there is a critical difference between anxiety (which is inevitable) and anxiety disorders (which stem from dysfunctional responses to anxiety). And what is the most prevalent kind of dysfunctional response? It is avoidance. This truth is captured in the second half of the Anxiety Formula: Anxiety = Loss x Avoidance Avoidance creates a multiplier effect. When we try to avoid the unavoidable, we are grabbing for something that will always be out of reach.
