Can I Improve My Life Whilst Trapped in Anxiety?

After feeling trapped in anxiety for over ten years, I can recognise awareness but still feels caught. Will life improve by relaxing and letting go of patterns? Rupert says: ‘Your awareness is never trapped. It’s always free . . . When you say, “I feel trapped”, it’s like imagining that a screen is trapped by the movie that plays on it . . . The you, who you really are at the deepest level, your being, or the presence of awareness – that is free. It’s not trapped . . . Until recently, you’ve been immersed in your feelings, in your anxiety and so on. Now, you’re beginning to realise, “I’m not my anxiety. I am aware of my anxiety” . . . You are not your anxiety. You are aware of your anxiety . . . And because you’re beginning to take a step back into the presence of awareness, you’re beginning to feel peace instead of anxiety. That’s very good. And that will not only give you deep relief from your anxiety, but it will make you more present with your partner, with your family, more present at work.’

From event 12 - 14 December, 2025 The Shining of Being – Online Weekend Retreat at Home, 12–14 December

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