is fear of anxiety robbing us of our confidence?

It’s hard to miss the message that stress is bad for us. We are bombarded with messages about how to deal with stress and to be less anxious. Because of this, it is hard to imagine that anxiety serves a purpose. In this episode, I share what anxiety actually is and the purpose it serves.how our attempts to control our symptoms signal the nervous system to increase the symptoms we are trying to control. how we often mistake our body’s response to a challenge as something to be feared with disastrous results and reinforcing the belief that anxiety is something to avoid.how I went from feeling defective because of my anxiety to finding joy in helping others with their anxiety.Link to episode on the pressures to be calm: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2590484/episodes/18604027-worried-you-re-not-calm-enough-maybe-you-are-right-where-you-re-meant-to-be.mp3?download=trueTo learn more from Deb,visit her website at https://creatingchoicesdeblang.com/ for information about her online courses and free info sheets and guides designed to support you as you navigate life’s challenges. check out her book Never Enough—Separating Self-Worth from Approval.To help other women find this podcast, please consider leaving a review. Here’s how       —on Apple Podcasts: open the app, find this podcast, scroll          down and tap “Write a Review”        —on Spotify: open the podcast page and tap the starsThank you. Your review doesn’t need to be eloquent, and it will help women discover the show.If you’d like to support the making of Blooming Outside the Lines, you can do so here: ko-fi.com/bloomingoutsidethelinesThere is no expectation—please do what is responsive to you. Listening and sharing are also meaningful ways of supporting the podcast.