Exposure Is Learning To Be Uncomfortable (Epi...

Send a question or comment via text messageOnce you're better, desensitized, and living your life again, a different feeling can show up: guilt over the years you lost, the plans you canceled, the people you pushed away. This week we talk about the urge to "make it right," and wh ...  Show more

Send a question or comment via text message"I tried CBT and it didn't work" is a lot like saying "I tried food and it didn't work." CBT is a massive umbrella, and what you actually got depends heavily on which version of it you were given.This week we break down what CBT for anxi ...  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

Adam works with a lady that would experience terror (extreme anxiety) at the prospect of a situation that involved vomit (emetophobia). 

Adam identifies that what makes her different from others in her family that didn't experience this terror is that she believed ...

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 ...