What
	
You’ll	Learn	in	This	Section
Imagine	again	the	triangle	with	“Feelings”	written	in	one	corner,
“Behavior”	in	another,	and	“Thoughts”	in	the	third.	Any	change	in
one	corner	of	the	triangle	will	impact	the	other	two.	That	insight	is
at	the	core	of	all	the	strategies	in	this	book.	In	this	section,	we	are
going	to	focus	on	your	anxious	behaviors	and	how	we	can	change
them.	Anxiety	generally	results	in	two	main	behavior	patterns:
avoidance	and	escape.	These	two	patterns	of	behavior	allow	us	to
limit,	or	even	totally	eliminate,	our	contact	with	whatever	makes	us
feel	anxious.	Reducing	contact	with	anxiety	triggers	makes	us	feel
better	temporarily.	But	avoidance	and	escape	patterns	come	with
hidden	costs;	one	of	the	most	serious	costs	is	that	they	actually
increase	anxiety	over	time.
This
	
section	is	designed	to	help	reduce	your	anxiety-driven
behaviors.	Because	of	the	interconnectedness	of	those	three	points
on	the	triangle,	this	will,	in	turn,	also	help	reduce	anxious	thoughts
and	feelings.	For	example,	if	you	commit	to	taking	the	elevator
every	day	even	when	your	anxiety	tells	you	to	avoid	it,	you	will
change	your	thoughts	(“Hey,	elevators	aren’t	so	scary	after	all”)	and