Anxiety

Let's have a conversation about Anxiety.

Here are a few questions we will consider during this evening:

• What is your personal experience with anxiety? How has it evolved with time?
• What are sources of anxiety?
• How does anxiety feel for you?
• Is anxiety necessarily bad and something we should get rid of?
• How do you best deal with anxiety?

If you've never participated before, here's what to expect:

• 2 hours of deep, interesting conversations in a respectful environment that will elevate your spirit and give you new ideas for life, work or relationships
• a supportive group of people sharing their own unique experiences and viewpoints, and encouraging you to do the same
• a rich mix of newcomers and regulars from different countries and cultures for a broad diversity of opinions and experiences

Please remember the existing rules of this group:

• DO listen respectfully. DON'T interrupt others.
• DO show up with a learning mindset. DON'T try to win an argument.
• DO show curiosity towards other people experiences and ideas. DON'T project judgement and blame.
• DO make yourself fully present. DON'T pull out your phone during the conversation.

🚫 No-show policy
As the group size is small, no-shows have a strong negative impact on the group. As such, the policy is that as a general rule, no-shows and same-day cancellations will not be able to sign up for future events. To avoid this:

• Only reserve a spot if you really intend to come.
• If your plans have changed, cancel at least 24 hours before the event, to give people on the waiting list a chance to change their own plans and make it to the event.
• If you have a real last-minute emergency and need to cancel in the last 24 hours, please contact me directly to avoid "no-show" status.

🌮 Food for thought

• "Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action." Walter Anderson
• "You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them." — Maya Angelou
• "Do not let your difficulties fill you with anxiety, after all it is only in the darkest nights that stars shine more brightly." - Ali Ibn Abi Talib