One reason is because your thoughts trigger your alarm response, and so the thoughts feel like they are correct. But come back to the realization that feelings aren’t facts, and remember that anxiety is bluffing you once again. Thoughts are not facts either. Thoughts are imaginations inside your mind. You could almost say that thoughts are a form of pretending. You forget about this as soon as you become more entangled with your thoughts. When emotional impact is added to a neutral thought, it becomes much easier to become entangled with it. Helpful Fact: Neither thoughts nor feelings are
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