This is how I approach Anxiety.

Anxiety: Severe PTSD can be devastating as it weakens a person emotionally, mentally, and intellectually. This renders the person in some cases incapable of prioritizing and categorizing stressors properly; the situation can become overwhelming. Often we think of all the stressors at the same time. These circumstances create an immense amount of anxiety. Life feels out of control due to the intense anxiety.

I developed the “Pistol Range Analogy” to help you with anxiety.
Mentally visit a pistol range. In theory the closest targets are the most important or dangerous and easiest to hit. Therefore, hit the closest targets first. Assume the effective range of the pistol is 50 meters. Each target is a stressor. The targets range from 25, 50, 100 meters. The 25 meter target represents stressors that must be addressed relatively quickly. The 50 meter target represents stressors that must be addressed perhaps a week to two weeks in the future. The 100 meter target represents stressors several months away. Put the 100 meter targets on the back burner. You can’t hit them now anyway.

All the targets or stressors will pop up at the same time. Shoot the closest target first. Then start moving further out. Hit the 25 meter targets then hit the 50 meter targets. You should give the 100 meter targets a very low priority due to the impossible distance. This approach will prioritize stressors. Deal with one stressor at a time if you can. This will make the task of dealing with anxiety much easier and manageable.

Great subject, COL Mikel J. Burroughs!

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