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Why surrendering control increases anxiety instead of reducing it

I have been trying to accept that I cannot control anything but my anxiety gets worse when I try to surrender control.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The instruction to release control can paradoxically increase anxiety when attempted without addressing the underlying need for safety.

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