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The Illusion Of Control

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Anxiety makes a compelling promise: Get everything under control and then you'll feel better. So we plan more, predict more, and prepare for possibilities that haven't happened. But certainty keeps moving further away. The harder we grip, the more tension we can create around the uncertainty that was already there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg ... Show More
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