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#61: 5 Habits That Feed Anxiety and What to Do Instead
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Does anxiety rule your life?
In this episode I discuss five common habits that anxious people tend to do which can keep anxiety going. I also provide actionable strategies to manage and cope with anxiety. I explore the detrimental effects of worry and overthinking, avoidance, catastrophising, hypervigilance, and the desire to eliminate anxiety.
To help you manage anxiety effectively, I talk through evidence-based tools such as mindfulness, gradual exposure, reality checks, grounding exercises, and acceptance techniques.
Highlights include:
00:57 Understanding Anxiety and its Habits
01:19 Habit 1: Worrying and Overthinking
02:57 Habit 2: Avoidance
06:15 Habit 3: Catastrophising
09:23 Habit 4: Hypervigilance
11:00 Habit 5: Wanting to Eliminate Anxiety
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Chapters
1. Introduction to Mental Health and Wellbeing (00:00:00)
2. Understanding Anxiety and Its Habits (00:00:57)
3. Habit 1: Worrying and Overthinking (00:01:19)
4. Habit 2: Avoidance (00:02:57)
5. Habit 3: Catastrophising (00:06:15)
6. Habit 4: Hypervigilance (00:09:23)
7. Habit 5: Wanting to Eliminate Anxiety (00:11:00)
8. Conclusion and Community Invitation (00:13:47)
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