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IN THIS CHAPTER

Finding out where your anxiety comes from

Looking at resistance

Watching worries ebb and flow

Getting the right help

We’re guessing if you’re reading this book, you have some interest in the topic of anxiety, and maybe you or someone you care about struggles with the problem. You’ve come to the right place. This book gives you strategies that help people manage their anxiety. However, you should know that sometimes people start on the path to change with the best intentions, but as they move along, they suddenly encounter icy conditions, lose traction, spin their wheels, and slide off the road.

This chapter gives you ways to throw salt and sand on the ice and keep moving forward. First, we explain where anxiety comes from. When you understand the origins of anxiety, you can move from self-blame to self-acceptance, thus allowing yourself to direct your energy away from self-abuse and toward more productive activities. Next, we show you the other big barriers that block the way to change. We give you effective strategies to keep you safely on the road to overcoming anxiety. And finally, if you need some outside support, we give you suggestions on how to find professional help.