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In today's episode Gina reads a letter from a listener who wrote her anxiety itself a letter.\xa0The letter describes her experience of the anxiety, the fight-or-flight response, the wise-mind and how these forces interact and influence her life.\xa0Listen in as Gina considers the wisdom contained in the letter as well as suggestions for other listeners to write their own letters to their anxiety.\nContent from today's show:\nHi, Gina,\nI discovered your podcast online and have been delving into the many episodes you have made available. I really have enjoyed listening and am learning a lot. I took your advice and decided to write a letter to my anxiety. I wanted to share it with you. Thank you for your excellent program.\nDear Mr. Fight-or-flight,\nWe\u2019ve been roommates for a couple of years now, although you have come to live with me periodically at different times in my life. Each time you have moved in with me, you told me you were concerned about my safety and that you felt it necessary to be my protector\nI think it\u2019s time we had a little chat.\nI know you mean well, but you have gone a little haywire in your endeavors to protect me and you have some very unpleasant ways of keeping me safe. You can be extremely demanding and loud, insisting that I listen to you and pay attention to you at the most inopportune times.\nIf I don\u2019t pay attention to you, you just get louder and if I try to push you away, wow, you can be a real bear! Sometimes you try to scare me into listening to you which is hardly an acceptable solution to me. I am laying down a few ground rules.\nFirst, I refuse to let you control me and run my life. I have some good friends that I have lost touch with since you came along and I want to renew my relationships with them.\nMy good friend, Live-in-the-moment has been reminding me of the good times we once had together and I want to be with her more often. I guess I can\u2019t stop you from tagging along if you must, but she will be the primary focus of my attention when I am with her.\nMy cousins, Goodness and Mercy have been telling me they would like to have a greater presence in my life as well and they will be shadowing me every day just so you are aware.\nThere are a couple of other traits you have that I find very annoying.\nYou are notorious for propagating fake news which I\u2019m sure you have heard of by now.\nMany of the stories you have been telling me are simply not true, and they are always so negative and judgmental! They are kind of like reading tragic fiction all day and all night.\nMy neighbor, Mr. Wisemind has informed me of these tendencies of yours and I intend to rewrite those tragic tales you\u2019ve been telling me into something positive. You can be so convincing sometimes and I\u2019ve let you take me on some pretty hellish rides. This is going to stop, maybe not all at once but it will change over time.\nMy Aunt Mybody has encouraged me to sit down and relax with her and take time to breathe and listen to her. She is one of the most realistic, down-to-earth relatives I have and I need to spend some quality time with her every day. I\u2019ve also been inviting Wisdom and Favor to accompany me on my life journey.\nSo \u2026 I appreciate your good intentions and your desire to help and I\u2019ll be there for you when you feel you can\u2019t live another moment without my undivided attention.\nEveryone needs a little compassion and that includes you. I\u2019m grateful for the things I have been learning because of you. All that being said, I will not continue to reward your bullying behavior by giving into your incessant demands.\nDon\u2019t be surprised if I just watch you from a distance and separate myself from you. I have a secret place I can go where you won\u2019t be allowed to disturb me.\nSincerely,\nC. R.\nTo learn more go to:\nhttp://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com\nJoin our Group Coaching Full or Mini Membership Program\xa0\nWhat is anxiety?\nQuote:\nChange your thoughts and you change the world. -Norman Vincent Peale\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices