You avoid doing what makes you feel anxious too. When you must enter a situation that makes you anxious, you might have one foot in and one foot out. You might step toward discomfort with an eye to how you might escape the situation (for example, sitting in a theater but close to the exit). Learning to face your anxious response is essential to recovering from your excessive anxiety or anxiety disorder. Anchor yourself in the present moment. When you step toward discomfort, don’t step out of the
present moment.

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