If I really think about it calmly there isn’t anything to be anxious about.
The only thing making me anxious is the thoughts that pop up.
The thoughts are what is making me anxious not the sensations or actual events.
Like a phone is just a phone
A car is just a car
Checking the mail is just checking the mail
Going for a walk is just going for a walk
Meeting someone new is just meeting someone new
Talking to someone is just talking to someone
Thoughts are just thoughts
The thoughts are not real, the mind wants to attach stories and identity, and meaning which then creates suffering
Like going for a walk logically is just fine, I know the area, it’s safe, but the second I think “hey I want to go for a walk” a bunch of thoughts pop up with fear in mind and a ton of what if’s which then makes me feel the sensations of anxiety and triggers my freeze response and then I don’t go and avoid it!











