Here’s something you don’t hear – thoughts do not equal reality.
In an odd way this is a discussion (of the reverse kind) of mindfulness.
Fight of flight
Our fight or flight mechanism was designed and evolved to deal with something happening right now. It was designed to deal with reality. If you’re having anxiety about the room filling up with water because it’s currently filling up with water and you need to escape then you’re not having anxiety—you’re fighting or fleeing to escape the danger.
But what about when you have the same feelings when you think about next Tuesday?
Listen in on what it means, what you can do about it.
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Mark Bradford is the author of nine books, both fiction and nonfiction, including the clinical psychologist-endorsed Three Voices as well as the award-winning trilogy The Sword and the Sunflower.
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