“Your anxiety is a chapter — not the whole story.”
Anxiety feels like forever.
Like you’ll always be this shaky, this tired, this trapped.
But you’ve felt calm before.
You’ve laughed, danced, rested, trusted.
That part of you didn’t disappear.
It’s just quieter today.
Anxiety is loud — but it isn’t the whole truth.
You are more than this moment of panic.
More than the thoughts racing through your mind.
More than the tension in your chest.
You are also the one *noticing* those things.
And that part of you — the witness, the stillness underneath — is untouched.
Let that part take the lead today.
The anxious moment will pass.
The deeper you will remain.
Close your eyes and place a hand on your heart. Say silently: 'This is a moment. I am more than this.' Repeat until you feel something soften — even slightly.
Write down three moments in your life when you felt safe or free. Let those memories remind your system: you’ve felt peace before. You will again.
Dani E. “This helped me so much during a panic attack. I just kept repeating, 'This is a moment. I am more than this.' And eventually, I believed it. It passed. I came back to myself.”
You are not the moment. You are the awareness moving through it.