2024-04-27T05:28:23-04:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150163799/the-are-anxiety-phenomenon Sean Joyner 2019-10-14T12:00:00-04:00 >2019-10-17T17:48:25-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8c/8c4aab6de37c76698ed1fcf3cbdbd957.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The <a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/150139121/how-to-pass-the-architectural-registration-exam" target="_blank">Architectural Registration Exam</a> is the gateway to licensure for thousands of aspiring architects across the country. Six divisions, hours of studying, years of schooling, and practice. It's an undertaking both exhilarating and debilitating, but at the same time, in its achievement, rewarding. For many candidates, however, preparation and study aren't the hurdle, but instead, it's the inescapable emotional obstacles that hold us back: the anxieties, distractions, and uncertainties surrounding the exam. We think of failing and try to fight off the fear that follows. "Everyone will think I don't have what it takes. I'll look like a fool," we might imagine. Why do things like this, and so many others cripple us? And how can we think about it in a new way?</p>