Anxiety’s like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn’t get you very far.

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Jodi Picoult

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Anxiety Relaxation

Anxiety or sorrows are very different from fear. Fear should save our life but sorrows steel our inner peace here and now, takes away part of your energy and strength to act, to discover or simply to enjoy life. Here you get some inside to understand those thoughts, that can catch you from time to time and how to cope with thoughts of anxiety.

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