Not all anxiety needs to be “resolved.”
In many cases, anxiety is an intelligent strategy—one that once kept you functional, vigilant, productive, safe. But over time, it may begin to lose utility because your system has grown strong enough to tole...
Sometimes it’s a signal. Other times, it’s a smokescreen.
The challenge is knowing when anxiety is pointing to something real—and when it’s blocking something deeper.
Anxiety can be a truth-teller or a ...
Racing thoughts, irrational beliefs, catastrophic predictions. So we try to fix it with insight, convincing ourselves the worry is unfounded, reframing our thoughts, applying logic.
But anx...
Stress vs. Anxiety
These words get used interchangeably. But understanding the difference between stress and anxiety can change how you relate to your body, your thoughts, and your inner world.
Stress is situational. Anxiety is anticipatory. Stress...
When Anxiety Makes You Productive
Some anxiety gets rewarded. It looks like drive, perfectionism, responsiveness, ambition. In high-achieving contexts, it’s labeled as leadership, initiative, excellence.
But under the surface, high-functioning peop...
Overfeeling Without Contact
Most people think of anxiety as a thinking problem: too many thoughts, too fast, too overwhelming. But what looks like overthinking is often overfeeling that hasn’t found contact.
Anxiety becomes the dominant signal when...
This framing comes from cognitive psychology, especially Aaron Beck’s cognitive theory...
It’s not fear of an event. It’s fear of a feeling.
There’s a well-known archetype in psychology: the “help-rejecting complainer.” They vent. They struggle. They say they want support—but they push back against every solution. Therapists, coaches, a...
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