What
	
You’ll	Learn	in	This	Section
Once	again,	call	to	mind	the	image	of	a	triangle	with	“Feelings”	in
one	corner,	“Behavior”	in	another,	and	“Thoughts”	in	the	third.	As
we’ve	seen,	working	in	any	corner	of	this	triangle	will	change	the
other	two.	In	this	section,	we’re	going	to	relieve	your	anxious,
repetitive	thought	patterns.	Anxious	thinking	means	you’re
frequently	flooded	by	repetitive	and	intrusive	thoughts.	You	wish
you	could	turn	your	mind	off,	but	the	catastrophic	or	worried
thoughts	just	keep	coming.	Feeling	mentally	on	edge	in	turn	fuels
anxious	feelings	and	avoidance	behaviors.
For	example,	imagine	receiving	an	invitation	to	a	friend’s
birthday	party.	You	might	immediately	think	something	like,	“No
one	is	going	to	talk	to	me	if	I	go.	I’ll	feel	awkward.”	If	you	have
that	thought	often	
enough,
	
or	just	believe	it	enough,	you	might	end
up	skipping	the	party,	even	though	you	like	your	friend	and	don’t
want	to	miss	out.	Or	if	you	do	go	to	the	party,	your	anxious	thinking
might	nag	at	you	the	whole	time,	making	it	an	ordeal	instead	of	the
fun	experience	it	should	be.