It's Going To Be OK! Managing Worry and Doubt During Distressing Times

The Virtual Couch

Tony Overbay LMFT

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

5 • 643 Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2020

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

If you're human, you've experienced worry. But sometimes it can be more difficult than others to set those worries aside and continue doing what you need to do to move ahead in your life. In today's episode, Tony discusses the article "I'm a psychologist, and these are my top 8 tips for distracting yourself from overwhelming worry" by Erin Bunch from Wellandgood.com. https://www.wellandgood.com/good-advice/how-to-stop-worrying-about-things-you-cant-control/ (https://www.wellandgood.com/good-advice/how-to-stop-worrying-about-things-you-cant-control/) - COMING SOON Tony's FREE PARENTING CLASS/VIRTUAL SESSION "Parenting Positively Even in the Not So Positive of Times!" Go to tonyoverbay.com (http://tonyoverbay.com) and sign up now to be the first to learn how to get this FREE parenting program that will help you immediately understand more about these tiny, or sometimes not so tiny, humans that can play such a major role in our happiness and well being. - This episode of The Virtual Couch is sponsored by Betterhelp.com/virtualcouch (http://Betterhelp.com/virtualcouch) With the continuing “sheltering” rules that are spreading across the country PLEASE do not think that you can’t continue or begin therapy now. Betterhelp.com/virtualcouch can put you quickly in touch with licensed mental health professionals who can meet through text, email or videoconference often as soon as 24-48 hours. And if you use the link http://betterhelp.com/virtualcouch (http://Betterhelp.com/virtualcouch) you will receive 10% off your first month of services. Please make your own mental health a priority, http://betterhelp.com/virtualcouch offers affordable counseling, and they even have sliding scale options if your budget is tight. - Tony's new best selling book "He's a Porn Addict...Now What? An Expert and a Former Addict Answer Your Questions" is now available on Kindle. https://amzn.to/38mauBo (https://amzn.to/38mauBo) - Tony Overbay, is the co-author of "He's a Porn Addict...Now What? An Expert and a Former Addict Answer Your Questions" now available on Amazon https://amzn.to/33fk0U4 (https://amzn.to/33fk0U4). The book debuted in the number 1 spot in the Sexual Health Recovery category and remains there as the time of this record. The book has received numerous positive reviews from professionals in the mental health and recovery fields. -- You can learn more about Tony's pornography recovery program The Path Back by visiting http://pathbackrecovery.com (http://pathbackrecovery.com) And visit http://tonyoverbay.com (http://tonyoverbay.com) and sign up to receive updates on upcoming programs, and podcasts.

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0:00.0	The weather. Tomorrow, expect a biting cold front. Hmm, how naughty. I wonder what I'll be wearing or taking off. The night will be wild and untamed. Expect heavy, lashing rain that'll soak you to the skin. By Monday, temperatures will rise slowly but surely reaching their peak in the afternoon.
0:23.0	Not in the mood for miserable weather.
0:25.8	Fly cheaply to Turkey with Sun Express.
0:28.7	Sun Express, nonstop sunshine.
0:32.5	Coming up on today's episode of the virtual couch,
0:36.5	if you're a human being, no doubt you've most likely experienced some worry,
0:37.8	especially over the last two or three weeks, and there's worry about the future head. I understand. I get that. And today, we're
0:43.3	going to talk about some tips for distracting yourself from overwhelming worry. That and so much more
0:48.1	coming up on the virtual couch.
0:51.9	Hey, everybody. I just wanted to take a second. And yes, this is, this is an ad, but I want this to be a little bit different right now. Honestly, whether or not you click through my link or follow the referral code I'm about to give you is a bit irrelevant. I think for right now with a lot of the things that we're kind of dealing with as a country as a world, the pandemic around
1:11.1	COVID-19, the coronavirus, that there are a lot of people that are struggling with some of their
1:16.0	mental health challenges. And I know that because of the text that I get as a therapist,
1:20.4	that people are worried about getting into to see their therapist, especially if they've
1:24.2	worked on a lot of things in the past. And so I just want to encourage you to reach out to your therapist. A lot of therapists do have telehealth options available. I know
1:31.2	that's reached out to a lot of my clients yesterday. Let them know that. But if you, if yours doesn't,
1:36.5	or if you are really, I don't know, maybe this is the thing that has caused you to feel like you
1:40.8	really do want to talk to somebody or you are having maybe an extra
1:44.2	bit of anxiety or depression is kind of kicked in. Then online therapy really is, it does work. And so
1:51.2	go to betterhelp.com. If you want betterhelp.com slash virtual couch to get 10% off your first month.
1:57.2	Again, I hope you can tell that the last thing I want to do is sound like I'm trying to capitalize on this. But I feel like BetterHelp.com has been an amazing partner and I get
2:05.0	feedback regularly of people that didn't realize that the world of online counseling could be as
2:10.2	beneficial as it could be. So just head over there. If you want the 10% off your first month,
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