Featured in Psychologies, Bisi Gbadamosi, LMHC, offers a therapist's perspective on anticipatory anxiety, the overwhelming experience of worrying about what might happen before it actually does. She explains how this type of anxiety can magnify existing fears, creating more opportunities to overthink and spiral into worst-case scenarios. The feature also explores how questioning anxious thoughts and examining the evidence behind them can help reduce their power.
Read the full article here: https://www.psychologies.co.uk/anticipatory-anxiety-why-worrying-about-what-might-happen-can-feel-worse-than-the-event-itself/
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