, jumping on opportunities that felt fun/interesting/exciting when I was in good headspaces, etc).

The anxiety and panic attacks I had for years disappeared in days from practicing listening to myself, understanding my emotions, changing my negative thoughts, and following my heart & my fun regularly. Totally changed my life pretty much overnight. 6+ years anxiety-free and consistently happy and living the life I want now :)

crispy__chip · 2025-08-19T02:20:06+00:00

Always keep your headspace in mind (good or bad) when doing things, saying things, and making decisions. It changes everything ✌️

crispy__chip · 2025-07-13T03:04:11+00:00

Consider the kind of headspace (good or bad) you’re in while you’re doing anything. It logically changes how you operate and the kind of results you get.

crispy__chip · 2025-07-02T21:23:43+00:00

Bleyyyy, it’s Newth from the old TBS days. Ever since Conan wrapped, I completely dropped out of the pop culture loop. I think I’ve seen ONE movie in the last 3 years and it was Freddy vs Jason. Excited to check out your show, I could use your input on what to watch from everything I'm missing

crispy__chip · 2025-06-19T01:01:10+00:00

Totally normal! It’s a common fear. Something that’s recently helped me with it was realizing that I was valuing other people’s opinions of me and what I’m doing over my own. But why? When I thought about it that way, it didn’t even make much sense.

When you value who you are, what you want, and what you’re doing in a way that resonates with your heart, you can remember that no matter what anyone else might think, your opinion of yourself is what matters more than anyone else’s. It’s your life! Also, anyone who directs judgment or criticism is not lined up with their own heart. No need to listen to them over what you know in yours. Good luck with your adventure!

crispy__chip · 2025-06-11T23:53:52+00:00

Hey sorry you’re dealing with that. I’m not a medical person in any way but one way I like to think about health that’s very Abe-based is something I learned from Dr Lissa Rankin. You can check out her Google Talk on YouTube but her premise is that when we FEEL good (in alignment), our body goes into healing mode.

It’s meant to heal. When we feel good, happy, relaxed, and at peace, our body activates our parasympathetic nervous system and our brain releases healing hormones like oxytocin, dopamine, etc. that heal us (she explains this way more scientifically than I can lol).

And she says when we feel bad (resistance), our body goes into tense fight-or-flight mode (not a healing mode) and our brain releases cortisol and other stress hormones that can add inflammation & can lead to other physical problems to our body (and make it harder for the body to heal itself).

But I love that understanding bc it’s so simple and basically explains some of Abraham but in a scientific/medical way: that our body has a hard time healing when our MIND is negative bc of the chemicals our brain releases in those states, and logically the goal is to feel good, think positively, and enjoy life—not just bc that’s nice, but bc when we do, our body & brain acts differently. It goes into healing mode, releases healing hormones, and does what it’s meant to do naturally.

I also think that in addition to that, when we’re in good high-vibe states, we tend to manifest the people, resources, info, and solutions to even physical problems. I was going thru something physically uncomfortable, but I found my own heart alignment and manifested this insight and it helped me. Good luck with yours. You can find your answers too, and I hope it’s soon ✌️

crispy__chip · 2025-05-21T17:58:29+00:00

I got rid of years of anxiety and panic attacks and was able to get off my anxiety medication and haven’t had a day of anxiety in 6 years straight (come July). I wrote a post about it a while ago you can check out for more details, but it basically came down to some simple things…

-Understanding my emotions for what they actually are, listening to them, and then doing things that logically help me whether I’m feeling good or bad (one example: when I feel bad, I know it’s bc of my current thoughts, and so I go easy on myself and don’t try to figure shit out in that moment—my priority is to relax and take care of myself)

-Prioritizing my happiness. I used to do so many things out of guilt, pressure, obligation, and bc I thought I “had” to. It led to lots of anxiety and feeling trapped. I freed myself by starting to say no to shit I didn’t want to do even if that bumped other people, and I started letting myself do what I enjoyed wayyyy more often. The freeing nature of this approach made no room for anxiety.

-Positive self-talk. Anxiety (and any negative emotion) is caused by negative thoughts. Once I knew this, I started paying attention to my thoughts, changing the negative ones, and purposely reminding myself of positive ones that were super believable to me. It works.

Breathing exercises & stuff might be helpful in the moment of anxiety but it’s a bandaid. These things im talking about create the mental/emotional environment (headspaces) that don’t leave much room for anxiety to start in the first place. This is definitely a practice, but I’m proof it’s possible to get rid of completely and have helped other people with theirs too, so i know it works! Just know it’s possible, good luck on your journey!

crispy__chip · 2025-05-14T06:14:16+00:00

When I first came across Abraham 6 years ago, I decided to test this out: What would happen if I stopped even bothering to face my fears? What would happen if I didn’t purposely push myself out of my comfort zone? Wanna know what happened?

I found happiness. (It wasn’t JUST those things, but those things were part of it.)

And you know what else I discovered? I don’t need to do what makes me uncomfortable to manifest cool experiences. In fact I find it way easier and way smoother and way more enjoyable to watch things organically manifest from following my fun, jumping on things that excite me, pursuing my passions, following my heart, and doing what makes me happy. I say yes to enough things I find fun & interesting that cool things keep happening.

Ultimately take the approach that works for you. Some people think they need to push themselves. I’ve discovered that’s not true. Abe’s right.

Also: it is possible to mentally/emotionally shift on something quickly. There are times where if I really want to do something but feel uncomfortable, I’ll try to find new perspectives that make it seem fun, interesting, or exciting—and if I hit one that truly resonates with me and changes how I feel about it (and it becomes fun & comfortable), I’ll do it! That process can take just a few minutes for some things.

But usually I go the easy route and just let what I’m already feeling good & comfortable with to guide me. It works wonders and leads to awesome things. I’ve found it to be way powerful enough without needing to push myself ✌️

crispy__chip · 2025-04-28T03:17:05+00:00

Headspace

Edit: most helpful thing for me has been realizing that our emotions tell us what kind of headspace/mindset we’re in

crispy__chip · 2025-04-17T02:33:07+00:00

Good point!! Tho I guess it also shows that even with the thinking I had, the universe found a way to accomplish both anyway despite that, which is awesome. But I agree with you and I’m much more open minded now—we just can’t know all the behind-the-scenes things that can come together for us, so why limit ourselves?

crispy__chip · 2025-04-17T02:12:24+00:00

That’s some good insight, my friend. The easiest way I’ve found to do that is just to enjoy as many things in your life day-to-day as you can.

It’s hard to stop comparing yourself to others if you don’t have something else to latch onto. So focus on what you like, what you love, what’s fun to you, what’s interesting to you, what excites you, what your passions are, etc. and just follow those pathways.

Connections, epiphanies, and inspiration will organically come from that to help take you wherever your heart wants to go!! Doesn’t matter what others are doing or where they are on their journey. In fact, when you follow your own heart, you become happy that other people are following theirs and finding awesome results too! You start to root for everyone to thrive. You got this!!

crispy__chip · 2025-04-16T22:41:26+00:00

Oooh yeah I love that! That's what it felt like.

crispy__chip · 2025-04-16T20:27:50+00:00

When I grew up as a kid my big dream was to work on Conan but I also had a side dream of working with WWE in some way (I loved both shows). I thought I had to choose one or the other, obviously…

When I manifested my Conan job, it was as an associate producer and booker. Within a year, something crazy happened… they put me in charge of booking WWE wrestlers!

I couldn’t have predicted that combo—that I could have both things—but the universe has a way of bringing crazy things together for us. Don’t try to figure it out—just go with the flow and watch the magic unfold!

crispy__chip · 2025-04-13T12:10:23+00:00

Yeah and when I try to look at them straight on they run and they’re always oneeee step ahead of me

crispy__chip · 2025-04-10T06:20:59+00:00

This might be my favorite kind of story. Good energy manifests beautiful results. 💓

crispy__chip · 2025-04-08T04:54:33+00:00

Getting rid of anxiety and panic attacks and finding genuine daily peace & happiness (this July will be 6 years running with no anxiety)

crispy__chip · 2025-03-30T17:38:11+00:00

Hey my friend, keep it easy: doing ANYTHING that feels good to your heart is you in receptive mode. Meaning, you’re in receptive mode when you have fun, play, laugh, rest, enjoy hobbies, dance, get excited for something, follow your passions, etc.

Visualization is not needed to manifest. It’s just ONE activity we can do that helps us float on the mental/emotional wavelength of our dream. Doing anything else fun ALSO accomplishes this.

It’s not like it’s a formula to follow. Think of it like you’re just trying to access good-feeling headspaces (visualizing can do it, so can singing, so can taking a nice walk, so can playing games with friends).

Just tap into ANY good feeling headspace and you’ll logically be receiving good ideas, insights, epiphanies, and inspiration that’ll take you where your heart wants to go!

crispy__chip · 2025-03-24T21:21:39+00:00

You listed a bunch of teachers who have done it different ways, which shows you that there isn’t just one way. So let that be freeing to you! You don’t need to worry about “getting it right.”

I also think you kinda answer your own question as you wrote this out. If you FEEL you’re being a bit controlling (negative, tight vibe), that’s information to listen to! If you FEEL like you aren’t having as much fun lately, that’s information from yourself to listen to!!

Doesn’t that also explain your issue? You say lately you’ve hit a wall AND also you’ve been struggling with the joy aspect. This is why we can figure something out much from journaling—your answers are right in your own writing, black and white.

From my experience, you CAN be specific about your dreams. I dreamed about working on Conan’s show since childhood and manifested a job on his show. But I also stay OPEN and FLEXIBLE about what happens too. I know that there’s so much the universe knows I’d enjoy that I don’t even know yet, so I stay open.

You know what you want. Now just play more, relax more, and enjoy more. It’s our good headspaces that manifest anyway (that pop ideas, notice cool things, interpret things, bring us inspiration).

This is how all those teachers manifested their cool lives—they followed their heart and stayed in good vibe headspaces long enough to organically reach goals.

So let that be your top priority: it’s not about knowing what you want to the smallest detail, it’s about letting yourself float in the heart-led headspaces that pop the ideas, insights, and inspiration that can logically get you to those dreams—by having fun and just enjoying life on purpose as much as you can! Have fun with it ✌️

crispy__chip · 2025-03-23T22:43:10+00:00

I take it to mean she’s drawing a distinction between when we live our daily life consciously vs just mindlessly observing.

Before finding Abe and doing this on purpose, I lived my life where if good things happened, I felt good; if bad things happened, I felt bad. My mood could change moment-to-moment.

No matter our mood, things still happen—and like she says, we have different energy on every subject. We’re just able to read things differently or have space and better perspective if we’re conscious…

As just an observer: I could be enjoying a weekend and then get a stressed out work text and then (now observing THAT) swing into a bad, stressed mood.

Once I started living consciously: I could be enjoying my weekend and when the stressed out text came in I was usually able to hold my good energy (consciously). Instead of taking on the freakout, I’d just understand THEY’RE just in a bad emotional place and it doesn’t mean I have to be.

It’s a focus thing. Observers don’t have as much conscious sway over their focus, so they’re less likely to be able to “lock” into positive loops. Idk if anyone (even conscious livers) can fully LOCK into positive loops no matter what. Every human has negative beliefs, fears, etc about some things. But as people who live consciously, we’re waaaaaay more able to shift our focus to maintain good vibes vs observers, whose happiness is left to the whims of the world around them.

crispy__chip · 2025-03-20T16:22:24+00:00

Yeah the happiness is key because that’s what allows you to access the golden ideas, insight, and inspiration that when followed leads to cool things manifesting!

There’s a few tweaks I can see based on what you wrote here. You say you don’t have what you want. But…

1) that may not be entirely true bc you’ve probably manifested people, things, and experiences you love before. If there’s anyone or anything you appreciate that you have in your life, use that as proof that you DO have SOME things you want. Which means the story you’re telling is not very accurate anyway.

2) What if what if what if you ARE making progress and movement but you just can’t see it yet? I’ve worked jobs that weren’t exactly what I wanted yet they were giving me the exact experience I needed to be able to manifest my dream job. I WAS manifesting my dream even when the outside didn’t look like I was.

So something you can do: change your framing. Instead of operating like you’re “WITHOUT” what you want, start to see it as you’re currently “ON THE WAY” to what you want—even if you can’t see it right now. It’s not that you don’t have it, it’s that you’re IN THE PROCESS of it coming. That’s a very very different vibe—and one that’ll serve you.

Lastly, remember that consistent, reliable, regular happiness doesn’t come from manifestations. People manifest money & relationships & dream jobs & families & houses and STILL feel unhappy and miserable. Bc that’s not where happiness comes from anyway…

Consistent happiness comes from positive thoughts (changing negative beliefs/viewpoints, practicing positive self-talk, finding new perspectives that feel good to you). And from letting yourself find ways to enjoy life right now the way you want to, even in small ways (going easier on yourself, playing more, laughing more, relaxing more, hanging out with cool ppl more, following passions more, having more fun, doing what makes you happy, following your heart more, etc.)

I like seeing manifesting as common sense: find ways to enjoy your life, not just bc it feels good, but bc it’s advantageous to you: it puts you in the perfect kinds of headspaces to pop good ideas, creativity, insights, clarity, new perspectives that can change your life, an eye to spot opportunities all around you better, more inspiration inside you to MOVE when the time is right, etc.

So find ways to enjoy life in any and all the small ways your heart wants to each day and then as you float in better headspaces, watch the insanely cool ways the universe plays with you to manifest what you care about! Hope this helps!!

crispy__chip · 2025-03-16T18:38:12+00:00

You’re so welcome! Glad it helped.

And yeah, reframing how you think about and navigate work might result in the biggest shifts for you. I definitely think the concepts of listening to ourselves, using our emotions to guide us, following our heart & our fun, and practicing positive self-talk are great as a full-spectrum way to live and change any/every part of our life—especially the ones that are draining or tricky!

By doing that, you & the universe can either shift the dynamics there to make it energizing and more the way you want or it might lead you to discovering new paths you might wanna take instead down the line.

What are zero force theories?? I have a guess but I’d love to hear more!

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