Pathologizing all forward thinking action as an anxiety coping mechanism is a great way to shame yourself and maximize anxiety. Conclusion: anxiety has become sentient and wants to live forever
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Because it's an admission that I (still) struggle with anxiety despite years of learning to improve it. Makes me feel like I haven't tried hard enough to actually solve it
What if anxiety is Good Actually, and rather than solving it the way to deal with it is to identify what it is telling you about the world and deal with that appropriately? i.e. by developing anxiety coping mechanisms.
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Like ultimately some things *should* make you anxious, right?
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Hmm, yes! In two senses: - This thing is potentially threatening to my body/life in some way and should be thought through - This thing requires a summoning of energy and anxiety is a shortcut to getting those glands to activate and give me the happy speed
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