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Mindsets of anxiety
There are a few general ways that anxiety can manifest.
- Perfectionism
- Over-responsibility
- Intolerance of uncertainty
When you're feeling anxious about something, it's important to ask yourself, "What about this is actually dangerous?"
The amygdala is a primal part of the brain, an important part of your survival instincts as a human. The role of the amygdala is to create the train of thought:
- Is it dangerous?
- How can we handle it? From there, we can:
- Go into a safety strategy (usually avoidance, something from the broader category of fight, flight, or freeze)
- Lean into the stressor.
When you begin acting on a safety strategy, your brain records the event, and your amygdala will become more sensitive to it, triggering those feelings of 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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