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1 " Most millennials who start jobs by age twenty one reach their first burnout when they are about twenty six to twenty seven years old. Their second burnout is between age twenty nine and thirty years.This is usually the time when most people reach out for help and almost believe in its legitimacy since they now feel that a decade of work has taken a toll on them. "
― Sonali Gupta , Anxiety: Overcome It and Live Without Fear
2 " Mind reading. This is based on the irrational belief that we can read other people’s minds, non-verbal expressions and gestures, and reach certain conclusions. "
3 " Our acts of rumination and worry are perpetuated and exacerbated by the cognitive distortions and irrational beliefs that influence how we see the world. "
4 " cognitive distortions can be defined as faulty or problematic ways of thinking about ourselves and the world that leave us feeling anxious, out of control and often helpless. "
5 " Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy13. "
6 " It’s my fault. I shouldn’t have done this, I’m a loser, I’m responsible for my own condition.’ It falls under the category of cognitive distortion because it is a faulty way of perceiving ourselves and the world around us. "
7 " In most cases, this pervasiveness leads to catastrophizing a worst-case scenario and overgeneralization. "
8 " Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life, says, ‘While you can’t control your experiences, you can control your explanations. "
9 " They say, ‘I can’t even understand my own mind, it’s as if even when things are going right, it finds something to worry about. "
10 " It’s important to remember that at the basis of all anxiety are the irrational thoughts and cognitive distortions which influence us. "
11 " This sense of self-doubt, where we begin to second-guess our own capacity to deal with certain situations, is another manifestation of anxiety. "
12 " What lies at the basis of anxiety are our own thoughts which determine how every situation is perceived and interpreted. "
13 " Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future but from wanting to control it. "
14 " The four areas of the body that are most vulnerable—or where anxiety ends up manifesting the most—include the back, stomach, skin and head. "
15 " When our emotional health manifests itself in the form of physical symptoms, it is known as psychosomatic illness. What’s happening in our ‘psyche’ finds its release in the ‘soma’ or the body. "
16 " Stomach cramps, the frequent urge to urinate, constipation and even Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) are all signs. "
17 " Dr Susan Nolen-Hoeksema, who did ground-breaking research on rumination, describes it as ‘compulsively focused attention on the symptoms of one’s distress, and on its possible causes and consequences, as opposed to its solutions’.11 "
18 " For people who struggle with anxiety, every situation and life event becomes a stressor and hence they tend to ruminate. "
