What is Anxiety Really? Anxiety Course Day 2

Therapy in a Nutshell

Therapy in a Nutshell -Emma McAdam

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

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🗓️ 4 August 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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In this video you’ll learn the difference between stress, anxiety and worry because knowing the difference can give you a ton of tools to change your relationship with all three. Anxiety is, in essence, your reaction to the perception of being in danger. Especially physical danger, so if you were the roof of a skyscraper, your brain would perceive the potential danger and trigger the limbic system to send out a super loud warning to you in the form of thoughts and physical sensations of anxiety. Looking for affordable online counseling? My sponsor, BetterHelp, connects you to a licensed professional from the comfort of your own home. Try it now for 10% off your first month: https://betterhelp.com/therapyinanutshell Learn more in one of my in-depth mental health courses: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com Support my mission on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/therapyinanutshell Sign up for my newsletter: https://www.therapyinanutshell.com Check out my favorite self-help books: https://kit.co/TherapyinaNutshell/best-self-help-books Therapy in a Nutshell and the information provided by Emma McAdam are solely intended for informational and entertainment purposes and are not a substitute for advice, diagnosis, or treatment regarding medical or mental health conditions. Although Emma McAdam is a licensed marriage and family therapist, the views expressed on this site or any related content should not be taken for medical or psychiatric advice. Always consult your physician before making any decisions related to your physical or mental health. In therapy I use a combination of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Systems Theory, positive psychology, and a bio-psycho-social approach to treating mental illness and other challenges we all face in life. The ideas from my videos are frequently adapted from multiple sources. Many of them come from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, especially the work of Steven Hayes, Jason Luoma, and Russ Harris. The sections on stress and the mind-body connection derive from the work of Stephen Porges (the Polyvagal theory), Peter Levine (Somatic Experiencing) Francine Shapiro (EMDR), and Bessel Van Der Kolk. I also rely heavily on the work of the Arbinger Institute for my overall understanding of our ability to choose our life's direction. And deeper than all of that, the Gospel of Jesus Christ orients my personal worldview and sense of security, peace, hope, and love https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/comeuntochrist/believe If you are in crisis, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org or 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or your local emergency services. Copyright Therapy in a Nutshell, LLC

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Therapy in a Nutshell podcast. I'm Emma McAdam, a licensed marriage and family therapist,
0:06.2	and I believe therapeutic education can change lives and should be easily accessible to all.
0:12.2	These podcast episodes are filled with a research-backed therapeutic education that you can start applying to your life today.
0:18.9	If you like these episodes and you want to go into
0:21.0	more depth on specific topics like how to process tough emotions, how to change your brain and
0:27.9	build better relationships, or how to help support someone you know with a mental illness,
0:32.5	then check out my classes at Therapy in a nutshell.com. Each podcast episode here comes from a corresponding
0:40.2	video you can find on the Therapy in a Nutshell YouTube channel. Also, these podcasts are educational
0:45.6	and don't replace the advice or direction you may be receiving from a therapist or other health
0:51.6	professionals. Okay, let's jump into this week's skill. What is anxiety?
0:56.7	This may seem like such an obvious question because you've experienced it, but the more precisely
1:02.9	you describe a problem or an emotion, the greater ability you have to do something about it.
1:08.7	So in this video, you'll learn the difference between
1:10.9	stress, anxiety, and worry because knowing the difference can give you a ton of tools to change
1:16.7	your relationship with all three. Now, this video is day three from my 30-day online anxiety course.
1:22.6	If you want to get access to the entire course with a workbook exercises and more lessons,
1:27.2	check out the link in the
1:28.1	description. Okay, I'm going to have you do a little exercise. So start by rating your anxiety
1:34.0	right now on a scale from 0 to 10, with 0 being no anxiety and 10 being extreme anxiety. Now,
1:41.0	go ahead and put that in the comments. Now, I'm going to invite you to experience a little anxiety.
1:48.0	I'm going to show you a short video clip, and I want you to pay attention to what it feels like for you.
1:53.0	Please forget me for this.
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