If not anxious, then what do I feel?
I want to teach you to respond to anxiety in a way that helps you rather than hurts you. You’ll overcome fear of fear by inviting in fear when it shows up and choosing to see it as an opportunity, not a threat.
The difference between stakes and odds
What risks are you willing to take in areas where you feel anxious?
The role of anxiety sensitivity in processing other feelings
When anxiety is challenging to identify, label, and allow, all other emotions are usually difficult to identify, label, and allow.
A description of anxiety disorders
Sensitivity to anxious sensations occurs in all of the anxiety disorders. This trait is called anxiety sensitivity and it is a biological predisposition that runs in families and is passed down through social interactions.
The adaptive nature of anxiety
Our minds are so intelligent at this point that the possibilities we can imagine for what will happen in the future, for good or for bad, are endless. And life is filled with endless uncertainty. If we imagine it, we can fear it.
The spectrum of responses to anxiety
The most helpful attitude toward anxiety is one where it is interpreted as normal, healthy, and an indication that you are engaging in something challenging and uncertain.
A description of the anxiety state
An anxiety state is an emotion that triggers flight-or-flight sensations, catastrophic thoughts, and the urge to problem solve or avoid.
The biological basis of anxiety sensitivity
Anxiety sensitivity is the fear of arousal-related sensations, arising from beliefs that the sensations will have adverse consequences such as death, insanity, or social rejection…