[Recap]: Stay Present & Know Yourself, with Kunal Nayyar

Mayim Bialik's Breakdown

Mayim Bialik

Mental Health, Society & Culture, Wellness, Health & Fitness, Comedy, Thebigbangtheory, Spirituality, Selfimprovement, Mentalhealth

4.7 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2023

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Revisiting one of our most popular episodes from the early days of the podcast - an oldie but a goodie with Kunal Nayyar! Kunal and Mayim had a little Big Bang Theory reunion. Kunal shares the dangers of overidentifying with anxiety, including his own experiences with debilitating panic attacks while driving on the highway and eventually riding in elevators, and how that led him to therapy and a modern day path of self-discovery. He also explains the importance of spirituality as it ties to mindfulness, encourages us to rethink the power we give our minds, and gives us practical ways to turn inward and stay present. Enjoy the best moments of Kunal Nayyar, and tune in on Tuesday for a brand new full episode of MAYIM BIALIK’S BREAKDOWN.

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0:00.0	Shhh!
0:00.5	F***!
0:01.0	F***!
0:02.0	F***!
0:03.0	Probably my first panic anxiety was when I was 30.
0:07.0	I had a panic attack on the highway.
0:09.0	I didn't know what that was.
0:11.0	I mean, ever since then I've had to fight some kind of battle with panic or anxiety.
0:18.0	There was, there's this real sense in me about taking care of my family.
0:22.0	I have to take care of my family.
0:24.0	I work so I could take care of my family.
0:26.0	There's this sense and I was embarrassed.
0:29.0	Because I felt like, oh, if I can't get into an elevator, how will I ever take care of my children?
0:35.0	If I can't drive on the highway, how will I take them on a road trip?
0:38.0	How can I be a husband to protect my wife if I'm having panic and anxiety?
0:42.0	So I hate a lot of that.
0:45.0	And I was functional on the outside.
0:47.0	But it manifested in other ways, drinking, anger, frustration.
0:51.0	But all of that was truly only because I had drifted very far away from my truly.
0:59.0	It's my ambiolix breakdown.
1:01.0	She's going to break it down for you.
1:04.0	Because you know she knows a thing or two.
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