Hi Sundance,

It's a rotten old thing that anxiety. Sometimes it's just waiting there by the bed when you wake up.

It makes us think up all sorts of frightening scenarios. The funny thing is that it is not the scenarios that are the problem, it is the anxiety that is the problem. I keep forgetting that, find myself in a loop and then click back, "Hey, anxiety, it's you again!"

I'm sure we can train ourselves to spot this pattern, although it is very sneaky.

I find that sharing on this board is a big help, as it reminds me that we are a pretty brave bunch of people.

I hope it eases for you.

Cheers, Myzen

Another thing I've noticed. If some crisis really does happen, I can usually deal with it. So that's more evidence that it's not the real world that's scaring me, it's a mode of my own mind.