in	mind,	consider	your	goals	for	anxiety	management:
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What	made	you	pick	up	this	book?
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What	do	you	want	to	achieve?
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How	do	you	want	to	feel	on	the	inside?
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How	do	you	wish	you	could	cope	with	anxious	thoughts?
People
	
often	get	to	this	point	and	then	start	to	doubt	themselves,	or	talk
themselves	out	of	their	goals	because	they	fear	it	will	be	too	hard	to
accomplish,	or	they’re	not	strong	enough	to	meet	challenging	tasks,	or	they
will	fail	in	the	end.	Remember,	people	like	you	all	over	the	world	have
struggled	with	anxiety	and	have	gotten	better.	It’s	not	that	they	never	feel
anxious	again,	but	they	find	methods	to	cope	in	healthy	ways	and	stay	present
in	their	lives.	Anxiety	is	treatable,	perhaps	more	so	than	any	other	mental
health	problem,	and	people	get	better	by	consistently	applying	new	ways	of
thinking	and	coping.
Setting	a	goal	and	sticking	to	it	is	akin	to	spotting	and	then	reaching	a
buoy	while	treading	water	in	the	ocean.	Each	buoy	leads	to	another	and
another	and	before	you	know	it,	you	see	the	shore	on	the	horizon.	Putting	the
effort	in	and	reaching	for	goals	will	almost	instantaneously	help	you	believe