Sarah Schulman on Anxiety

“Good groups help their family, friends, and community members recognize and dissipate anxiety rather than joining them in acting out cruelly against others.”

“There are options, and even though anxiety may make the reality of choices elusive, they still exist. Recognize the existence of the anxiety, then strive to overcome it in order to perceive other options”

“When anxiety is at the wheel, we tragically project, blame, and then separate. We flee reality, which is the fact of conflict as part of life, rather than confront difference and expand our understanding of ourselves.”