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Anxiety and excessive thinking

Anxiety is mostly triggered internally by excessive thoughts (for example, judgments about the past or worries about the future).

Like stress, anxiety can be useful in the right scenarios. The discomfort it makes us feel was designed to alert us of something, precisely so that we listen up and protect ourselves.

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Anxiety, stress and mental health

When left unchecked, both stress and anxiety can escalate into more severe mental health conditions.

  • Anxiety disorder, which includes generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) i...

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Stress and anxiety: related, but not synonymous states

Stress and anxiety: related, but not synonymous states

We often use the words “anxiety” and “stress” interchangeably. Both are normal, adaptive responses to life’s challenges and share many symptoms ( for example, worry, stomach aches, restlessness, muscle tension, racing thoughts, headaches, sleepless nights, etc.)

But despite their similari...

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Stress evolved as a survival mechanism

  • It is designed to make it easier for us to fight or flee from life-threatening triggers.
  • Stress is usually defined as a response to an external trigger, and can either be acute (a tight deadline) or chronic (persistent financial trouble).
  • While stress might not feel go...

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Captain and The Ship

Conscious mind is the captain, who knows how to navigate the ship --- The subconscious mind.

But mostly we will be stuck in illusion - either thinking about the past or the future and reacting to those illusions, forgetting the present moment (Living in Maya). That is not reality. In that c...

6. when thinking about life, remember this: no amount of guilt can change the past and no amount of anxiety can change the future.

6. when thinking about life, remember this: no amount of guilt can change the past and no amount of anxiety can change the future.

You can’t change your past. What is done is done. It’s useless to feel guilty about what you’ve done, instead you have to take everything as a lesson. Learn from your mistakes and try not to do them again.

Also, you don’t have to stress too much about your ...

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