
Anxious Thoughts Are Not the Problem
Humans have tens of thousands of thoughts every day (the number is up for debate). Some are helpful, some are unhelpful. An example of a helpful thought is "It's going to rain. I should wear my boots." An example of a potentially-unhelpful thought is: "It's going to rain. I might get in a car wreck now." Healthy, normal people have both helpful and unhelpful thoughts every day. However, a person tends to dip into a full-blown anxiety disorder when they pay too much at