loss she has not fully experienced emotionally and so she clings more tightly to her unhealthy eating patterns If a chronically anxious person likely in a habit of suppressing your negative emotions You may be aware of your anxiety but unwilling to explore what might be under or driving the anxiety As uncomfortable as the anxiety feels it can still feel easier than managing more threatening emotions such as anger or sadness or shame or guilt take a look at how to start doing just that EXPLORING ANGER If you struggle with anxiety the moment you feel an ember of anger brewing you likely blink it away Anger is adaptive way of motivating us to protect ourselves through boundary setting and 1 Build awareness of anger Notice when your body gets tight your jaw tenses or your heart rate increases Instead of going to your automatic default ask yourself feeling might I be resisting right and might I be and anger 2 For 10 minutes without taking any action without distracting yourself with your worries and without tolerate your anger being present 3 Breathe in and out simply letting yourself be aware of the anger Becoming aware of anger mean