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Oh, Loh how welcome back to the Anxiety Coaches Podcast.

Today we'll be talking about feeling trapped with anxiety. We'll be answering a listener's question.

I'm going to start out today by thinking Emily for sending in her question and by reminding everyone out there if you have a question you

would like to have answered on the show please send it in to anxiety coaches

podcast at gmail dot com'll be happy to put it in the possible

questions to be answered on the show file so send us your questions we'd love to

hear from you and here's our email from Emily.

Hi Gina, I have an idea for a podcast. I would love to hear your thoughts on how to deal

with public transportation and anxiety.

What do you do when it's bubbling up? I often feel trapped. Instinctively I want to run but can't which makes things worse and I am

often crammed into a tight space with other people my worst nightmare explanation point.

Blessings to you, Emily.

Thank you, Emily.

Well, feeling trapped is a really basic fear, right? This is actually a primary fear and trigger for anxiety.

So you are not alone, Emily, and the fact that it is on public transportation may for you add more to it.

Like you said you're crammed in with other people, you can't run, it's kind of like flying, you can't run once the doors

are locked, you're on there.

It's not like, you know, even driving gives you a little room right you can maybe pull a

car over depending on your circumstances but that's not always the case either so

the idea of being trapped is really the basis for a lot of anxiety.

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