If you've ever experienced anxiety, you've probably asked yourself... "Why do I feel this way when nothing is actually wrong?" Maybe you've had anxiety attacks that seemed to come out of nowhere. Or perhaps your mind constantly races, your body feels tense, and you're always waiting for something bad to happen even when life is relatively calm. But as you’ll learn in this post, your anxiety isn't happening for no reason (we’ll get to that). You may have clicked on this post b

If you struggle with chronic anxiety, it’s likely been a pattern you’ve noticed for most of your life. Certain life events may have made it worse, but if you think back, you might realize that anxious tendencies were always there to some degree. That’s because anxiety often begins in childhood, where you were trying to make sense of your experiences and learn how to stay safe in your environment. Over the years, you may have tried different therapies for anxiety — talk therap

Anxiety isn’t a random malfunction, even if your anxiety feels random. Anxiety is a highly intelligent survival response rooted in your brain and nervous system. Many people mistakenly think “calmness” is the solution to anxiety. They’ll say things like “just relax”, which of course, don’t help at all. When we understand that anxiety is your brain and body’s threat detection system sensing danger and trying to protect you, the solution becomes much clearer. It’s not calmness