that your baseline drops so now perhaps it is more like a 3 or a 4 This is a marked difference and is the payoff for all your effort Once your overall anxiety level decreases even if only by a few notches it will become even easier and faster to successfully challenge distressing thoughts and repetitive thinking Take a moment as you conclude this section to tune into your internal voice Is it chastising you that you should do more or reminding you of what you are doing wrong or criticizing your lack of Remember you do not have to do anything written in this book There is not a or or or approach to take you out of your anxietystruggle What will take you out of it is making a choice for yourself Do you want to live in a different You would not be engaging these strategies on any level if the answer yes So make a commitment to yourself to work on your anxiety each day no matter how small the effort When you miss a day just pick right back up no judgment no criticizing just pure clear persistent determination Planning Review the planning you started