A life bereft of anxiety is impossible, it is kneaded into our existence. It is a vague and unspecifiable phenomenon and cannot be gotten rid of as it is entwined with the very fabric of our being. To live is to live anxiously but it has to be managed in a functional way. When it encroaches into our coping (neurotic anxiety), it must be addressed. Behavioural activation, cognitive restructuring, psychoeducation, pharmacological interventions, relaxation techniques, mindfulness, exposure-based procedures, all these are prevalent approach modalities to manage anxiety and may have its respective applicability.  From a philosophical standpoint, anxiety is a disclosive mood, a kind of openness to one’s possibilities.  We are finite beings and vulnerable to many circumstances which occur outside our consent, control and certitude