It’s difficult to hear just the sounds when we’re speaking with someone, because the meanings, rather than the sounds, grab our
attention. The same is true for thoughts. Thoughts bring forth particular meanings that evoke certain emotions. This is the anxious mind at work. Defusion strategies will help you shift the meaning of the thoughts that make you anxious so that you can more easily detach from them, rendering them less likely to intensify your anxious response.

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