Welcome back to the Anxiety Slayer Podcast. I'm Shan here with my good friend and co-host

Ananga. This week we're responding to a question from our Facebook group that we actually get asked often and it's how to prepare

for and face medical testing and the results that come after without being completely terrified.

And before we begin, we want to give a big shout out and thanks to our new patrons, Robin, Dawn, and Craig, for supporting our work together.

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Welcome back in Nanga. Hey Shen, while this topic resonates for both you and I facing medical tests and

outcomes, I'm glad that we're going to be able to speak about it as I sit here two hours

before my next doctor's appointment trying to keep my anxiety at bay.

Where do we begin with this fear, this triggering?

I think it's a challenging one because usually the last thing anyone wants to do is think about it or confront it.

The tendency is to want to be as far away from it as possible.

But one thing that really does help is asking yourself what's at the

root of the fear so that you can get support that's tailored to your concerns because

this isn't something that's the same for everyone.

Sometimes it might be rooted in an unpleasant childhood experience with a doctor that

felt you know unfamiliar or again it's very personal it could be a whole host of

different things sometimes we're uncomfortable with scrutiny I don't enjoy eye

examinations because I don't like people that close to my face.

I'm there with you sister and that's where I'm headed.

That's where I'm going.

We've talked about this before, but once I realized what it was, that really helped.

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