How we create anxiety
1. Manufacturing a catastrophe from an event
2. Jumping from a slight chance or possibility to something that is definite
3. Changing the likelihood of the events (5% or 100%?)
4. Changing the level and severity of the (possible) pain
5. Over-generalization
6. Just looking at the worst-case scenario
7. Thinking that everything will stay this way forever
8. Thinking that there is no way to correct things in future
9. Being too sensitive
10. Desire to have everything
11. Being in competition or comparison with others
12. High expectations from self or others
13. Reacting first instead of thinking and then responding
14. Not having a goal or strategy
15. Feelings of not being able to face and solve problems
16. Expectation of good out of everyone
17. Staying in the past or the future
18. Trying to satisfy needs regardless of the reality
19. Avoiding, instead of solving the problems
20. Not accepting responsibility
21. Perfectionism
22. A binary view of everything (everything is either good or bad)
23. Not employing a rational mind and logic for solving problems
24. Fear of any risk
25. Desire for having control of the situation and/or others
26. Thinking that bad things will happen again
27. Feelings of helplessness
28. Always thinking of “What if ...”, or “I wish ...”
29. Self-deception
30. An unreal and inaccurate report of events
Written on 2019-09-30 by Samic.
