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Sociologist Martha Beck says curiosity and creativity can act as antidotes to anxiety.

Evidence shows a toggle effect between creativity and anxiety, she says.

She says our brains have a negativity bias that makes us very attentive to anything that might harm us.

She shares strategies designed to soothe anxiety, while liberating the creative genius inside us.

Beck: Creativity is the opposite of fear and is the way we should be living most of the time.

Beck: "Good solutions never come from anxiety or panic. They come from curiosity, calm and creativity" Beck: Making art is one way to reach deeper states of calm that can serve as an anchor.