Anxiety is a feeling that tries to prepare us for something to come. An event a week away, a coming due date or test, or even if we have time to make that left turn, anxiety attempts to help us by making us pay attention to things it believes we need to be ready for.

When anxiety becomes impaired, it tries to prepare us for things that we can’t prepare for. Impaired anxiety does not know how to trust that things will be okay. It may not trust others to do as they should, may not trust our own ability to protect ourselves or make wise decisions, or that life itself will happen as we need or expect. As life is frequently unpredictable, anxiety can justified in its “we’re not ready” perspective.

When we don’t know what could happen, anxiety tries to prepare us by playing through worse case scenarios. It can create scenario after scenario in our minds and force us to replay them over and over. It can feel like a hamster on a wheel with cycling thoughts going round and round.

The effect of constant emotional and physical tension, frantic thinking, difficulty sleeping, and imagined worst-case scenarios often leaves us in the very state anxiety is worried about- exhausted and unprepared to face the challenges in our life.

We can help you learn how to keep anxiety from over-functioning and trust your ability to lead and protect it. More than that, we can help you learn how to feel and practice being at peace in your life to keep anxiety in the helpful state it was designed for.