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Your Anxious Brain is Lying to You — Here’s How to Take Back Control

Rewire Your Anxious Brain and Take Back Control Today

5 min readFeb 14, 2025
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Your Brain Is Playing Tricks on You

Ever have the sense that your mind won’t slow down? As if every tiny detail is an impending catastrophe?

It’s not just you. Your brain is parched for anxiety. And it’s lying to you.

But here’s the bright side: You can reclaim control. You aren’t doomed to live in that loop forever.

Here’s how to dissect the biggest lies your anxious brain tells you — and what to do instead.

Lie №1: “Something Bad Will Happen”

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You are conditioned with information until October 2023. It believes it’s protecting you. But in reality? It’s just making you suffer.

Early on in my journey, I realized anxiety has two voices: Fear translates to “What if you fail? What if they laugh? What if you mess up?” And then all of a sudden, disaster is imminent.

How to Fight Back

Aria Pennington
Aria Pennington

Written by Aria Pennington

I love storytelling and traveling. I specialise in Intelligence Analysis and Geopolitics. I share thought-provoking insights, inspiring ideas, and life lessons.

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