Having some anxiety can be helpful in lots of life situations. Anxiety, with its accompanying adrenaline, is activating — it increases our awareness, attention and motivation so, when we need to, we can act with focus. However, if we experience too much anxiety we go into in fight, flight, or freeze mode. This can happen even when there is nothing to be worried about — when we are scared about the future or worrying about the past, rather than feeling connected to the presen