This week on The Anxious Truth, we're talking about what happens when a problem-solving mind sees itself as a problem to solve.

So let's get at it.

Hello, everybody. Welcome back to The Anxious Truth.

This is episode 321 of the podcast. We're recording in July of 2025.

If you're listening in the future, this is the

quick and dirty edition of the anxious truth because I have jury duty this week and no time to edit.

So this week we're talking about what happens, specifically the struggle, the bad things that

happen when an anxious mind, that's also a problem-solving mind, turns on itself and sees itself

as a problem to solve. Before we do that, just a quick introduction. If you're new to the anxious truth, your first time here, I'll find it helpful. I'm Drew Linzalada, the creator and host of this podcast. I'm a therapist specializing the treatment of anxiety and anxiety disorders, practicing in New York. I'm also a former sufferer of the very problems that I talk about on this podcast, but much better now, three-time author on this topic, clearly a podcaster, God with an expensive microphone, social media dude, advocate, psychoeducator, all of the things, and I'm glad that you're here. I hope you find this episode helpful, and if you do, maybe check out other episodes of the podcast. You might find them helpful, too, if you're struggling with anxiety issues. Of course, if you're a returning listener,

welcome back. I appreciate you being here. Today, we are going to talk about what happens when a

problem-solving mind, which is all human minds, gets into an anxious state, then turns on itself

and starts trying to solve itself or your own internal experiences, which lies

at the heart of most every anxiety disorder.

Before we get into that, just a quick reminder that The Anxious Truth is more than just this

podcast episode.

There are a ton of excellent resources, many of which are free on my website at theanxioustruth.com.

So if you get a chance, go check that out.

Avail yourself of all the goodies.

Everybody seems to enjoy them and find them helpful. Hopefully you will too. So check it out at

the anxious truth.com. So let's get into today's topic. Okay, we need to talk about a thing.

We need to talk about how one of the coolest things about a human mind is its ability to form relationships and make

connections between anything and anything else in any possible way. It's insane. It's really good at

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