letting go of the struggle - not easy!!!!

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I am trying to look at this in a humorous " holding lightly " way but I am really

having trouble with the acceptance of anxiety. There are parts of my job that I

feel very confident about but I can change in a split second and I don't like

that I can't stop it. When I come in contact with some students i can be

overcome by feelings of self-doubt and the urge to stop the feeling is so

strong. I try to just let it be but I've not been able to stop feeling

threatened by it. It still feels so dangerous and then I feel like a failure

because I have not been successful in letting it just be there. The whole idea

of ACT makes so much sense but when it is a strong emotion I don't seem to be

able to make it work. I keep thinking why can't I hold on to that feeling of

confidence. I just don't trust anxiety. I feel like it has such potential to get

out of control. Intellectually I get it, but not experientially.