Have you ever noticed how your body seems to flip a switch all on its own?

You're sitting on the couch, maybe you're watching TV, maybe you're enjoying your coffee or tea,

and out of nowhere, your heart starts pounding, your palms get sweaty, and your stomach flips. No warning, no choice, just basically automatic.

One of our listeners, Wayne, asked a really powerful question about this experience. Why does the

body react automatically during anxiety? And what does it actually mean for me? And my friends, this is such an

important question because if you're like me and like so many in this community, you've probably

felt like a prisoner to these automatic responses at some point. So today, we're going to unpack it all,

what's happening in your body, why it feels out of your control, and why the fear of these reactions

often makes them worse, and most importantly, how to start working with them instead of against them.

Let's dive in.

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 the grips of fear and uncertainty.

I'm your host, Dennis Simsec, a former anxiety sufferer turned anxiety healer, and each week we will explore proven strategies,

share personal stories, and create more than anxiety moments towards inner peace and empowerment.

Get ready to break free from the chains of anxiety and step into a life filled with purpose, joy,

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Again, a very warm and grateful welcome to this podcast episode, my friends. Let's start with what we mean by automatic reactions. These are reflexes of the nervous system, things like

your heart racing or pounding, your chest tightening, sweating, dizziness, shaking, and so on.

Think about when you touch a hot stove. You don't pause, think, and then say, okay, hand,

let's move now. No, your hand pulls away instantly. That is survival wiring. That is reflex.

And anxiety works in exactly the same way. When your nervous system believes there's a threat,

whether that threat is a charging lion, or just the thought of, what if I faint in the grocery

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