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Folks with anxiety generally think in ways that differ from the ways that other people think. You’re probably thinking anxiously if you experience:

 Approval addiction: If you’re an approval addict, you worry a great deal about what other people think about you.

 Living in the future and predicting the worst: When you do this, you think about everything that lies ahead and assume the worst possible outcome.

 Dependency: Some people believe they must have help from others and are unable to achieve on their own.

 Perfectionism: If you’re a perfectionist, you assume that any mistake means total failure.

 Poor concentration: Anxious people routinely report that they struggle with focusing their thoughts. Short-term memory sometimes suffers as well.

 Racing thoughts: Thoughts zip through your mind in a stream of almost uncontrollable worry and concern.

We discuss anxious thinking in great detail in Chapters 5, 6, and 7.