Your anxiety is getting worse because it's been normalized so you don't think you need to do anything because it's normal to feel anxious.

But if you're not treating the symptom, it's going to get worse.

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We're going to talk about anxiety.

Super fun topic, I know. It is something that I have struggled with, lived with.

I think battled, overcome, struggled with again. It's a lot of stories. There's a lot of history with me and anxiety. And I've done episodes about anxiety before. But something has been

happening lately that is, in my opinion, getting worse and worse,

and I want to talk about it.

So this episode is for anybody who is struggling with anxiety slash feels like the anxiety is getting worse.

That's what I'm noticing is that people have identified that they struggle with it and then it's getting worse, not better. And there's a reason.

I think there's a very specific reason. And I don't know about you guys, but when I can identify why something's

happening, you've probably heard me say this a billion times on the show. When I can identify

why I'm doing something, why something's happening, I feel like it allows me to separate

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