In this bitesize moment pulled from the Laura Dowling Experience back catalogue, child and adolescent psychotherapist Dr Coleman Noctor explains why so many of us feel anxious and "behind," even when life is objectively fine.

He shows how the gap between expectation and reality fuels anxiety, why chasing "exceptional" leaves us discontent, and how aiming for his "four to seven zone" can bring us back to balance.

🔑Key Points

• Why anxiety often lives in the gap between expectation and reality

• How "demonising average" sets most of us up to feel like we're failing

• Why happiness is a passing moment, not a permanent state

• The "four to seven zone" as a practical way to aim for balance

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