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So the book for the "Read a Chapter a Night" Challenge is Stop Anxiety from Stopping You. It had ridiculously positive reviews on Amazon and I felt I had to buy it. I, like many people, suffer from anxiety. Sometimes it comes in a wave of nervous energy I can't harness. I'll stand in a room for ten minutes, looking around, trying to sort through my thoughts. Sometimes it comes with crippling fear and doubt. I'll analyze the possible scenario of a situation a thousand times and determine the outcome to be negative. Then I get anxious about that. And nothing has even happened yet! 

 I get anxious if I don't clean my house every weekend. My doctor says I might have a touch of OCD. One time I found a flea on Bronx and I damn near bombed the house. I washed every piece of bedding in hot water and bought three different home, fabric and pet flea treatments. Yeah.

 I get anxious about failing. I get anxious about making phone calls. I get anxious about people telling me "no." I get anxious about telling people "no." I get anxious about time...how I'm spending it...how much I have...if I'm wasting it. This book seemed like a good start to work on some of that anxiety. 

 Currently Chapters 1 and 2 have defined social anxiety and panic disorder. Looks like I suffer from social anxiety (go figure). I'm looking forward to tonight's chapter. I've been reading it in bed right before I go to sleep. 

 I'll keep you posted! 

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