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[athanasius]

Well, I made it to the second week of the Anxiety Management Group. I found it hard to really get involved, but did speak a little. I have this big conflict going on in my mind. On the one hand I keep finding myself seeing this as something to just get through. That's a defence mechanism because going to it is stressful. But on the other hand

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[squibbet]

Just a thought ... if you've not done any anxiety-prompting things during the week, maybe list the things you *might* have done if the prospect wouldn't have made you anxious? Remember that you've been anxious long enough to automatically, almost unconciously, avoid the things that might bring it on.

[athanasius]

Indeed there is a lot of automatic avoidance going on too.