Brut McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast.

Now you may think of anxiety as a reaction, a feeling, or a disorder.

My guest day says that perhaps the best way to think about anxiety, especially if you

want to treat it effectively, is as a habit.

His name is Dr. Judson Brewer, he needs a psychiatrist and neuroscientist in the author

of, Unwinding Exitity.

New science shows how to break the cycles of warrior and fear to heal your mind.

Dr. Judson, I begin our conversation with what anxiety is and how it gets connected

into a habit loop that can lead to other maladaptive behaviors like drinking, overreading, and worrying.

Dr. Judson explains how to hack the anxiety habit loop by mapping it out, disenchanting

your anxiety-driven behaviors and giving your brain a bigger, better offer by getting

curious about your anxiety.

We also talk about why asking why your anxious is not part of this process and in their

conversation with how this habit-based approach to behavior change can also work for things

like depression and anger.

To get into the show's over, check out our show notes at a-wim.is slash anxiety habit.

Judson Brewer, welcome to the show.

Thanks for having me.

You are a psychiatrist that specializes in anxiety, addiction, eating disorders, and you

got a new book out, unwinding anxiety. How did you end up specializing in anxiety and

addiction disorders as a psychiatrist?

Dr. Judson Well, my own anxiety.

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