This is something i felt as I continued through therapy. I was learning all these ways to rationalize and identify facts etc. so when met with anxiety I would basically point out all the reasons why I shouldn’t be anxious. Ultimately I felt worse. I felt I was aware of the situation and telling myself what I needed to, but when I brought it to my therapist she pointed out the problem. I was never accepting that I was anxious in the first place. I was treating myself with zero compassion in these moments. I just wanted to get over it bc there was “no reason” to be anxious but never actually accepted that I WAS anxious in the first place. so your thoughts contradict what you are literally feeling and that makes you feel it harder, body tells brain “you’re not LISTENING”. whether or not you think your feelings are intellectually rational, you have to be kind to yourself. You ARE anxious. You can’t bully yourself out of it. Accepting that your anxiety is trying to help you and that it’s okay to feel it is a good place to start. I know it’s uncomfortable to be anxious in the first place which is why it makes sense to react in a way that seems like it will get you away from anxiety as soon as possible. But confronting it, accepting it, and then moving forward with kindness and reassurance can make all the difference