Episode 408 - The Dr. Cloud Show - Managing Anxiety with Response Inhibition
The Boundaries.me Podcast
Greg Bowler
4.7 • 815 Ratings
🗓️ 2 May 2024
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Dr. Henry Cloud takes a deep dive into the world of anxiety, honing in on a crucial aspect: learning to navigate internal anxieties without giving in to typical responses. From unraveling the physical effects of anxiety to unraveling the mind's interpretations, Dr. Cloud sheds light on the power of response inhibition in managing anxieties. With relatable stories and practical insights, this video guides you through the art of sitting with anxiety instead of running from it.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, welcome back. It's a Dr. Cloud show, and it's going to be with you again. |
| 0:12.2 | One of the things that we generally do on the program start off talking about something specific, |
| 0:18.0 | a specific topic for the day. |
| 0:26.3 | And, you know, there's so much out there in very helpful ways. |
| 0:31.1 | A lot of helpful stuff out on anxiety now because so many people, do you know that, |
| 0:35.5 | and I've seen the numbers recently, but do you know that before COVID, |
| 0:41.5 | about 16 or 17% of America was diagnosable as having anxiety, |
| 0:42.7 | depression, or addictions? |
| 0:53.8 | And then post-COVID, it went up over 40% of Americans would in some way meet diagnostic criteria for one of those things. |
| 0:57.1 | That's a lot of pain and a lot of its anxiety. |
| 1:01.9 | Now, we have an entire webinar on anxiety that goes through everything, basically, |
| 1:08.4 | from what it is, the causes and how to get better. |
| 1:12.6 | You can always find that by going to Boundaries.Me and looking at the workshops. |
| 1:18.5 | And it's pretty comprehensive. |
| 1:20.7 | Now, in the limited time we have here, I'm not going to do the whole field of anxiety. But I'm going to focus on one little, |
| 1:32.0 | and it's not little in terms of its effect, it's huge, but in terms of how big the topic is, |
| 1:37.8 | just one item. And this item, I think, is really, really important for a number of reasons. |
| 1:46.3 | Even if you don't have an anxiety disorder, this is something that all of us are prone to in some way. |
| 1:53.8 | And that is the, you know, technically, it's learning how to not respond to what's going on inside of you that you |
| 2:10.8 | experiences anxiety now what does that mean, anxiety is a heightened state. |
| 2:20.3 | Okay? |
| 2:21.3 | So your adrenal system, your limbic system, everything, |
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