1235: What Makes Anxiety Worse? 12 Hidden Triggers You Might Be Missing
The Anxiety Coaches Podcast
Gina Ryan
4.6 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 8 April 2026
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
In today's episode, Gina discusses twelve anxiety triggers you may not have yet considered. Many of these triggers are physical and may be easy to eliminate from one's life. A number of solutions or better practices are recommended as alternatives to these harmful anxiety triggers. Improving your relationship with yourself and taking advantage of community support can go a long way in helping you overcome your anxiety. Listen in and enhance your anxiety clearing journey today!
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0:26 Introduction to Anxiety Relief
2:48 Body Basics and Anxiety
8:54 Movement and Environment
12:09 Internal Patterns Amplifying Anxiety
15:50 Asking for Help and Gentle Reflections
17:23 Small Shifts for Big Changes
17:34 Understanding Anxiety vs. Fighting It
Summary
In this episode of the Anxiety Coaches Podcast, I delve deep into the intricate relationship between our daily lives and the way we experience anxiety. Rather than focusing on the common queries such as “Why am I like this?” or “Why isn't my anxiety going away?”, I invite listeners to explore the subtle influences that may exacerbate anxiety, approached through a lens of curiosity and compassion. My aim is not to blame, but to illuminate the patterns in our lives that contribute to our heightened states of anxiety, thus empowering listeners to reclaim a sense of agency and hope.
We start our discussion by acknowledging that anxiety is not simply a mental phenomenon; it is a whole-body experience. I emphasize the importance of physical health in managing anxiety and highlight some of the most significant contributors to increased anxiety levels. For instance, I examine the role of caffeine as a stimulant that heightens our nervous system's reactivity, often producing sensations that mimic anxiety itself. I share testimonials and examples from my clients, illustrating how eliminating caffeine can lead to noticeable improvements in stress levels.
Next, I shift the conversation to sleep patterns and nutrition, explaining how neglecting these fundamental aspects of self-care can amplify anxiety. Poor sleep disrupts our biological systems, making everything feel more overwhelming. I encourage listeners to assess their sleep hygiene and refrain from self-blame. I also discuss the impact of irregular eating patterns on blood sugar levels, which can lead to anxiety-like symptoms, stressing the importance of steady fuel for our bodies. Additionally, I touch upon how substances such as sugar, alcohol, and even mild dehydration can exacerbate feelings of unease and fatigue.
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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 want to talk about something that can bring a |
| 0:47.2 | surprising amount of relief. Instead of asking, why am I like this? Or why isn't my anxiety going away, we're going to |
| 0:58.1 | gently explore something different. We're going to look at what might be making anxiety worse, |
| 1:06.6 | not in a blaming way, not in a you're doing something wrong way, but in a curious, compassionate way. |
| 1:14.0 | Because so often, anxiety isn't just coming from nowhere. |
| 1:20.4 | It doesn't just pop up out of the blue. |
| 1:22.8 | We've talked about that here on the show many times. |
| 1:27.1 | It's being influenced quietly, steadily, by how we're living our lives, how we are caring for |
| 1:36.6 | our bodies and what we are surrounding ourselves with. |
| 1:41.8 | And when we start to see those influences, we gain back a sense of choice. We gain back a sense |
| 1:49.8 | of agency. And we gain back a sense of possibility. And let me tell you, one of the greatest things |
| 1:58.1 | you need for getting on the other side of being afraid of your |
| 2:03.9 | anxiety is the hope, the possibility that it can happen. Without that, you may be circling the |
| 2:14.1 | wormhole for a long time. You have to have the possibility. So that's why I wanted |
| 2:21.1 | to look at the influences today so that it can take it out of your mind that this is never |
| 2:28.9 | going to happen. This is just who I am. This is just how I'm wired. Yes, I will say you are probably wired more toward the |
| 2:38.9 | anxious, very sensitive nervous system. But that doesn't mean you have to live with anxiety. |
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