meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
The Anxious Truth - A Panic, Anxiety, and Mental Health Podcast

EP 219 - Can Chronic Anxiety Hurt My Body?

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

4.91.4K Ratings

🗓️ 10 August 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Many people in our community worry about the long term health effects of chronic anxiety. For some this is concern that pops up from time to time. For others, this can become an obsession and the primary driver of anxiety. Regardless of which situation you are in, we can acknowledge that the question is a reasonable one. This is a thing that we are justified in expressing concern about. Today we need to take a look at why concern may be warranted but going into c...

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

On episode 219 of the Anxious Truth, we're going to ask a question, can prolonged anxiety

0:07.0

hurt you physically?

0:11.0

Hello everybody, welcome back to the Anxious Truth.

0:19.7

I am Drew Linsolata, creator and host of this fine podcast.

0:23.2

The Anxious Truth is the podcast that covers all things anxiety, anxiety disorders, and recovery.

0:28.2

If you are new to the podcast or the YouTube channel, just stumbling in for the first time

0:32.0

today, welcome.

0:33.0

I'm glad you're here and I hope you find the material useful.

0:36.0

If you are a returning listener or viewer, welcome back.

0:38.9

Thank you for your continued attention and support.

0:40.9

I appreciate you guys.

0:42.7

This is episode 219 of the podcast where recording early August of 2022, in case you're listening

0:48.2

in the future, you know where I was at the time.

0:52.0

Today we are asking your question.

0:53.7

We're going to address a very common question that's on many people's minds in the community

0:57.0

and that is, can prolonged anxiety, always being in this state of anxiety and fear for

1:01.8

so long, hurt me physically, can damage my body?

1:05.4

And a little spoiler alert before I do my little preamble and we get into the actual episode.

1:09.6

The spoiler alert is maybe I can't give you a definitive answer one way or the other

1:16.0

because we just don't have one now.

1:18.6

So keep that in mind.

1:19.6

We're going to talk about the nature of the question, the nature of the answer and why it's

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Drew Linsalata, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Drew Linsalata and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.