Anxiety is not a sign of sickness, a weakness of the mind, o...

Anxiety is not a sign of sickness, a weakness of the mind, or an error for which we should always seek a medical solution. It is mostly a hugely reasonable and sensitive response to the genuine strangeness, terror, uncertainty, and riskiness of existence

Alain de Botton • The School of Life: An Emotional Education: An Emotional Education

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