EP 243 - Do I Have To Be A Positive Person To Get Better? (Positivity vs Competence)

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

🗓️ 25 January 2023

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Do you have to be a positive person to get better? Do you have to choose positivity? Eliminate the negative energy? Vibrate correctly? Manifest positive things? Accept only positive vibes? Develop a positive mindset? Are these things required in anxiety recovery? I think that developing a sense of competence and self-efficacy through action is WAY more impactful that trying to think or emote positivity. Let's talk about that in this week's episode of ...

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0:00.0	Hey there, I'm Drew and you are listening to or watching The Anxious Truth.
0:04.6	This is the podcast where we talk about all things anxiety, anxiety disorders, and anxiety
0:08.6	recovery.
0:09.6	So if you're struggling with things like panic attacks, or a gorfobia, or OCD, or health
0:13.7	anxiety, then this is the place for you and I'm happy that you're here.
0:17.4	Today on the podcast, we're going to answer a question and it's a good question.
0:20.4	That is, do you have to be a positive person in order to get better, in order to recover?
0:26.2	We really should talk about that, so let's do that now.
0:30.0	Hello, everybody, welcome back to The Anxious Truth.
0:37.8	This is podcast episode number 243.
0:40.4	We are recording in January of 2023, if you care.
0:44.4	I am Drew Linsolada, creator and host of The Anxious Truth.
0:47.0	If you are new to this podcast and just stumbled into the podcast of the YouTube channel today,
0:51.1	welcome.
0:52.1	I'm glad you found us.
0:53.1	If you are a returning listener or viewer, welcome back.
0:55.6	Always glad that you're here.
0:57.0	So today we're going to answer the question, do I have to be a positive person to get
1:01.2	better, to recover?
1:02.6	Do I have to think positively, do I have to be optimistic, do I have to have positive
1:07.2	vibes and should I vibrate positive energy into the universe?
1:10.6	Well, it's a really good question, but before we get to answering it, I just want to go
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