Case
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This is an article titled, "The 8 Most Unexpected Advantages of Anxiety." I found it rather comforting in some areas.
http://www.spring.org.uk/2014/12/the-8-most-unexpected-advantages-of-anxiety.php
If you don't wish to click the link, here is the list (with my comments for clarification. I use the pronoun "we" because I definitely have anxieties.) :
1. People will trust you more (Anxiety shows others that we have virtue.)
2. Fewer fatal accidents (We over-think enough to avoid many dangers.)
3. Stronger memory (We think we have a poor memory, but we don't.)
4. Better results in tests - sometimes (We have more motivation taking tests.)
5. Good friends (We have closer friends than we realize.)
6. Not appearing that anxious (We think we're acting worse than we are.)
7. More fun (We have more fun than we think we will.)
8. The human race needs anxious people (We have higher survival rates.)
I thought it was a nice article to remind people that, while anxieties are real and can cause major problems, it's not all bleak, and there are positives to being anxious.
http://www.spring.org.uk/2014/12/the-8-most-unexpected-advantages-of-anxiety.php
If you don't wish to click the link, here is the list (with my comments for clarification. I use the pronoun "we" because I definitely have anxieties.) :
1. People will trust you more (Anxiety shows others that we have virtue.)
2. Fewer fatal accidents (We over-think enough to avoid many dangers.)
3. Stronger memory (We think we have a poor memory, but we don't.)
4. Better results in tests - sometimes (We have more motivation taking tests.)
5. Good friends (We have closer friends than we realize.)
6. Not appearing that anxious (We think we're acting worse than we are.)
7. More fun (We have more fun than we think we will.)
8. The human race needs anxious people (We have higher survival rates.)
I thought it was a nice article to remind people that, while anxieties are real and can cause major problems, it's not all bleak, and there are positives to being anxious.