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I'm psychotherapist Richard Nichols and this is episode 213. It's titled Situational Anxiety.

And if you're ready, we'll start the show.

Hiya. Another month, another episode. How are things with you? You've been up to much. I've been well busy. Some of you will already be aware of this, but in case you missed it, as well as the weekly Monday episodes I make for my favourite listeners on Patreon. I've also been making a weekly episode for the public too with my colleague Fiona Biddle. It's called Therapy Natters and it's

supported by my Patreon subscribers. So have a listen. There's a link in the show notes to where to

subscribe. It's on all the podcast platforms. And if you have a question, again, there's a link below to

submit something and maybe you'll get your question on the show.

A bit like today's episode because this episode is in response to something a patron

specifically asked me about and because it relates to one of the most common issues that

people message me about, I thought I talked about it today. And that is situational anxiety.

When it's face-to-face clients, coming with general anxiety, we tend to go into how someone's

personality has developed over time and what has kept some anxious traits alive. But when someone

just messages me through Patreon or social media,

it's often about the situational stuff. You know, they've got a job interview coming up or a

presentation to do that sort of thing. Sometimes it's the bigger life-changing stuff, but if we're

honest, for anxiety to hold us back, the stuff we have to

face doesn't have to be as big as an audition for a West End play or the leading of film, does it?

A job interview for a customer service representative job answering the phone and taking inquiries

off customers for wallpaper

can feel just as anxious, genuinely, just the same. A lot of people who've never had much

anxiety often don't realize that. Friends and family might not be aware that something that they

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