Avoiding vs Facing Anxiety
I have struggled with anxiety on & off for years. something I learned through a lot of soul-searching (& therapy), is that the anxiety only got worse when I avoided the things that made me anxious. but when I began to face anxiety with the help of breathing techniques & other tools, I was able to develop ways to manage it. now I teach my patients tools they can keep in their tool-kit to face situations that make them anxious, and we work together to take away the power anxiety has over them.
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