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The Anxiety Files, Vol. 1: Courage and Avoidance

Bewildered

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The Fear of Uncomfort

There's an underlying assumption that discomfort is not something we should have to tolerate any kind of psychological discomfort or physical discomfort for that matter. So the culture basically puts into each head of ours, the thought, if I'm uncomfortable, I'm either in the totally the wrong place or something should be done to make me completely comfortable. If you refuse to accept discomfort and you say, this is all I will experience, you will the discomfort of anxiety will follow you in. It will shrink your life in proportion to your courage.

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