Strategies for Managing Anxiety

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This chapter discusses various strategies and techniques for managing anxiety, including recognizing that anxiety is treatable, using breathing techniques and visualization exercises, and externalizing anxiety through mind-strength therapy. The chapter emphasizes the importance of identifying what's within one's control and what's not, and moving forward in a values-driven direction.

Anxiety is an essential human emotion—it kicks in to protect us from threats—but sometimes those threats are only perceived. When worries start to become overwhelming, approximately 25 per cent of us experience clinical anxiety. But it is highly treatable. A ten-year-old girl and a 30-year-old man share their anxious thoughts and their strategies to manage them.