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Old Jul 10, 2019, 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by coolibrarian View Post
I find that the anxiety ABOUT something happening is a lot worse than the actual thing happening. Can you slow down your breathing, breathe deeply, meditate? Something to calm you down, so that you'll be able, if you choose, to think more logically about it.

I have a pretty serious case of "anticipatory anxiety." Sometimes I find myself saying, Well that Wasn't so Bad After All, was it?

I try to talk myself down by remembering the times that things weren't so bad as in my imagination!
Thanks for this!
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