The largest part of what we call ‘personality’ is determined by how we’ve opted to defend ourselves against anxiety and sadness.

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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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