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Understanding Anxiety

How anxiety works, why avoidance feeds it, and what actually calms it.

Anxiety is the mind bracing for a maybe.

This is the built in alarm that gets you ready to move.

Dread before an event frequently outweighs the event that follows.

The unknown often feels worse than reality.

Catastrophizing mistakes possibility for probability.

Avoidance makes today easier by making tomorrow heavier.

Worry is preparation that often continues long after it becomes productive.

Containing worry to a set period so it stops taking over the day.

Facing feared body sensations teaches that they're safe, not dangerous.

Learning can be updated.