notes/personal/mental health/Untitled.md

# Mindsets of anxiety
## Perfectionism

## Over-responsibility

## Intolerance of uncertainty


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"What about this is *actually* dangerous?"
The amygdala is a primal part of the brain, a survival .... creates the train of thought, "Is it dangerous, and how can we handle that?"

From there, we can go into a safety strategy (usually avoidance), or we lean into the stressor. If you go into a safety strategy, then it's sort of "recorded", and so you've re-enforced the anxiety.

How do we break that cycle of anxiety?
- Become aware of what your amygdala is detecting, is it a thought, or physical sensation?

Sometimes when we get very anxious, it can overwhelm our coping mechanisms. 

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