284. Why You Feel Anxious When It’s Actually Your Blood Sugar

The Anxiety Chicks

Cloud10

Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Alternative Health

4.7 • 832 Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

If you’ve ever felt shaky, panicky, off, or just not right… and assumed it was anxiety, this episode is going to connect some dots. Because sometimes, what you’re feeling isn’t just anxiety. It’s your blood sugar. In this episode, we break down: how blood sugar actually works (in simple terms) why dips and spikes can feel identical to anxiety what’s happening in your body when you feel shaky, wired, or “off” the difference between true anxiety and a physiological stress response common eating patterns that make symptoms worse without realizing it how to stabilize your blood sugar without overcomplicating your life This is not about diagnosing yourself or obsessing over food. It’s about understanding your body well enough to stop mislabeling every sensation as something being “wrong.” Because when you understand what your body is doing…it gets a lot less scary. Don’t forget to rate and review The Chicks! 🌐 Connect With Us ⁠@theanxietychicks⁠ | ⁠@theanxietyhealer⁠ | ⁠@health_anxiety⁠ ✨ Taylor’s #1 Anxiety Healing Supplement, Free Resources & More: ⁠peakofpanic.com/collections/all⁠ Order The Anxiety Healers Guide Here: https://theanxietyhealer.com/books 🧰 Alison's Free Resources, Coaching & Healing Toolkit: ⁠www.theanxietyhealer.com⁠ 🎥 Watch Full Episodes on YouTube Subscribe for more anxiety healing content, interviews, and behind-the-scenes insight. www.youtube.com/@anxietychicks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	When was the last time you stopped and listened to your body?
0:03.0	Here's a Holland and Barrett ad break to do just that.
0:06.0	Go on, tune in.
0:08.0	Think about your body when you exercise.
0:11.0	Are those knees creaking?
0:13.0	Are your muscles ever so slightly aching?
0:16.0	Or are they trying to say,
0:18.0	You've got to show me love.
0:24.1	We know what your body's asking for.
0:26.7	In store online on the app.
0:29.2	Back Your Body, Holland and Barrett.
0:34.1	Jamie Lang and Sophie Haboo have arrived on Disney Plus.
0:35.5	We're having a baby.
0:36.4	We're having a baby.
0:38.8	I've always wanted to be mom.
0:42.2	And we're bringing you on our journey through everything.
0:43.5	I have no idea what we're doing.
0:44.1	Thank you.
0:45.2	I have more of an idea.
0:47.0	I think of it like a Tamagocchi.
0:49.8	At the end of all of this... We're going to have a little baby.
0:51.9	Raising Chelsea, a Hulu original series streaming exclusively on Disney Plus.
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