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Anxiety is really having a moment. It's in the zeitgeist and all these other

buzzy things I hear the media saying is though anxiety is the new hot

accessory to have for 2021. But for people with anxiety that can make you feel

even more alone. Why is that? Because no one's really talking about it.

Until now, I'm Jen Kirkman, host of the Anxiety Bites podcast,

premiering on Wednesday, October 6th. We all have times when we're anxious.

And when we worry, for example, that can actually feed back and basically kick

in our adrenaline that makes us more anxious. I'm not a mental health

professional. In fact, I'm a comedian and a writer, but I've had

generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and multiple phobias for decades.

I also have a lot of recovery. So I'm an expert in having anxiety.

And my attitude is I seriously have anxiety, but I don't have to treat anxiety

so seriously. So join me every week as I have conversations with esteemed

experts in the field of anxiety or even other artists with anxiety as we talk

honestly and factually about what anxiety even is and how we put it in its

place. The more you know about how your mind works,

the more you'll be able to work with it. I wanted to start this podcast because

I think it's important to normalize conversations about anxiety. I want people

who think they're going crazy, who think they're the only one who's ever felt

that way, who think they're beyond help to know that that is totally normal

and not true. The important thing to understand is that

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