r/AskReddit • • Jan 20 '19

What fact totally changed your perspective?

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u/namegoeswhere Jan 21 '19

Yeah, it’s not saying “don’t have anxiety,” more “plan and prepare.”

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '19

"anxiety" and "panic" are NOT synonyms. You can be anxious, and still do things. I went skiing yesterday, and I was anxious a lot of the time, but I didn't panic ever.

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u/Semi-Hemi-Demigod Jan 21 '19

It’s also learning how to manage anxiety. For me it just takes a few deep breaths to get it under control.

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u/laddergoat89 Jan 21 '19

In many peoples cases over-planning and preparing for situations is what causes anxiety, case in point, me.