Today on the Ask the Anxiety Guys show, I'll show you what being more than anxiety truly means.

Which books to start reading today and why anxiety leads to physical pain.

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warriors welcome to episode number 152 of the

anxiety guide podcast this is the hashtag ask the anxiety guy show where you ask the questions via social media and email, and I answer

them as best I possibly can.

I'm excited for this show. I just had acupuncture. I'm happy. I feel light. Let's do this.

First question comes in from Julian Groves. It's a great question actually.

Julian asks via email, Dennis, I love when you remind us that we are more than anxiety.

So what does this truly mean from your end, Dennis? To be more than anxiety, Jillian and all the other warriors, means to be more

than your 70,000 thoughts that cross your mind each and every day. To be more than your emotions related

to the ego mind wanting to be fulfilled. To be more than your survival brain or

reptile brain which seeks to connect a threat to your survival anytime you engage in unfamiliar acts. To be more than anxiety

is to come from a place of open-mindedness to possibility.

To see a past event, current situation, or future challenge from multiple perspectives, not just the one that's been the most familiar to you.

Cognitive flexibility leads to

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