If you want to sit with anxiety to make it go away then go for a walk instead. If you want to go for a walk to make anxiety go away then sit with it instead. George Costanza that shit
@GregoryBrunoJr.
3 ай бұрын
@@jp2726 amen
@TheAnxiousTruth
2 ай бұрын
THIS! Excellent comment, primarily because George is really never wrong. ;-)
@MargieHurtado-fn2gj
Ай бұрын
I have sat through panic attacks 😢😢😢
@dianakern6529
14 күн бұрын
The “get it right” is so true! “Am I welcoming the body sensations right? “ or “Am I really allowing the feelings the right way? “ Ugh!!! Thank you for this episode. This was really, really helpful. I can just “sit with it” - i can chose to accept the body sensations and crazy thought and not resist. Let this awful feeling and horrible body symptoms come. Ride it out. Tolerate. Incremental improvements. ❤❤❤❤❤
@sanekabc
2 ай бұрын
Drew,, you mischaracterize a couple of Weeke's points in your book: 1 by the word "accept" she did not mean to like it, she meant to not resist it, not deny that it is there, which ultimately means surrender 2 By float she meant cognitive defusion.
@beausmom8863
3 ай бұрын
I’m having a hard time. I’m back to where I feel literally sick. I’m trying to “sit with it”…my problem is all the sensations that come with this. Sitting with them feels overwhelming. I am spending too much time asking ..why? Why am I feeling this sick again, why is it so bad again. Ugh….it’s constant again and I’m very sad…I need to stop running and just keep going. I got through it before, I will get through it again. I appreciate your videos Drew.
@R31613
3 ай бұрын
I believe in you. You can do it!
@crystalH30
3 ай бұрын
Hang in there ❤
@avamiller2325
3 ай бұрын
Same here 😞
@dolcevitaslots
2 ай бұрын
What sensations are you feeling? My sensations happen immediately upon waking it feels like there’s a hole in the middle of my chest that’s being sucked by a vacuum even when I’m not particularly anxious mentally physically it’s awful.
@lisianelersch804
5 күн бұрын
Same
@daisyclover2006
3 ай бұрын
Thank you. You have a gift for what you do.
@TheAnxiousTruth
2 ай бұрын
Awww I appreciate this comment. Very kind words. Thank you!
@Tasty.Jams44
2 ай бұрын
So to be clear bc i wonder about this. Is the main goal to completely shift your attention away from it 24/7. Essentially completely ignore it. Bc what I do remember from the “before anxiety” me, is that I would get anxiety but there was like a scary ignore switch I could just flip and focus my attention completely outward on life. But now I don’t have that. Always a background monitoring. During exposures your supposed to face it which I’ve done plenty of times but I think where I’m messing up is I still check and worry about it. And it gets to be a cycle of getting better then worse again over and over with no real progress that I don’t regress from.
@n2dbowser
2 ай бұрын
That's how it's always been for me. Is I'm constantly "scanning " for an issue or problem until one eventually arises in the form of a short chest pain or what have you. Until it sends me into a full blown panic attack
@abhinavkapoor
2 ай бұрын
This makes so much sense to me Before my panic attack which made my anxiety really bad, I still used to get anxious(maybe not as intense and with physical symptoms like now) but I’d just ignore it Now it’s in my head literally 24x7
@GregoryBrunoJr.
3 ай бұрын
❤ty so much I'm going to find help focusing on ur video
@mada2780
29 күн бұрын
Once a year I use to comeback to your videos. Maybe it is re-assurance or maybe I just enjoy your content. Thanks.
@chriscampbell703
2 ай бұрын
Thank you, Drew. I have a related question about intense feelings that I often get stuck on - when we experience intense feelings, should we 1) take more of a passive approach where we allow the feelings to be there and do their while we are present/open or is it more of 2) a active approach where we put our full attention in the part of the body where we feel the feelings? I think what Claire Weekes teaches is more aligned with the first approach but was wondering your thoughts on it. Thank you.
@cv8452
3 ай бұрын
It’s very difficult to sit with it when you’re trembling and shaking with panic on the highway.😩
@TheAnxiousTruth
2 ай бұрын
I spend a significant amount of time repeating the fact that is is difficult. No lie there! But ... if we only return to how hard it is and never open up to the possibility that we can do hard things, we can fall into a trap.
@rakiraki6250
Ай бұрын
Im taking 8’tablets a day driving My self and my family crazy. My relationship with my wife and daughter is almost none because of my extreme anxiety. I have struggled for 13 years and don’t know if I will survive living like this. Some times I think that I don’t gonna live like this a ymore
@CHRIS-k6e
3 ай бұрын
Just wanted to ask is it normal to feel apathy, emotionaly numb after you mostly recover? Is this like a little aftermath depreession? If so what can i do about it?
@TheAnxiousTruth
2 ай бұрын
Excellent question! I most often hear this described as "anxiety leaving a hole" after it mostly leaves. I felt lost, unsure of what to do next, and not really remembering who I was or what I liked to do. It's a really common experience that sometimes itself gets interpreted as a problem or disorder. Sometimes we have to start trying things again when we find ourselves facing that hole that anxiety used to fill. Experiment with life. We find things we don't like, and things we like. It's like learning now to just be again.
@CHRIS-k6e
2 ай бұрын
@@TheAnxiousTruth thank you. I was afraid another diagnosis just waiting to be labeled...
@daisyclover2006
2 ай бұрын
Apathy for me @@TheAnxiousTruth
@daisyclover2006
2 ай бұрын
@@TheAnxiousTruth Apathy for me is anger for all I have been through. The fear, the fear.
@magdalenaxo1
Ай бұрын
This is exactly what I needed to hear today. When my anxiety comes back and I am trying to navigate through the process of waiting for my body to calm down I am 75% of time fixated on if I am doing it right. If I am accepting it right, if I am making it worst because I am not doing it right instead of just going with the flow. I think some of those thoughts are caused my the ocd/ perfectionist side but your video gave me hope and let reminded me to give my self some grace because nothing is perfect in life.
@barbaralee9564
3 ай бұрын
I have a question for you my friend!! I have Graves Disease AND NOBODY ever talks about how to handle anxiety with a physiological cause. Even when they say your labs are within range, they are not optimal and therefore anxiety and in my case panic disorder persists. Can you speak to this!!! I’m desperately trying to put my life back together. I was a hospice nurse prior to my diagnosis, I would like to find something that I am passionate about but the challenge of Graves remains. Thanks for any help you can provide!!❤
@TheAnxiousTruth
2 ай бұрын
Panic disorder is what we call it when we experience panic attacks and develop an intense fear of the next attack that drives us into lifestyle impacting avoidance rituals. Panic attacks are ... panic attacks. They are not the same thing. So usually the "but I have a medical issue" question is answered by reminding the questioner that I'm not trying to teach people how to not be anxious. I'm teaching people how to get better at being anxious. Of course your physiology adds to this already challenging approach. No doubt about it. But start with asking yourself what you're hoping I would say about your situation. Are you hoping to hear how to be less anxious about being anxious?
@barbaralee9564
2 ай бұрын
@@TheAnxiousTruth Thanks Drew for your reply.. I guess what is the most frustrating about Graves is that I need to hit the sweet spot as far as hormonal balance goes.. I was REALLY hyper and the medication makes me hypo.. I’m been at this game for almost 6 years…. Hypo is not ideal, even methimazole (an anti thyroid med) has anxiety listed as a side effect .. It’s such a shitshow.. constantly having to push myself against severe fatigue, body pain and unbelievable panic disorder.. yet I soldier on.. anyway, have a wonderful day!!❤️
@NoobSimmerKP
2 ай бұрын
@@barbaralee9564I am you. Graves Disease diagnosed about 18 months ago now… started off as post partum and never went away. I had my first panic attack ever 2 days ago. Are you taking propranolol? It helps with palpitations as well as anxiety if doses right.. and it does help. I stopped taking the meds a few months ago and it turned out to be a big mistake. My labs have been normal about 4 months now but I am still have the hot flashes, palpitations and the anxiety that follows.
@antoguedes
3 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for another video🙏👏👏
@TheAnxiousTruth
2 ай бұрын
You're welcome! Thanks for the feedback. :-)
@yezzi6
2 ай бұрын
Hi drew. Listened to allmost all your podcasts and ordered your books. Im doing the exposures, but i feel shit afrerwards like i shouldnt have done that. What am i supposed to change?
@TheAnxiousTruth
2 ай бұрын
Exposures are designed to be triggering. They're meant to teach us that we can feel the things we are afraid to feel and still handle that. Be careful about trying to do exposures without being triggered or while trying to only feel OK. Remember that the feelings are the exposure, not the task or the place.
@lisaharper9788
2 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! ❤
@TheAnxiousTruth
2 ай бұрын
You are quite welcome. 🙂
@GrandmomZoo
3 ай бұрын
Thank u.❤
@TheAnxiousTruth
2 ай бұрын
You're welcome 😊
@EliBenett
2 ай бұрын
What if I literally sit with panic attacks because they happen a lot in the middle of the night, would doing breathing exercises to lower the heart rate be avoiding it?
@NoobSimmerKP
2 ай бұрын
No. That will help you focus and clear your mind and perhaps focus on allowing it to pass.
@EliBenett
2 ай бұрын
@@NoobSimmerKPthank you for the message
@aeonnoea
2 ай бұрын
How do I know If I'm "sitting" with it and not resisting/avoiding? And If I'm surrendering to it or not?
@TheAnxiousTruth
2 ай бұрын
Intent is usually the key, and it can be very nuanced so do not worry about not always knowing perfectly. Are you trying to stop the feelings, make them go away, prevent them, run away from them, drown them out, or be saved from them? Those intentions generally indicate avoidance. Are you willing to feel them and bring them with you while you engage with your life as best you can (do not expect to be perfect)? Then you're likely in acceptance mode.
@aeonnoea
2 ай бұрын
@@TheAnxiousTruth thank you for your answer. This was easy for me to understand now!
@evatempleton5994
3 ай бұрын
My anxiety is constant. How do I sit with that?
@R31613
3 ай бұрын
If it's constant, then you have more time to practice. You'll figure it out. One baby step at a time.
@evatempleton5994
3 ай бұрын
@@R31613 thank you for Your answer. But I don’t see a beginning or an end to my symptoms. I went through an anxiety period in my early Thirties and I fully recovered, and had no anxiety for over a decade! I recovered with minimal information at the time, so I think these days we are bombarde with too much useless information and we tend to get lost in what it should be a basic and simple method of recovery.
@TheAnxiousTruth
2 ай бұрын
Most anxious people experience constant anxiety. People with panic disorder are anxious between panic attacks. People with OCD are anxious between triggering thoughts or situations. People with GAD are sometimes anxious all day long because they can't figure out why they're anxious all day long. This is a big topic, but I can tell you that one first step is to challenge the assertion that you can't possibly handle this anxiety unless you figure it out and find a way to stop it. Because that assertion tends to contribute to the kind of situation you're describing. I can't be totally sure that this response fits your exact situation but it is something I hear from many chronically anxious people.
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