Stop Fooling Yourself: The Lies That Anxiety Tells You

If you just worry enough, then you’ll be able to prevent anything bad from happening. You’re not allowed to ever make any mistakes. And you aren’t strong enough to get through hard times.

…April Fools!

Obviously, none of the above statements are true. But if you live with anxiety, these are the types of “April Fools’ pranks” that anxiety likes to pull — not only on April 1st, but every day. But these aren’t just harmless jokes. When you start to believe these lies, you can get locked in a vicious cycle that’s hard to get out of. And there’s nothing funny about that.

Here are some of the biggest lies that anxiety tells you. Can you recognize when anxiety is lying to you?