Escaping the Anxiety/Burnout/Depression Cycle

Therapy in a Nutshell

Therapy in a Nutshell -Emma McAdam

Mental Health, Education, Health & Fitness:mental Health, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 658 Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2020

⏱️ 10 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

I’m currently working with a couple of clients who all get stuck in this pattern of anxiety, and then they try to keep super busy to avoid feeling anxious, and then they burn out and end up depressed. I’ve seen this pattern in my family and in a lot of my clients, so from what I can tell it’s a pretty common way that anxiety turns into depression. In this video, you’re going to learn how to identify and replace this pattern with a more helpful, sustainable approach. So let’s take a look at each of those stages. Thanks BetterHelp for sponsoring the video: Looking for affordable online counseling? My sponsor, BetterHelp, connects you to a licensed professional for $65/week. Try it now for 10% off https://betterhelp.com/therapyinanuts... Support my mission on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/therapyinanut... Learn more in one of my in-depth mental health courses: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=12012020 Sign up for my newsletter: www.therapynutshell.com Therapy in a Nutshell, and the information provided by Emma McAdam, is solely intended for informational and entertainment purposes and is not a substitute for advice, diagnosis, or treatment regarding medical or mental health conditions. Although Emma McAdam is a licensed marriage and family therapist, the views expressed on this site or any related content should not be taken for medical or psychiatric advice. Always consult your physician before making any decisions related to your physical or mental health. If you are in crisis please contact the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ or 1-800-273-TALK (8255), or your local emergency services. Copyright Therapy in a Nutshell, LLC ---- Music licensed from www.Bensound.com or Artlist.io Images from Freepik.com (premium license), Pixabay, or Wikimedia commons Images from wsj.com, thedailytexan

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to therapy in a nutshell. I'm Emma McAdam, a licensed marriage and family therapist.
0:07.0	And this is the podcast where I can dance mental health skills in bite-sized nuggets of power.
0:14.0	Do you ever do that thing where you start to feel a little anxious or a little worried or a little stressed out.
0:21.5	And then you try to do all the things.
0:25.0	And you keep yourself really busy and you pile on extra tasks and you try to take care of everything and control everything.
0:31.2	But then you burn out.
0:33.3	And then you beat yourself up and you're exhausted and you feel like you're a failure or whatever.
0:37.9	And then after you've rested for a little while, you're like, hmm, you know what?
0:42.0	Maybe if I just try harder the next time, I can do it.
0:46.9	And then you start that whole cycle over.
0:49.2	Well, this is a super common cycle.
0:51.3	I see it in my family.
0:52.5	I see it in my clients.
0:53.5	And today we're
0:54.4	going to talk about how to break the anxiety, burnout, depression cycle.
0:59.2	Hi everyone, Emma McAdam here. I'm a licensed therapist and this video is sponsored by BetterHelp,
1:14.2	where you can get professional, affordable, online counseling for around $65 a week. So check out the link
1:21.1	in the description for 10% off your first month. I'm currently working with a couple of clients who
1:27.2	all get stuck in this pattern where they feel
1:30.1	anxiety and then they try to keep super busy to avoid feeling anxious and then they burn out and they
1:35.6	end up depressed. I've seen this pattern in my family and in a lot of my clients and from what I can
1:40.6	tell, it's a pretty common way that anxiety turns into depression.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Therapy in a Nutshell -Emma McAdam, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Therapy in a Nutshell -Emma McAdam and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.