This week on The Anxious Truth, we're going to talk about the difference between what I did to recover and why I did those things.

They're not the same and it matters.

Hello, everybody. Welcome back to The Anxious Truth. This is episode number 268 of the podcast. We are recording in July of 2023 in case you are listening from the future.

I am Drew Lins, a lot of creator and host of The Anxious Truth. This is the podcast that covers all things anxiety, anxiety disorders and anxiety recovery.

So if you are struggling with things like panic attacks or agoraphobia, then this is the place for you. I'm happy that you are here and I hope you find the content helpful and applicable in your own journey.

If of course you are a returning listener or a viewer on the YouTube channel, welcome back. I'm glad you hear for episode 268.

Today we're going to talk about kind of why I don't really talk that much about my own personal experience.

I wrote a book about it. It's true. You can get that book for free. It's called an anxiety story. Just go to my website, check it out. You can download it as a PDF for free and you can get it as an MP3 audiobook download for free.

So yes, I did write that book because I think you have a right to know who you're listening to and who you're talking to.

But most of the time you will notice that when you ask me questions if you are in my social media community, I very, very rarely respond with what I did was.

Because what I did mattered to me, but the specifics of what I did and what you might do specifically can vary because you are not me and I am not you.

This is where we have to respect individuality. We have to respect autonomy. We have to understand that everybody does have a different experience in life.

You came into this process with different experiences that I came into mind.

So I cannot base the advice that I give you only on what I did because some of you may identify with that. It may resonate for some of you, but for others, it won't resonate at all.

And that's just not fair. So I cannot hold up my specific activities in recovery as your model.

What I will do and what I have done, and I think I've done consistently for quite a long time now is to talk about the principles underneath that.

Now, yes, from time to time, I can bring my experience into this because in a way, I think it informs the way I can teach you.

And it gives me a little bit more empathy and I do understand what you're going through.

And I know what it feels like. I know why you're asking the questions. I know what you're afraid of.

So, yeah, there's a benefit there. And I will share that when it is appropriate.

But I want you to care more about why I did what I did, then to try to care or mimic what I did.

I had a very specific set of things I was looking for. For me, it was being home alone. It was driving.

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