EP 288 - Do I Have To Stop Fearing Anxiety To Fully Accept It?

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

🗓️ 27 March 2024

⏱️ 20 minutes

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DO I HAVE TO STOP BEING AFRAID TO TRULY ACCEPT ANXIETY (AND TO GET BETTER)? Good question. But this is a backwards interpretation of acceptance so let’s clarify. Acceptance is not finding a way to turn off your fearAcceptance is not figuring out some method for hating your anxiety lessAcceptance is not about creating a new state of being or feeling from an emotional or mental standpointAcceptance is an ACTION, not a feeling. Acceptance is a precursor to less fear, acceptance is not th...

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0:00.0	This week on the anxious truth, we're talking about acceptance.
0:04.5	Specifically, we're talking about the fact that acceptance is an action, not a feeling,
0:09.3	so let's get to it.
0:15.0	Hello everybody, welcome back to the anxious truth.
0:18.0	This is episode number 288 of the podcast. We are
0:23.4	recording in late March of 2024 in case you are listening from the future. I am
0:28.5	Drew Linselada. I'm creator and host of the anxious truth. This is the
0:31.8	podcast and the YouTube channel where we talk
0:33.9	about all things anxiety, anxiety disorders, and anxiety recovery. So if you
0:38.2	are struggling with things like panic attacks or gourphobia or OCD or
0:42.0	health anxiety, then this is the place for you
0:44.0	and if you've just stumbled upon the podcast or the channel today,
0:47.0	welcome, I'm glad you're here.
0:48.0	I hope you find what we're doing here helpful in some way.
0:51.0	And of course, if you are a returning listener or returning viewer
0:54.1	welcome back I'm always glad that you choose to spend your time with me and I hope that
0:58.0	I'm still being useful for you in some way so today we're going to talk about
1:01.9	acceptance because accepting anxiety is a theme
1:05.4	that is woven through so many of the conversations that we have in this community
1:08.8	here on this podcast, on the Disordered podcast that I do with Josh Fletcher, it's everywhere.
1:13.2	If you started with Dr. Claire Weeks, if that was your introduction to anxiety and anxiety
1:18.0	recovery, you know that she wrote extensively using the words acceptance.
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