How to Deal with an Anxiety Ninja

We’re feeling happy and then — BAM, out of nowhere, an anxiety ninja pops up.

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There are situations where I fully expect to be stressed. For instance, I know I’ll be stressed when interacting with people I know already don’t particularly like me as a person. I know I’m likely to be stressed in bad traffic at rush hour. But sometimes I experience what I like to call an anxiety ninja.

This is not to…