Dear MC,
I'm so glad you're open about your own personal struggles with anxiety. It's incredibly validating and comforting to me that you really *get it*--not just from what you've learned in school, but from your own personal experiences. I think that's why the suggestions you give me are more helpful than what T gives me--because you know certain techniques/ways of thinking don't work when anxiety is at a peak. She sometimes seems puzzled by my anxiety, as do many people in my life (the biggest example being my parents of course). But you just get it. Thanks for that. (Though I do feel a bit weird being like, "Glad you have some faulty wiring, too!")
Love,
LT