Facing Anxiety Response Paper

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Response to facing Anxiety

What sorts of things bring out anxiety in you, past or present?

All individuals experience anxiety some or other time in life (for instance, when going for an interview, the birth of one's first child, or that first meeting with one's spouse's/significant other's family). Anxiety has been linked to modifications in our psychological state, in the form of uneasiness or trepidation, as well as physical signs like increased adrenaline or pulse; further, it is also understood that anxiety is a temporary state that persists till the cause of anxiety exists or till one learns to handle it. Hence, anxiety constitutes one among an array of emotions which functions to warn one of things one may have cause to be anxious about (i.e., potentially harmful things). Importantly, such emotions aid in assessing likely threats and appropriately responding to them, possibly through focusing one's attention or speeding up one's reflexes (Swift, Cyhlarova, Goldie, & O'Sullivan, 2014).

I experience anxiety whenever I am required to speak before a crowd of individuals, or go to any crowded place. I begin experiencing heaviness in my body, as well as sweaty palms. I feel extremely self-conscious and fail to form clear, coherent words. My mind goes blank. Another instance when I experience anxiety is when sharing things with my mom and dad, whether it concerns some incident that has occurred or something I wish to do. That is, the mere task of sharing my feelings and thoughts with them is extremely difficult for me.

What does your anxiety look like?

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…alone do not face this problem.
It was very relatable, and it made me realize the fact that I have the capability of overcoming it. One shouldn’t let anxiety have any power over oneself. I realized that I am my own person, with the ability to trounce all forms of anxiety. What particularly resonated with me was a student's speech about positive self-encouragement and seeing oneself from the outside, in order to gauge how others potentially view oneself - this is precisely what I have been doing. It has earlier proven highly useful to me and, thus, I will certainly continue to do so in the future. I have also previously viewed a number of other videos, such as Tedx Talks, that I believe will prove valuable for the class:

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