7 Ways you Make your Anxiety Worse - Therapy in a Nutshell
Do you make your anxiety worse? You probably don’t realize it, but most people get stuck in a struggle with their emotions. They feel like they have to fight against their emotions or their emotions will take over. But struggling against or avoiding emotions tends to make them more intense over time.
Skill #5: How Avoidance leaves you trapped in a struggle with emotions Do you make your anxiety worse? You probably don’t realize it, but most people get stuck in a struggle with their emotions. They feel like they have to fight against their emotions or their emotions will take over. But struggling against or avoiding emotions tends to make them more intense over time. Imagine for a moment that I have you hooked up to monitors that measure your anxiety; they can tell when your anxiety increases with perfect precision. You also happen to be strapped to a chair, sitting on a trapdoor, over…
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