EP 235 - Has Anxiety Become Your Identity? (w/Joshua Fletcher)

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

🗓️ 30 November 2022

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

When in the thick of the struggle, it can be easy to fall into the trap that makes anxiety a major part of your personal identity. UK psychotherapist and anxiety specialist Josh Fletcher is back this week to talk about this common problem and ways to separate yourself from anxiety so that it doesn't dominate your identity. This episode of The Anxious Truth is sponsored by My Life In A Book. My Life In A Book is a great way to preserve the stories and memories of our loved ones. &n...

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0:00.0	Hey there, I'm Drew and you are watching or maybe just listening to the anxious truth.
0:05.5	The anxious truth is the podcast that talks about all things, anxiety, anxiety disorders
0:09.6	and recovery.
0:10.6	So, if you're struggling with things like panic disorder, panic attacks, agoraphobia,
0:14.4	or OCD, well, this is the place for you.
0:17.0	Today we have a special guest on, my friend Josh Fletcher, Anxiety Josh, as some of you
0:20.6	may know him and we're going to talk about what happens when anxiety becomes part of your
0:24.8	recovery.
0:25.8	So, grab a cup of coffee or cup of tea and let's talk about that.
0:30.0	Hello everybody, welcome back to the anxious truth.
0:38.4	This is podcast episode number two, three, five, recording the beginning of November of
0:42.7	2022.
0:43.7	I believe you're going to see this right after Thanksgiving of 2022.
0:46.7	If you're watching from the future, hello future.
0:50.0	So today we have a guest on, my friend and frequent guest in collaborator Josh Fletcher.
0:54.5	Josh is a psychotherapist from the UK, otherwise known as anxiety Josh on the internet.
0:58.9	He's written books, he has a great podcast himself called the panic pod.
1:02.2	And today we're going to talk about what happens when anxiety becomes part of your identity.
1:06.9	Because that can happen to people who are trapped in disordered anxiety or who are on the
1:10.5	recovery journey.
1:11.5	It's a really great discussion.
1:12.5	I think you're going to dig it before we get into that.
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