https://www.lamplightpsychology.com.au/blog daily 0.75 2026-04-28 https://www.lamplightpsychology.com.au/blog/Blog Post Title One-3zaa9-wtan3 monthly 0.5 2026-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c282c250c8e14013d47fce/1777323186150-SLV4EN3W00E0VVSC2YUH/unsplash-image-jbQvJx2EWnU.jpg Blog - The Problem with Anxiety is it Doesn’t Announce Itself - Anxiety rarely introduces itself It doesn’t say, “Hi, I’m anxiety, I’m here to overwhelm you and make you avoid all the fun stuff.” Instead, it sounds like: • “Maybe now’s not the right time” • “I’m not the kind of person who gets away with that” • “I’ve got a lot of other things to focus on” It sounds reasonable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c282c250c8e14013d47fce/1777323569683-HTK5NURTCR3S01TNZ78T/unsplash-image-3NCA3tbaE5I.jpg Blog - The Problem with Anxiety is it Doesn’t Announce Itself - When anxiety sounds like “Now just isn’t the right time” Something I hear in therapy when I ask clients to face an anxiety-provoking situation is: “I’m just really snowed under right now. I have a lot on my plate.” And that’s often true. But if it’s also a mask your anxiety is wearing, there will never be a good time. That’s what happened to me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c282c250c8e14013d47fce/1777323985733-VJ1PT2BFKLRU7OXSI9KB/unsplash-image-5d20kdvFCfA.jpg Blog - The Problem with Anxiety is it Doesn’t Announce Itself - I was also desperate to drive I wanted independence. I wanted to come and go from parties when it suited me. I wanted not to have to pray that some generous person would go out of their way to drop me home. I wanted to be able to get places in the shortest possible time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c282c250c8e14013d47fce/1777324050390-8UMVFWBZP29VFEXJJLLN/unsplash-image-rf6ywHVkrlY.jpg Blog - The Problem with Anxiety is it Doesn’t Announce Itself - And that fuelled my fear of travelling broadly Maybe I’m being impulsive? Maybe I’m being stupid? Have I fully researched all the places I want to go? 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