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Key takeaways from Two Powerful Techniques to Lower Anxiety

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Technique #1: Identify both sides of your conflict and speak them in your mind with an "and" instead of a "but." For examples:

Technique #2: Name all of the underlying core emotions, imagining each emotion with lots of air and space in between each one.

I love you AND right now I’m so angry at you that I feel like I hate you. I feel sad AND happy. I am depressed and I know I am lucky in many ways. I am lonely AND I prefer to be alone.

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