Anxiety Always Has A Strategy, and Its Nonsen...

Everyone tells you to release tension. But if you live with panic disorder, OCD, or health anxiety, that advice can backfire fast. This week we're digging into why chasing relaxation as a goal often makes tension worse, and what actually helps instead.We're talking about why phys ...  Show more

Anxiety has a favorite move. It doesn't argue that acceptance and exposure don't work. It just convinces you they don't apply to you specifically. This thought, this sensation, this situation, is the one exception to every rule you already understand.This week we break down what ...  Show more

Imagine living every day terrified that you or someone near you might vomit. Not just disliking it, but reorganising your life around avoiding it: skipping meals, dodging social events, even avoiding pregnancy or travel. This isn’t just a quirk or “sensitive stomach” it’s a phobi ...  Show more

هل تسيطر عليك مخاوف غير منطقية تمنعك من عيش حياتك بشكل طبيعي؟ سواء كان الخوف من المرتفعات، الأماكن المغلقة، أو حتى مواقف اجتماعية، فإن الفوبيا تؤثر على الملايين من الناس. في هذه الحلقة من البودكاست، نتعمق في عالم الفوبيا. ونتعرف على أنواع مختلفة، والأسباب التي تكمن وراءها. الأهم ...  Show more

On episode #83, I talk about the 2 underlying fears of a health anxiety sufferer: mortality and social judgment. Like myself, many people suffering from health anxiety remain in their safe zones because they fear having heart attack and dying out in public and making a fool of ...

On this episode, I talk about a common outcome of consistent anxiety, agoraphobia. This is when someone shrinks their world smaller and smaller by avoiding environments that make them feel trapped and judged. I go into my story with agoraphobia as well as the beginning steps t ...