Anxious to Learn? Think Again

Anxious to Learn? Think Again

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Understand Reassurance-Seeking to Reduce Academic Anxiety

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Apr 28, 2026
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One of the most pernicious characteristics of anxiety disorder: anxiety creates anxiety about experiencing anxiety. An example:

We’ve all been “nervous” or anxious before a first date or a job interview. This is called anticipatory anxiety - our minds imagine all the horrible things that could go wrong and it scares us a bit. Generally things go fine, ou…

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