moment now to be aware of what good came from exposing yourself to the situation you have previously avoided so you will be sure to do it again Do you feel any relief in your Do you feel any pleasure or pride in knowing you did the Did anything good come from doing Can you imagine doing it again or something Which makes you feel better about yourself approaching your fears or Giving Up the Struggle tempting to live life in a constant state of longing We long to not experience upsetting or anxious feelings We long to win We long to be better We long to be free of pain and full of pleasure And we berate ourselves when we achieve what we long for This can make life an endless race to get something and then something else and then something else Deep down we believe this struggle is one day going to lead to an end to all of our suffering an end of wanting more and an end to ever feeling bad This belief is a fantasy that encourages anxiety to flourish Anxiety on some level is never going to end Believing it can somehow be