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The Secret to Stopping Fear & Anxiety (That Actually Works)

The Mel Robbins Podcast

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How to Drop a Confidence Anchor

Cameron: When you close your eyes and you pull that image to your mind of seeing your sister, you just say the words, I'm excited. It really locks in the confidence anchor. You can use my five second rule to interrupt the worries. Just count backwards with me. Five, four, three, three, two, one. That is a starting ritual that will signal to your brain that you're not going to think about a plane crash. Cameron: And when you head to the airport on the way to the plane, you're going to use this same confidence anchoring technique.

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