Anxiety guides
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What Anxiety means in NSM
Anxiety is not just a thought problem. In NSM language, it is a threat-shaped state that becomes easier to work with when you can name it, validate it, and change the body signal without reinforcing avoidance.
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How to Work With Chronic Anxiety
A practical guide from Nick Wignall’s NSM masterclass on fear, worry, avoidance, and building a healthier relationship with anxiety.
Protocol cards
Practice it now, not later.
Mini cards from Protocol Cards — short guided practices you can open directly when this topic needs to become embodied.
Body-based3 MIN3-2-1 OrientingA sensory grounding exercise to reduce overwhelm and anxiety by engaging with your environment.Body-based3 MINGrounding Belly-SighAn emergency calming technique using deep-belly breaths against physical resistance.Emotional5 MINInterrupting ReactivityA framework for catching and interrupting reactive patterns: Catch, Curious, Choose.
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Guides on Anxiety
12 curated entries across podcast conversations and NSM masterclasses.
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The NSM assessment gives you a practical starting point for choosing the right practices, rather than collecting more ideas.
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