Stop Overthinking: A Practical Technique for Your Anxious Thoughts
The Anxiety Guy Podcast
Dennis Simsek
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 8 February 2026
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
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✨ Today's Episode:
In this powerful podcast episode, Dennis Simsek guides you through the "Anxiety River" exercise, a simple visualization that helps you stop getting pulled into anxious thoughts and come back to a steadier place in your body.
You'll learn how to notice worries without chasing them, reduce the urgency to analyze or seek certainty, and train your nervous system to respond with calm presence instead of fear. If overthinking, intrusive "what if" loops, or body-based anxiety symptoms have been running your day, this is a practical tool you can use in the moment, at night, or anytime anxiety tries to take over.
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Host: Dennis Simsek (The Anxiety Guy)
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Ever notice how anxiety starts as one thought, then suddenly your 10 steps ahead? |
| 0:08.4 | You're scanning your body, you're replaying the worst case, and trying to get certainty right now. |
| 0:15.9 | It can feel like your mind grabs the steering wheel and your nervous system hits the gas at the same time. |
| 0:23.4 | So, in this episode, I'm going to share a simple exercise that helps you stop getting pulled |
| 0:31.1 | into that mental current and come back to a steadier place inside yourself. Let's dive in. |
| 0:44.8 | Welcome to the Anxiety Guy podcast where we delve deep into the heart of anxiety, providing you with the tools, insights, and inspiration to reclaim your life from |
| 0:57.8 | the grips of fear and uncertainty. |
| 1:01.1 | I'm your host, Dennis Simsec, a former anxiety sufferer turned anxiety healer, and each week |
| 1:08.0 | we will explore proven strategies, share personal stories, and create more than |
| 1:13.9 | anxiety moments towards inner peace and empowerment. Get ready to break free from the chains |
| 1:22.0 | of anxiety and step into a life filled with purpose, joy, and unshakable confidence. |
| 1:30.0 | This is The Anxiety Guy Podcast, and your path to liberation starts now. |
| 1:41.7 | Before we begin, if you want structured, step-by-step guidance to simplify your healing, |
| 1:49.4 | visit The Anxietyguide.com. |
| 1:51.6 | My programs are some of the highest rated online, and they are designed to help you retrain the fear response with daily direction, so that you're not left guessing |
| 2:04.8 | what to do when symptoms and worries show up. At theanxietyguide.com, choose your path today. |
| 2:14.5 | Now let's get into today's episode, my peaceful warriors. Again, thank you for joining me on this |
| 2:21.8 | important podcast episode. We're talking about the anxiety river exercise, flowing past worries, |
| 2:30.8 | and finding inner calm today, okay? |
| 2:39.8 | Now, most people think the problem is the anxious thought itself. |
| 2:44.6 | The truth is, the most exhausting part of anxiety, |
| 2:48.4 | is what happens after the thought appears. |
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