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Ignoring Can Be Protective
- Ignoring anxiety can be an effective short-term strategy because it prevents the thought from entering your mind.
- Chuck's approach of 'not letting it in' worked as a protective adaptation for years.
Fighting Anxiety Pumps Its Energy
- Fighting anxious thoughts increases overall mental energy and fuels more anxiety.
- Stopping the fight and reducing mental energy often lowers anxiety instead of battling it.
Vent To Reduce Mental Energy
- Vent pent-up mental energy through journaling, therapy, or talking so thoughts stop bouncing in your head.
- Regularly sharing internal experiences reduces baseline anxiety by releasing trapped cognitive energy.