Dear Ale:

An exam will trigger the anxiety, so you are more likely to feel anxious facing an exam than you are when not facing an exam. Certain life events, such as an exam, or meeting new people bring the fear to the surface so you feel it more intensely.

I like the idea of living simply, or “to live with simplicity” like you wrote. To me, it means to organize your life in such a way that you face less of those events. For example: if an exam is not going to help you in your life, don’t take it. That is making life simpler. Or if a relationship with a particular person increases your anxiety- limit or end that relationship. That too, would make life simpler.

anita