“How to Be Calm About Anxiety” by Laura Turner: Is her approach “Acceptance and Commitment Therapy” or multiple personality?

“Anxiety has been my constant companion for as long as I can remember…”

And Laura had always fought her fear and anxiety.

“…but it turns out that befriending my fear has actually caused its voice to soften.

“I’ve started to call my anxiety Susan. She goes pretty much everywhere with me, and while she means very well, she’s simply too loud and too concerned about everything. So I tell her thanks for looking out for me, and then try to go about my day knowing that she’ll continue to pop up, and that I don’t need to walk her out of my cubicle anymore. She can stay…

“Now, whenever Susan knocks at my door, I let her in and invite her to sit down. I tell her to stay a while. She’s welcome here” (1).

1. Laura Turner. “How to Be Calm About Anxiety.” The New York Times, Sunday Review, March 15, 2020.  https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/12/opinion/sunday/anxiety-treatment-therapy.html