Why Your Brain Defaults to Scarcity: Break the Anxiety Cycle Day 16

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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🗓️ 14 December 2023

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Break the Anxiety Cycle in 30 Days- Online Course- https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/anxietyskills Your brain is not designed to make you happy, it’s made to keep you alive. And in order to do that, it’s got some built-in biases, including a negativity bias, that literally filters what you see, what you pay attention to, what you notice in your life. In this video you’ll learn how to catch yourself in the negativity bias and how to interrupt that story so that you can be healthier and happier. 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	Hi, I'm Emma, a licensed marriage and family therapist, and you're listening to the Therapy in
0:04.5	a NCHL podcast. It's my mission to create easy to understand educational content about therapeutic
0:10.5	skills and topics that anyone can use in their daily life. I hope these episodes bring you
0:15.5	more insight into how your mind works and what actions you can take to improve your mental
0:20.1	health. Each podcast episode comes from a corresponding actions you can take to improve your mental health. Each podcast
0:21.5	episode comes from a corresponding video you can find on the Therapy in a Nutshell YouTube
0:26.7	channel. Also, these podcasts are educational and don't replace the advice or direction you may
0:32.3	be receiving from a therapist or other health professional. Now let's jump into today's skill.
0:38.3	Your brain is not designed to make you happy. It's made to keep you alive. And in order to do that,
0:43.7	it's got some built-in biases, including a negativity bias that literally filters what you see,
0:50.5	what you pay attention to, what you notice in your life. And this is why you might feel like
0:56.1	everything is getting worse all the time. This bias fuels depression and anxiety and this thinking
1:02.4	pattern might make you see the glass as half empty. So in this video, you'll learn how to catch
1:07.4	yourself in the negativity bias and how to interrupt that story
1:11.1	so that you can be healthier and happier.
1:13.6	Okay, this is an oldie, but a goodie.
1:16.3	Check out this YouTube video.
1:18.7	This is an awareness test.
1:23.2	How many passes does the team in white make?
1:29.3	Go! Go! The answer is 13.
1:45.0	But did you see the moonwalking bear?
1:50.0	Go!
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