3 Upsetting Mental Habits That Worsen Your Anxiety (And How to Break Free)

Anxiety often stems from how we think about external events rather than the events themselves.

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Your thoughts are making you stressed and anxious more than you realize.

Many people believe that their anxiety comes from external events, such as a difficult boss, work and family responsibilities, or other stressors.

In reality, anxiety often stems from how we think about external events rather than the events themselves.

It’s our thoughts and perceptions that shape how we feel, and they either make our anxiety better or worse.

If a thought is upsetting and you try to push it away, you often end up thinking about it even more. This increases your anxiety and makes you dwell on it further.

This means that reducing anxiety is more controlling your internal response to what happens to you — identifying and changing how you think about your experiences.

Here are 5 such thought patterns and how to control them.

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