April 24th, 2024
7:00 AM: Sunrise snuck in a sliver of light through the blinds, painting a hopeful pink stripe across the potted succulent on my windowsill. A good sign for a busy day. Strong coffee brewing, the……
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Anxiety is a common human emotion, and so is fear. But they are very different from one another. Fear is a response to a life-or-death threat. Anxiety is a response to an internal threat to self. Let me explain.
When there is a threat to our life, like a car accident or someone pointing a gun at us, we have an automatic response; we fight them off, get the heck out of there, or freeze (become immobile.) This is fear.
Anxiety, on the other hand, is a mixture of internal responses to life. It’s related to how…..
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