Most of us experience anxiety—moments when the stress we feel is out of proportion with the situation at hand and not helpful for dealing with the challenges we face.
However, even if our rational brain realizes this, handling these feelings in the heat of the moment can be very challenging.
Psychotherapist Julie Larson, of The YinOva Center, said that most of us manage some level of anxiety, whether it’s smaller things like being late for an important meeting, long to-do lists with looming deadlines, or bigger things like an illness, the yearning for a life partner, or financial worries. She has found that by simplifying on multiple levels, we can train ourselves to handle anxiety so we’re less affected by it.
Psychotherapist Julie Larson.
