Introduction: Before “I Did It Again” Midnight, and somehow an order has already gone through for something that wasn’t needed. Irritation building until something sharp comes out toward someone at home. An app opened without any memory of deciding to…
Introduction: Why “Not Knowing” Is So Exhausting Waiting for an announcement. Standing at a career crossroads. Reading the news without being able to identify what, exactly, is producing the unease. A formless anxiety spreads through the chest without a clear…
Introduction: The Impulse to Make It Stop Is What Makes It Stay When anxiety arrives, the impulse is to make it go away. When regret surfaces, the impulse is to stop thinking about it. When anger comes, the impulse is…
Introduction: The Harder You Push Against It, the Larger It Gets When anxiety arrives, most people do the same thing. They try not to feel it. They push the thought away. They tell themselves they shouldn’t be thinking this way.…