to enjoy the things we cherish most Take a break from treading water Imagine yourself safely on a boat even if only for a few moments From this vantage point you can observe your anxiety spiral without becoming entirely engulfed by it With this perspectivein mind consider your goals for anxiety What made you pick up this What do you want to How do you want to feel on the How do you wish you could cope with anxious People often get to this point and then start to doubt themselves or talk themselves out of their goals because they fear it will be too hard to accomplish or not strong enough to meet challenging tasks or they will fail in the end Remember people like you all over the world have struggled with anxiety and have gotten better not that they never feel anxious again but they find methods to cope in healthy ways and stay present in their lives Anxiety is treatable perhaps more so than any other mental health problem and people get better by consistently applying new ways of thinking and coping Setting a goal and sticking to it is akin to spotting and then reaching