Hey what's up guys Drew here that anxiety guy dot com coming to you from my extremely

messy home office behind me I apologize for that and I got to put on my cheesy

drugstore glasses so I could see so So let's talk about exercise because we

should. It's an important topic and it bears discussion. Has anybody ever

told you that regular exercise would be good for you, not for the obvious reasons that we're all aware of,

but because it would actually lower your overall anxiety level,

maybe make your panic attacks less frequent and easier to manage.

Now, have you ever looked at that person after they said that like they were completely insane because for you exercise has the exact opposite impact it may cause elevated anxiety levels or even lead to full-blown panic. Well if this is you and

it was me that used to be a problem for me too. If this is you I can tell you that you

are far from alone. It's an extremely common problem for people who are dealing with anxiety

disorders, especially if there are two conditions present. Number one, if you're having panic attacks

on a regular basis, actual panic attacks, then the odds become a little higher that you're struggling with exercise.

Number two, if you are in that mindset where you look at anxiety and panic attacks, especially

as something you need to have a plan for

because you need to try and avoid it you need to try and stop panic from ever happening in the

first place and above all if you feel that a panic attack is an event that you need to be rescued or saved from,

whether you're doing it yourself or you're relying on other people to do it for you,

if this is the way you view anxiety and panic, then there's a very good chance that exercise

is more than just a struggle for you.

It may actually be just something that you say that you cannot do.

Now this is a common problem, as as I mentioned but it's also a really

solvable problem and it's worth solving for a variety of reasons. Number one if

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