Feeling Spooked? 6 Tips for Overcoming Fear and Anxiety
So many of us delight in intentionally causing ourselves fear during these months. We watch scary movies, visit haunted corn mazes, and dress up as ghouls and monsters.
But there’s a “fun” type of scary – and then there’s a type of “scary” that’s truly disturbing to most people. Unfortunately, people with anxiety live with these unpleasant fears every day.
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?