Anxiety - Group Support - Part I
Doors open from 17:30, please arrive before 17:50
Mashti Community, Oslo
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Part I: Understanding Anxiety
Exploring what anxiety is, the spectrum from normal to pathological anxiety, current approaches to treatment, and how we relate to this experience in ourselves and others.
You are welcome to attend either gathering or join both. Each session can be attended independently, though participating in both is encouraged.
“Mild terror… not knowing how the future will unfold”
Anxiety is not a singular experience. Many of us who do not fit into neat diagnoses, or who do not have help available, find ourselves either wondering if there is something fundamentally wrong with us, or functioning as a shell of who we sense we can or ‘should’ be. Even those who seek and receive help may feel something lacking.
What is anxiety? We could talk of prevalence statistics and medical classifications, and yet, if you feel drawn to this question, you already know, or know someone who knows, more than words could ever touch about this disruptive, distressing, and seemingly inescapable experience.
In this first gathering of two parts, we will be exploring the spectrum of ‘normal’ to ‘pathological’ anxiety, current approaches to treatment, techniques for reducing anxiety, and how we relate to this experience in ourselves and others.
The goal of the first talk will be to establish a shared language, and then take a deeper dive into exploring what the experience of anxiety is and how we relate to it. The second gathering on April 9th will focus on how anxiety relates to fear, and how fear in turn relates to control, both personal and collective.
This gathering is for those who know this feeling, find themselves on the margins of ‘normality’, who wish to interrogate this fundamental and ubiquitous human experience, and who wish to live a life less controlled by fear and distress.
This talk will not be group therapy, but instead an exploration in a group setting, where we will support one another in how we understand, meet, and reframe one of the most prevalent and disabling experiences of our time.
Host
Ciarán (Keer-awn) is a medical doctor working with medicine-assisted therapy. He has a background in psychiatry, and training in Celtic shamanism, EMDR and energy therapy. His work is inspired by Carl Jung, world mythology, and existential (meaning-seeking) philosophy. He continues his journey to decolonise his mind and rewild his soul, while holding an open heart for the world in suffering.
In Ciarán’s work, he holds space for the soul and genius of each individual. This can be understood as the wider and deeper aspect of oneself, that seeks to find expression in life and grow into a fuller sense of being. It is our deeper sense of self that it often dismissed, devalued, and disregarded in the rush and pressure of modern society and culture. Returning to soul is to come home in your being.
Please note that tickets are non-refundable unless the event is cancelled by us.
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