What
	
You’ll	Learn	in	this	Section
Imagine	a	triangle	with	“Feelings”	in	one	corner,	“Behavior”	in
another,	and	“Thoughts”	in	the	third.	These	represent	the	three	main
paths	to	change,	which	lead	to	relief	from	a	wide	range	of	anxiety
symptoms.	This	book	is	divided	into	these	three	main	sections,	too.
A	change	in	one	corner	of	the	triangle	will	affect	the	other	two.
If	you	change	your	emotions—like	learning	strategies	to	calm	your
fear	and	anxiety	in	social	situations—then	you	will	likely	change
your	thoughts	(“When	I	calm	my	anxiety,	I	can	contribute	to	the
conversation	and	people	will	like	me”)	and	your	behavior	(you	stop
avoiding	social	activities).	Simply	put,	if	you’re	trying	to	effect
change,	you	can	start	with	any	corner	of	the	triangle.
In
	
this	first	section,	we	will	look	at	your	anxious	feelings,	both
emotional	(sadness,	anger,	mood	swings,	helplessness)	and	physical
(shortness	of	breath,	heart	palpitations,	insomnia).	You’ll	learn
better	ways	of	dealing	with	your	feelings	and	how	to	overcome
avoiding	or	pushing	your	emotions	away.	We	will	also	see	how	the
stress	of	anxiety	can	lead	to	unpleasant	physical	side	effects,	such