Anxiety and The Fear Avalanche

Anxiety and the fear avalanche   “We often use our active imaginations in the service of fear. We think of possibilities that another person would never imagine. We expect traffic jams, terminal illnesses, and potentially embarrassing moments because we are in the habit of scaring ourselves… A fear avalanche is a chain of frightening thoughts […]

Anxiety is not a personality trait

Anxiety is not a personality trait We talk to people every day who are confused by the feedback they get from those around them when they communicate their anxiety. People are dismissed, or told “it’s all in your mind”. For some people, it may well be “all in the mind”…but that doesn’t mean that you […]