Learning to beat anxiety: Face your fears and reclaim your life

Encourage yourself to face your fears Instead of avoiding the things that make you anxious, there are things you can do differently to help you get your life back. By using the following techniques, you can put yourself back in charge, rather than being bullied and told what to do by anxiety.

It may be tricky at times but it can be useful to remember your goal – why you want to beat your anxiety, what it is stopping you from doing? This will motivate you to try. Once you learn to face your fears you will begin to see that:

You can cope with anxiety

Anxiety is not as bad as you imagine

The anxious feelings will fade over time and you will be able to do things you used to dread.