Anxiety arises in us from one of its two sources - "loss," and "lack of confidence." The first is an exterior one (outside of the personal boundary) which is a type of stress, called, "loss," in which fearsome, negative energy is hurled at us, trying to take something from us. The second source is an interior one (inside the personal boundary) which arises from being low on the type of [Read more...] about Anxiety
Anxiety Map
The Anxiety Map in Romantic Dynamics is also envisioned as a "rescue map" that borrows from the laws of thermodynamics to transform a threat, or stress, called "loss" coming in at us, to become the type of self-esteem called, "confidence," instead. This occurs through making the mature (higher-brained) decision to use the energy in a process called, "courage."
It is a simplified construct that makes use of the Triune Brain [Read more...] about Anxiety Map