How to Stop Worrying: Break the Anxiety Cycle Day 14

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🗓️ 23 November 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Break the Anxiety Cycle in 30 Days- Online Course- https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/anxietyskills In this video, individuals seeking to learn how to stop worrying and start living are offered a practical guide to differentiate between unproductive worry and constructive problem-solving. The video aims to empower viewers with the skills to redirect their attention away from chronic worry and towards living a more engaged and fulfilling life, highlighting the journey of how to stop worrying and start living. Looking for affordable online counseling? My sponsor, BetterHelp, connects you to a licensed professional from the comfort of your own home. Try it now for 10% off your first month: https://betterhelp.com/therapyinanutshell Learn more in one of my in-depth mental health courses: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com Support my mission on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/therapyinanutshell Sign up for my newsletter: https://www.therapyinanutshell.com Check out my favorite self-help books: https://kit.co/TherapyinaNutshell/best-self-help-books Therapy in a Nutshell and the information provided by Emma McAdam are solely intended for informational and entertainment purposes and are 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. In therapy I use a combination of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Systems Theory, positive psychology, and a bio-psycho-social approach to treating mental illness and other challenges we all face in life. The ideas from my videos are frequently adapted from multiple sources. Many of them come from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, especially the work of Steven Hayes, Jason Luoma, and Russ Harris. The sections on stress and the mind-body connection derive from the work of Stephen Porges (the Polyvagal theory), Peter Levine (Somatic Experiencing) Francine Shapiro (EMDR), and Bessel Van Der Kolk. I also rely heavily on the work of the Arbinger Institute for my overall understanding of our ability to choose our life's direction. And deeper than all of that, the Gospel of Jesus Christ orients my personal worldview and sense of security, peace, hope, and love https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/comeuntochrist/believe 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

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0:00.0	Welcome back to another episode of the Therapy in a Nutshell podcast.
0:03.0	I'm Emma McAdam and I'm a licensed marriage and family therapist.
0:06.0	And this podcast is all about taking the life-changing,
0:10.0	but usually kind of complicated topics of therapy and boiling them down into simple, easy-to-understand concepts that you can use in your daily life.
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0:23.9	benefit from it as well.
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0:30.1	nutshell YouTube channel.
0:32.0	Also, these podcasts are educational and don't replace the advice or direction you may be receiving
0:36.6	from a therapist or other health professionals.
0:39.3	Now please, enjoy the episode.
0:41.3	Worry is the fuel of anxiety. It's what feeds generalized anxiety disorder.
0:46.3	If you want to learn how to control generalized anxiety disorder, you have to learn how to control your worry.
0:51.3	But if you tell someone to stop worrying, they'll just like
0:54.7	shake their head because it's not that easy. Worry is hard to control. It's an old habit
1:00.9	that's worn deep grooves into your neural pathways. And you do it because your brain thinks it
1:06.3	protects you, but it really weighs you down. In this video, you'll learn why your brain likes to worry, why your brain thinks it's helpful,
1:14.6	and you'll learn a really practical way to set boundaries on your worrying,
1:18.6	because when you do, you can decrease anxiety massively, like 75%.
1:23.6	Okay, so back to the anxiety cycle. We start here at stimulus and at some point we perceive danger.
1:33.1	We believe that we're in danger, whether that's real or in our head, that's what triggers the anxiety response.
1:41.2	It's our thoughts of danger that make us feel anxious. And for most people, it's
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