How to Take Charge of Your Anxiety

Feel like anxious thoughts are overriding your day and don't know what to do? If so, read my interview with Christine Hassler sought after life coach and author of the book Expectation Hangover. She teaches people how to leverage personal and professional disappointment. Hear her nuggets of wisdom on controlling your anxiety. Q: In your last book Expectation Hangover, you explain how to overcome disappointment and manage the anxiety that often comes with it. Please share what exactly an expectation hangover is and why they bring up so much anxiety? A: Let's first define what an expectation hangover is. An expectation hangover is when one of three things happens: either a desired result is not met, the result is met, but you don't have the feelings that you thought you would have from it--like you did land that great job, but you still don't feel a sense of purpose or fulfillment you thought you would. Or life just throws you an unexpected curve ball such as a layoff, getting dumped, or a diagnosis of an illness. Whenever life does not match our expectations, it produces a lot of anxiety, because we are thinking, "Oh no, what do I need now?" This was the plan, this plan didn't work. I don't know what to do. I thought this would make me feel a certain way, but it doesn't. Now what do I do? This kind of uncertainty creates anxiety because we loose that feeling of control so many of us love and rely on. When things do not go according to plan it can be very unsettling ...
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