Anxiety is why we engage with instincts. Or we can say, when the instincts are not related to, connected with, frustrated, then we feel anxiety. It acts as a motivator to push us forward and engage with life. The problem is when we disengage and focus on the fear. The fear is itself not the problem.  Fearing fear is in turn fearing the instincts. They push, and we decline. They push harder, and we decline harder. The only way to suppress this push is to become distracted by something else entirely, because focusing on that, is the only way to escape the push of the instincts. If we recognize this, and follow the push of instinct, not the distraction, we will no longer feel the anxiety. There is nothing to fear but fear itself.