{"id":125384,"date":"2019-01-13T20:53:21","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T04:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=125384"},"modified":"2019-01-13T20:53:28","modified_gmt":"2019-01-14T04:53:28","slug":"how-to-conquer-anxiety-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/13\/how-to-conquer-anxiety-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Conquer Anxiety"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dear friend,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some practical thoughts on how to conquer anxiety in life:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

What is anxiety?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The etymology ‘anxiety<\/a>‘ comes from the notion of choking — feelings of being distressed, and troubled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But why do we get feelings of anxiety?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think anxiety comes from the fear of getting injured or attacked from someone else. Generally speaking, we feel anxious when we feel like the others (who are judging us) are more powerful, influential, or legitimate than ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We generally don’t get anxious in front of children, because they don’t judge us– because they are less than us! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Become more powerful<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Thus this is my theory:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To feel less anxiety in life, become more powerful than those who you are afraid of judging you.<\/p>

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How do we become more powerful than others?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stop caring about what others think of you; see them as less than you.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

For example, we often feel anxiety when we are afraid of being judged by others. We feel anxiety towards our bosses, our advisors, and generally when we are in front of a large crowd about to be judged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to conquer the fear of public speaking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Don’t try to do a “good” job. Just speak openly, frankly, and have fun with it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We only feel anxious when we want to be perceived by others as smart, intelligent, legitimate, or ‘worthy’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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