notes/personal/mental health/Untitled.md

Mindsets of anxiety

Perfectionism

Over-responsibility

Intolerance of uncertainty

"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.