In Episode 22, Existential Anxiety, we explore how anxiety latches onto the big, unanswerable questions about life, meaning, existence, and identity. These are thoughts that may not have once felt particularly bothersome, but once the threat response gets involved, they can begin ...Show more
21. Somatic OCD
In Episode 21, Somatic OCD, we explore the experience of becoming hyper-focused on physical sensations, bodily symptoms, and automatic processes such as breathing, swallowing, blinking, or heartbeat awareness. We look at why these sensations can begin to feel intrusive and distre ...Show more
Is there anything more annoying than feeling anxious and unsettled, And having no idea why you feel that way! Most of us are proactive creatures and when something is wrong we like to fix it pronto! But some days you don’t know why your stomach is tense and your heart is beating ...Show more
Send a question or comment via text messageThis week on Disordered Drew and Josh walk you through the biological threat response and how it drives states of disordered anxiety. The guys cover the following important concepts that all anxiety sufferers should understand as part of ...Show more
One of the main characteristics of anxiety is that when you feel it, you believe that you will always feel it, that it will always be there. You can't accept that a day would come where it wouldn't dominate, when it's become chronic for you. I had these fears and worries too, I t ...Show more