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In Part Two you saw how this can lead to anxious behaviours such as escape, avoidance or rituals. Do people say unkind things to you? Also you may feel sad at the number of tedious things you are now able to do. Exercise In your notebook, make two lists, headed things I have to do and things I cant do. Include the things that Anxiety makes you do, or stops you doing, and anything else that you feel you must do or cant do. When you o yourself to life, new opportunities seem to arise almost magically. If you have OCD, you may have already involved your friends and family, even if its just that they have to tolerate the extra time you need to do everyday tasks. You can compare your anxious thought processes to the dandelion plant. Wishful thinking By whose standards are you judging yourself? In some areas there are self-help groups, where people meet up to socialise and offer support to each other. YES/NO An Anxiety diary is a simple record of your anxious feelings day by day. When you are ready to start work on your recovery again, take it a little more slowly. And what haps if you work through this process and are dismayed to find that the wrong item has the highest score? Try to build up a more balanced picture by recording your own achievements and asking those around you for honest feedback. Patients may go to any lengths to improve their appearance, including using methods that are dangerous. If youre apprehensive about the future, give yourself time to adapt to a life without Anxiety. Contradict your if only. Once youve done that, you can assess the progress youve made. For instance, do you find it hard to tell someone that youre upset or angry because of something theyve said or done? On the other hand, you may be worried about what will hap if you do give them up - will you have nasty withdrawal symptoms; what if your Anxiety resurfaces once the medication is taken away?