Dear Helcat:

In two recent posts addressed to me, you wrote: “Any advice or tips that you have for managing anxiety would be welcome… I’ve read a lot of general advice around managing anxiety. I think that a lot of general advice lacks detail“- I know that you are educated on mental health issues, familiar with mental health concepts and tools and you had lots of psychotherapy. For the purpose of giving you what you asked for (specific, detailed advice), best I am able, I re-read and studied all your posts on this thread, and on your other thread  (“Buddhism Journal”) this morning as well as a few of your replies to other members (close to 4 hours so far).

I just started organizing quotes from what you shared in categories so to come up with a reply specific and detailed, hoping it will be of some help to you. I then thought to myself that maybe you wouldn’t like to read your own words in regard to painful emotional topics (ex., your mother’s abuse of you), and maybe you wouldn’t like me analyzing your words, and come up with my understandings. Therefore, I ask you: would you like me to proceed and submit a post to you in a couple of hours or so?

anita