Coronavirus Special: How To Manage Anxiety In The Face Of A Global Pandemic with Dr Judson Brewer #103

Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee

Dr Rangan Chatterjee

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Alternative Health, Mental Health

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🗓️ 22 March 2020

⏱️ 75 minutes

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CAUTION ADVISED: this podcast contains swearing. As the world goes into lockdown to help manage the global pandemic of Coronavirus, many people are feeling anxious. This is a bonus conversation that I have recorded to help people deal with the anxiety that they are currently experiencing. Many people feel scared and helpless, which is completely understandable. In this episode, I speak to the behavioural neuroscientist and psychiatrist, Judson Brewer, who will help you understand how to keep your cool in these stressful times. We discuss what exactly fear and anxiety is, what happens in the brain when you start to feel anxious and, importantly, how you can break the anxiety cycle with some simple, practical exercises. We discuss breathing, physical activity, creative pursuits and much more, as well as how calmness is a skill that you can get better at, if you take the time to practice it. I think you will find this an incredibly useful podcast to help navigate the crazy world we are living in at the moment. Show notes available at drchatterjee.com/103 Follow me on instagram.com/drchatterjee/ Follow me on facebook.com/DrChatterjee/ Follow me on twitter.com/drchatterjeeuk DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website.

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0:00.0	And so there's a ton of uncertainty out there that is raising everybody's anxiety.
0:05.0	And on top of that, we have something that we didn't have in 1918, which is social media.
0:12.0	So, you know, you can contain a virus by making sure that you stay six feet away from people, you know, wash your hands, all those things.
0:19.3	But for social contagion, which is the passing of affect or emotion from one person you know, wash your hands, all those things. But for social contagion, which is the
0:21.8	passing of affect or emotion from one person to another, you can sneeze on somebody's brain
0:27.4	from anywhere in the world. Hi, my name is Ronan Chatschi, GP, television presenter, and author
0:34.4	of the bestselling books, The Stress Solution and the Four Pillar Plan.
0:38.7	I believe that all of us have the ability to feel better than we currently do, but getting
0:43.5	healthy has become far too complicated. With this podcast, I aim to simplify it. I'm going to be
0:50.2	having conversations with some of the most interesting and exciting people, both within, as outside the health space to hopefully inspire you, as well as empower you with simple
1:00.1	tips that you can put into practice immediately to transform the way that you feel.
1:04.9	I believe that when we are healthier, we are happier because when we feel better, we live more.
1:12.6	Hello and welcome back to a bonus episode of Feel Better Live More. My name is Ranga Chaschi.
1:20.3	I am your host and this is episode number 103. So guys, how are you doing? Things seem a little crazy at the moment, don't they?
1:30.8	You know, I see a lot of people at the moment who are scared and feeling anxious, and I totally
1:35.5	understand it. You know, I'm generally a positive person, and I really am convinced that we will
1:41.5	get through the next few months if we all start working together and
1:45.2	thinking of each other. Yes, the way we're having to live our lives at the moment feels very
1:49.7	different, but this time will pass. And I would really urge you all at this moment, yes, to take
1:56.6	sensible precautions, but also to try and stay as positive as you can. There's a lot out there that
2:02.3	you cannot control, but there's plenty that you can. And I really want to urge you guys to focus
2:07.8	on the things that you can't control every single day. Now, we're all dealing with this global
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