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[quote=Anonymous]I think another way to look at it is that anxiety is hereditary. Because you have anxiety, your children are more likely to have it as well. So if you’re anxiety is causing you to rush yourself and rush them, that’s how you’re teaching them to cope with anxiety.

Think about how you want to feel, if you’re really comfortable with your anxiety levels or if you wish you were less anxious, and how you’d like to treat your anxiety. Then take a moment to think about those same questions for your children. How do they feel, how much anxiety is acceptable for them, how do you want to teach them to cope? Then make a plan and follow through. It might mean you need medical advice or a therapist for CBT, it might mean you need to make time to work out and meditate, maybe you need to eat healthier with less sugar and alcohol, or it might mean you need to cut back on activities if you’re so rushed you can’t get to them without your anxiety spiking. There are a lot of choices to help you deal with anxiety, but usually a healthy/healthier lifestyle and removing unnecessary sources of stress is a good place to start. [/quote]

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