Ep 2. Anxiety 101

Not Another Anxiety Show

Kelli Walker

Therapy, Health & Fitness, Mindfulness, Health, Alternative Health, Mental Health, Anxiety, Claireweekes, Counseling, Brenebrown, Research, Meditation, Panicattacks, Science, Selfhelp, Stress

4.8 • 655 Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2016

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

In this episode Kelli explores what anxiety is (hint, it’s not inherently bad) and how it comes to be so habitual. Think of this episode as an Anxiety 101 course; while a bit on the informational side, it will help build a solid foundational understanding of anxiety. Subsequent episodes will make much more sense if you start here.

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Disclaimer: Hopefully you find the information in this podcast helpful but it is not intended to replace medical advice and should not be used as such.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey, guys, welcome to episode two of Not Another Anxiety Show. I am your hostess with the mostest,
0:19.3	Kelly Walker. And today we're going to talk about one of the top three most common questions I get from clients, and that is, why do I have anxiety?
0:29.7	As a bit of a disclaimer here, this episode may feel a little like a PBS after school special, but it will set a foundational understanding of anxiety so that we're
0:39.8	all on the same page moving forward. So get ready, get pumped, all this learning that's about to
0:45.8	happen is pretty exciting stuff. Yay learning, right? So why do we have anxiety?
0:59.0	That's obviously a pretty loaded question, and we're all going to have different answers.
0:59.6	That's fine.
1:11.3	Some people believe we're born anxious, predestined by poor genetics, and this is a much-debated topic that we will cover and address, you know, further in an upcoming episode.
1:17.9	Some people believe anxiety is a fundamental flaw, a reflection of a weak character.
1:22.2	And some people believe external stressors cause anxiety.
1:25.4	I definitely fell into this latter category. I personally believed that family drama, a busy schedule, final exams, taking a flight,
1:34.0	and a whole laundry list of other culprits were the causes for my panic attacks and anxiety.
1:40.4	But then I started noticing that not everyone was as freaked out as much of the time as I was.
1:48.0	Sure, most of my classmates got a little stressed at the end of a semester and spent more time in
1:52.8	the library than usual, but most of them didn't obsess and worry as much as I did about the
1:58.2	outcome of final exams. And yeah, I saw plenty of people get stressed
2:03.2	while flying, you know, being herded like cattle onto a tiny tin can, but most people didn't
2:09.1	remain on constant guard throughout the flight, monitoring every sound bump or change in the flight
2:15.1	attendance demeanor.
2:23.9	And on the other hand, I know people, like my husband, that actually enjoyed taking tests at the end of a semester because they saw it as a fun challenge.
2:28.7	I say these people are freaks, but, you know, to each their own.
2:32.8	And I also know plenty of people that genuinely
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