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Carl A. James

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	It's Only Anxiety: How to Recover from Anxiety & Panic 4.51 avg rating — 37 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Anxiety to Peace: An honest and insightful account of my journey from deepest suffering to blissful recovery 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I learned to face and accept EVERYTHING. Things that provoked fear, sadness, happiness, disappointment, love, anger, joy, frustration, peace, annoyance, contentment, shame etc. etc. My whole life I had been selectively facing and accepting the emotions I considered “good” ones, while suppressing the so-called negative ones. It was this automatic suppression of even tiny amounts … Continue reading

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Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself

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“The anxiety state is just exaggerated thoughts and feelings, nothing more.”
― Carl A. James

tags: anxiety, anxiety-disorder, feelings-and-emotions, intrusive-thoughts

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“Acceptance is a simple concept, but difficult to master.”
― Carl A. James, It's Only Anxiety: How to Recover from Anxiety & Panic

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“The anxiety state is just exaggerated thoughts and feelings, nothing more.”
― Carl A. James

tags: anxiety, anxiety-disorder, feelings-and-emotions, intrusive-thoughts

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“Acceptance is a simple concept, but difficult to master.”
― Carl A. James, It's Only Anxiety: How to Recover from Anxiety & Panic

tags: acceptance, mastery

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“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.”
― Joseph Campbell

tags: cave, fear

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“Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something helpless that wants our love.”
― Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet

tags: everything, frightening, helplessness, love, want

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