Anxiety at a very deep level can create an unconscious thought process that is relived from the past. Our investment in clinging to our emotional  pain that unconsciously we believe will keep us 'safe' so that nothing can hurt us as adults, keep's us aligned with a negative Core  belief that we cannot trust the external world when in fact, the investment in life right now by adjusting  the negative past belief to a positive one  is an indictment of who we are today.  Inner Peace  is constant. Inner Pain is the struggle.