Sunday, March 28, 2010

Dealing with anxiety

Here is something that you may not realize if you have anxiety.You secretly recieve benefits from your anxiety. Think about it. You may be using your anxiety to avoid dealing with the harsh realities of life.How many social ingagments have you missed out on because of your anxiety? You may not even be aware of how you use your anxiety as a excuse to avoid dealing with unpleasants situations like dating,or finding a better job or making positive changes in your life. Change is very uncomfortable. But who ever said that life was supposed to be comfortable all of the time? We only advance when we step outside of our comfort zone.

Recognizing that you maybe hiding behind your anxiety as a way of staying in your comfort zone is an important first step in breaking the grip that anxiety has had on your life.