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When The "What If" Fear Happens | What To Do!

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Did you know that sometimes the "What If" happens? It did for us this past weekend. Our fear sometimes can come true. This is why individuals will do compulsions; to protect from the what-ifs. Most of the time, when the "What If" happens we can problem solve it pretty quickly. This is what we think the compulsion is doing, but really it ends up wasting hours of our time. ⠀

Do you know what to do when the WHAT IF actually happens? Let's go through how to respond to anxiety.

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Thanks for the kind words!

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Wow, beautiful kids and very good stuff! Thank you!

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