There is a particular kind of frustration that comes from understanding your own behavior and still feeling unable to change it. You know the conversation probably isn’t going to end badly, but you rehearse it anyway. You know you have enough time to finish the work, but you keep checking the clock. You know someone […]

Anxiety has a way of becoming the thing we organize our lives around. We try to understand it, manage it, and make it go away. We search for the right explanation, the right coping strategy, the right amount of reassurance. And when it returns, we may feel as though we have failed to make progress. […]

You have already thought through the situation. You know the meeting will probably be fine, that your friend is unlikely to be upset with you, or that the strange sensation in your body is probably nothing serious. You have reassured yourself, perhaps more than once. And yet, the worry returns. This can be one of […]

You know the conversation is over, but you keep replaying it. You know you have prepared for the meeting, but your mind continues searching for what could go wrong. You want to rest, yet the moment you stop, you begin thinking about everything you have not done. It can feel as though your mind is […]