Anxiety is the result of future-oriented thoughts.
Anxiety A simple way to avoid anxiety is by assessing the possibility of our fears actually being realized. Often we're highly exaggerating that possibility. For example, the mother of the girl who didn't do her homework might ask herself how likely it is that the girl will get a failing mark. But that won't work if we believe there's a good chance that things may really work out badly. Rather than convincing ourselves that the feared outcome is unlikely to occur, we face that eventuality.