BREAKING THE CYCLE OF ANXIETY

BREAKING THE CYCLE OF ANXIETY

by oprah.com - Deepak Chopra

Sometimes life's everyday stressors can send you into a tailspin. But if you always let your emotions rule, your body won't remember to calm down. Get Deepak Chopra's strategies to overcome those fears that keep you up in the middle of the night.  Learn more about Oprah & Deepak’s 21-Day Meditation Experience Series.

Fear is a natural reaction built into the mind-body system triggered by danger. After the danger is past, so is the fear response. But when fear spreads out into a general condition, it becomes a mysterious thing: anxiety. Anxious people are afraid even though there is nothing "out there" to be afraid of. Others overreact to triggers that ordinarily should be fairly easy to handle, such as being left alone for a day on their own. Still others are nearly paralyzed by highly specific phobias such as fear of heights, open spaces or insects. What is going on and what can we do about it?

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