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I think for me, the numbers that are scaring people are actually reassuring me. Irrational anxiety assumes that 100% something is wrong. Whereas the 1% figure can be processed and dealt with. Not logical but seems a common theme on this thread. All I can suggest is as many distractions as...

I've actually just thought of a good analogy to explain it. You could have a Heavyweight boxer with a fear of spiders. He isn't scared of entering the ring with a similar sized man trying to hurt him but is scared of a tiny creature that can't hurt him. The human brain is very good at irrational...

As I said on the anxiety thread, I can deal with real emergencies - it is the irrational fears you can't deal with. We are used to worrying and have methods to try and cope with it. But those worries are theoretical and in our heads. You try and reassure yourself but keep getting a "What If?"...

Everyone struggling has my full sympathy as I know what a bitch anxiety can be. It just makes it all the more bizarre that I seem to be coping a lot better than the majority when I have a history of anxiety and more specifically, health anxiety. I know the cause of mine was three urgent...