The Ten Rules of Anxiety

Unlearning What Anxiety Wants Us to Believe

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Anxiety is tricky. It doesn’t just make us feel uncomfortable—it rewrites the rules in our heads. It distorts how we see ourselves, others, and the world around us. Over time, anxiety teaches us patterns that feel like “truth,” even when they’re just fear in disguise.

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Below are the Ten Rules of Anxiety—a set of internal laws that anxiety tends to sneak into our minds. These rules aren’t facts. They’re mental habits. Survival strategies. Stories we’ve carried that may have protected us once—but now might be holding us back.

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Part of our work in therapy is gently noticing these rules and asking: Does this still serve me? Is there another way?

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Curious which anxiety rules are shaping your life?
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Less pressure. More clarity. Greater ease.

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