 Your anxiety can be fueled by something called anchoring. Let's say you walk into a meeting and you trip on your way to sit down. And for the next 30 minutes, all you can think about is how clumsy everyone must think you are. Stop right there. You've been using your own experience to determine what others are thinking or feeling. Also known as anchoring. But here's the deal. You can't read minds. In your lived experience, isn't the same as anybody else's. Plus, science says that most people don't think about anyone but themselves anyway. And here's how we know this. Neuroscientists have found that our brains are naturally so preoccupied with ourselves to worry about anyone else. Because from an evolutionary standpoint, self-preservation is our most important instinct. So the next time you do something silly, take a deep breath and ground yourself. And remember, nobody thinks about you as much as you think about yourself.