EP 183 - Revisiting Positive Self-Talk in Anxiety Recovery

The Anxious Truth - A Panic, Anxiety, and Mental Health Podcast

Drew Linsalata

Anxiety Attacks, Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, Health Anxiety, Agoraphobia, Anxiety Help, Panic Attacks, Health & Fitness, Panic Attack, Ocd, Mental Health

4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2021

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Positive self-talk is awesome. But not in the way you may think. When I tell people that positive self-talk is bullshit, I mean that it does not belong in your arsenal in the heat of the moment when experiencing that high anxiety spike or a panic attack. Positive self-talk, mantras and affirmations are great as a setup tool BEFORE things get rough for you. Use them when calm. Use them when getting yourself ready to do hard things. But ritualizing positive self-talk as a safety behavior ...

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0:00.0	This episode of the Anxious Truth is brought to you by me, because I'm not just a podcaster,
0:06.6	I'm also an author.
0:07.6	I've written several useful books in Anxiety and Anxiety Recovery, and I know you're
0:12.2	going to find them helpful.
0:13.6	You can find them on my website at TheAnxiousTruth.com
0:17.2	Hey, what's up everybody?
0:27.6	Welcome back to The Anxious Truth.
0:29.2	This is the slightly under the weather edition.
0:31.7	So if you hear a little bit of glitch in the voice or stuffy nose, that's why.
0:36.0	Anyway, this is episode number 183 entitled Self-Talk Revisited.
0:41.2	We're going to cover the topic of Self-Talk as it relates to Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders
0:45.9	Recovery.
0:47.7	If you are new here, I am Drew Linsalata.
0:50.0	I am creator and host of The Anxious Truth.
0:52.0	This is the podcast where we talk about all things, Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, Panic
0:56.0	attacks, agoraphobia, recovery, all that stuff.
0:59.1	If you're new here, welcome.
1:01.0	If you are a returning listener and you've been here for a while, thank you.
1:04.8	I appreciate your support and your time and your attention as always.
1:08.5	So Self-Talk, let's get into this.
1:10.8	There are two precursor episodes to this podcast and those would be episode 53, which was entitled.
1:17.0	I love this title.
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