1142: Am I Going Crazy? - A Grounding Conversation On Anxiety And Panic

The Anxiety Coaches Podcast

Gina Ryan

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

In today's episode, Gina discusses the fears around the thoughts "Am I going crazy?" and its close relatives that people with anxiety often suffer with. Specific advice is provided on how to deal with these thoughts and it is explained why you don't need to be afraid. Breathing and checking in with yourself can go a long way. After you learn your are in an anxiety reaction and your understanding of reality is temporarily skewed, everything can change for you. Listen in and get closer to leaving your anxiety behind today! Please visit our Sponsor Page to find all the links and codes for our awesome sponsors! https://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com/sponsors/ Thank you for supporting The Anxiety Coaches Podcast. FREE MUST-HAVE RESOURCE FOR Calming Your Anxious Mind 10-Minute Body-Scan Meditation for Anxiety Anxiety Coaches Podcast Group Coaching link ACPGroupCoaching.com To learn more, go to: Website https://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com Join our Group Coaching Full or Mini Membership Program Learn more about our One-on-One Coaching What is anxiety? Find even more peace and calm with our Supercast premium access membership: For $5 a month, all episodes are ad-free! https://anxietycoaches.supercast.com/ Here's what's included for $5/month: ❤ New Ad-Free episodes every Sunday and Wednesday ❤ Access to the entire Ad-free back-catalog with over 600 episodes ❤ Premium meditations recorded with you in mind ❤ And more fun surprises along the way! All this in your favorite podcast app! Quote: You are not the storm. You are the sky it moves through. -Unknown Chapters 0:26 Introduction to Anxiety 2:05 Common Question: Am I Going Crazy? 3:17 Understanding Panic and Anxiety Responses 7:08 How to Cope During Panic Episodes 9:23 The Power of Grounding Techniques 12:22 Moving Beyond Anxiety 14:04 The Importance of Self-Compassion 16:50 Closing Thoughts and Healing Insights Summary In today’s episode of the Anxiety Coaches Podcast, I delve into a question that many individuals grappling with anxiety often ask: "Am I going crazy?" This inquiry is not just an expression of fear; it reflects a deeper, shared human experience that arises when we find ourselves overwhelmed and seeking relief from the tumult of anxiety and panic. I want to reassure those who have found themselves whispering or even shouting this question during moments of distress that you are not alone. The frequency with which I encounter this question—whether in coaching sessions, online forums, or spontaneous conversations—underscores its universal nature. I share from personal experience the debilitating sensations that accompany heightened anxiety, where the mind races with worst-case scenarios and the body feels out of control. It’s in these intense moments that individuals may convince themselves they are losing their grip on reality. However, I firmly emphasize that these overwhelming sensations are not indicators of madness, but rather physiological responses to stress. By examining the science behind panic and anxiety, I aim to ground listeners in awareness of their bodily reactions. #anxiety #panicattack #amigoingcrazy #overstimulation #nervoussystem #fightorflight #stressresponse #groundingtechniques #copingstrategies #mentalhealth #emotionalregulation #breathingexercises #presentmoment #selfcompassion #anxietycoach #podcast #anxietyrelief #panicdisorder #fearoflosingcontrol #derealization #depersonalization #racingmind #physicalanxiety #falsealarm #physiologicalresponse #managinganxiety #calmingtechniques #sensorygrounding #seekingsupport #selfkindness #anxietyhealing #trustyourself #emotionaloverwhelm #anxietycoaching #ginaryan #anxietycoachespodcast #ACP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the anxiety coaches podcast, a relaxing and informative show where we explore anxiety, panic, and PTSD, sharing how you can overcome them for life.
0:23.1	Aloha.
0:24.2	Welcome back to the Anxiety Coaches podcast.
0:27.6	I'm your host and coach, Gina Ryan, and I am so happy to be with you again today
0:34.1	as together we can consider the many ways to bring your mind and body back to its
0:40.5	natural peace and calm. In today's episode, I'm talking about the question I get all the time,
0:48.7	am I going crazy? And so this I want to have with you today is a grounding conversation on anxiety and
0:58.1	panic. I feel deeply in my heart about this because I hear it all the time. And I know that I had
1:07.6	had that question myself. I hear it in my coaching sessions, in the Facebook groups,
1:14.6	and in quiet moments of conversation with people all over the place, not even knowing who I am
1:23.2	and what it is I do for work. It's a question that surfaces whenever we as humans are overwhelmed,
1:31.2	we're flooded, and we're desperate for relief. The question is, am I going crazy? Let's just let that
1:41.1	sink in for a minute. Have you ever asked yourself that?
1:44.9	If you've ever whispered or maybe even screamed those words in a moment of panic or spiraling,
1:52.1	anxiety, and a trip down the wormhole, I want you to know you are not alone, not even a little bit. As a matter of fact, this question is incredibly
2:04.8	common. When someone is navigating anxiety, panic attacks, or any intense stress response,
2:15.3	you might feel like your mind is spinning out of control.
2:19.0	Your body is shaking, your thoughts are racing with the worst case scenarios.
2:25.2	That's where the mind goes.
2:27.7	That's the negative bias.
2:29.2	You are not wrong in doing that.
2:33.0	And suddenly you wonder if something is truly, deeply wrong with you.
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