I used to get up of bed very early and eager to go outside. NOW, I stay under my blankets, praying that no one knocks on my door. I CAN'T face the idea of going out and seeing people.
@AshleyOBrien-sj4vb
6 ай бұрын
I really understand. I have been there, still am.
@onesunnyday5699
5 ай бұрын
So, so same😢
@Brett_Riley
5 ай бұрын
Social anxiety sucksssss.
@StoicNature444
5 ай бұрын
Visit Christian audio books and sermons channel and absorb the word of God. It will give you strength and peace.
@TypicalDuffer
5 ай бұрын
How do you make a living?
@belliyt
9 ай бұрын
I think the worst part is being anxious about being anxious. Feels like an endless cycle, but I know it's not. I hope we all come to realize this again. I wish everyone the best ❤
@LYoung-et2sg
8 ай бұрын
Fear of the fear. Yup.
@rubyvp5923
7 ай бұрын
Very true
@MoonSpinners
3 ай бұрын
I’m going through that right now, it’s a vicious circle. I say “why am I still feeling anxious?” Which makes me more anxious 🙁
@blackvulture7999
8 ай бұрын
I suffered from panic attacks and anxiety for plenty of years. But it just turned out recently that I have very low iron levels in my blood. 60% it is the reason. So, sometimes, please, check on your physical health also. 🙏🏻
@0ptimal
8 ай бұрын
Its true. Years ago i went on a healthy diet kick, really healthy, no junk, and in a few weeks i realized my anxiety vanished. For the whole time i ate healthily almost 2 months. It was always there before that, my whole life. Its as if the bad food was fueling this anxious uncomfortable state n i never knew until i got rid of it. Havent commited enough since but should because it really worked.
@Caringsoul245
7 ай бұрын
Yes that and also low vitamin D as well. I've noticed a lot of people who deal with anxiety have low vitamin D deficiency as well!
@Amy-pr1ke
6 ай бұрын
Sound like you beedro be checked for h pylori
@caracaplinger1860
6 ай бұрын
This is important!
@UniquelyCritical
3 ай бұрын
Magnesium glycinate might help too.
@beckylipps7286
4 ай бұрын
This is SO me. It started at Ge 33, now I'm 75. Still have extreme anxiety, panic attacks, agoraphobia, the works. drs., therapists, medications, still stuck in this fractured world. It has taken my life over. It's miserable. After listening to you this morning, at least I don't feel so alone. Thanks.
@missilovemyuke12
4 ай бұрын
Hello there I also have agoraphobia and anxiety
@paulaevans2981
4 ай бұрын
Hello. I’m 71, and I totally understand how you feel. I listen to Dr Scott and he’s so encouraging. I wish I had found someone like him 50 years ago. Do you feel like it’s too late for you now? I feel as though why put in all the work at this age, when I’m at the end of my life. I hope you see this and reply.
@MoonSpinners
3 ай бұрын
I’m agoraphobic and have awful anxiety too. You’re not alone
@MoonSpinners
3 ай бұрын
@@paulaevans2981…it’s not too late, absolutely NEVER too late. You could live to 99, so you’ve got loads of years left.
@paulaevans2981
3 ай бұрын
@@MoonSpinners Thanks.
@robertashagam1599
2 ай бұрын
I find that volunteering and stepping out of one’s self helps. There is so much to give out there. It distracts one from one’s fears.
@SueDonim-iy6ml
2 ай бұрын
I can't even do that. I'm so useless and lost when trying to do even basic things. I'd literally just be a detriment to helping others because I'm incompetent. I'm such garbage even other people won't want my help doing anything.
@TLA123y6f
Ай бұрын
@@SueDonim-iy6ml You poor thing! I wish I could give you a hug. Maybe volunteer at something you're interested in - I volunteered at the food bank when I retired - even if it's just for an hour. You will improve.
@magnawaves
2 ай бұрын
I have never heard it spoken so perfectly before. Your initial definition or description of anxiety, man I had to stop was I was doing to listen, because I'd have bet money you had a camera on me for years. I work a night shift job, I do all my shopping as soon as the stores open, I'm horribly out of shape, I dread having people see me but I do nothing about it despite having the knowledge of how to fix it, because I've done it before, but I just can't muster the willpower anymore. I have a badass car, my dream car since I was four, but I botch driving it (it's manual transmission) because I'm so anxious about the process and about everyone around me looking at me, because the car gets a LOT of stares. I know this innately, exposing myself to something repeatedly makes me less anxious and far more comfortable with it, but after a few weeks if I haven't kept up with it I'm back to square one. It makes me so mad. I do the avoidance shit so damn often, and that hit of relief really is addictive. I crave it as much as I hate it. I hate how my life has ended up at 33, but I shudder to think how I'd be right now if I hadn't started to fix other aspects of my life at 30. I've completely ignored my health and I'm paying for it already, having old man issues, and I hate myself for it. I just needed to vent. This video hit me hard. I used to think, "Oh yeah I have a little anxiety but it's just my shyness." After living alone, and then isolating myself for the past 8 years I thought "hell yeah I'm good, I don't have to deal with people." It was an awful mistake. I regret it every day.
@TLA123y6f
Ай бұрын
You're so lucky. You've got so much time to improve where your head and life is at. I wish I would have had access to this information when I was 33. My life might have been different. Better. Hang in there! We're all struggling.
@julieaskingforafriend
6 ай бұрын
Interesting to me that this affliction, if you will, is inherent, nature versus nurture. My mother was a narcissistic sociopath who allowed me to do nothing because of her own fears that I would make her look bad. My father was just a fearful person who wouldn't go up against my mother. I was afraid to try anything new as a child and adolescent. And once I left home, it took me a few years to get past that. But a great deal of self introspection, and baby steps into the world around me, solved the entire problem. I left an abusive marriage, started traveling, and am looking into moving overseas. Nothing frightens me anymore! And literally nothing causes me anxiety. Baby steps. Small victories. Keep it up, and it'll happen.
@a31142257
6 ай бұрын
Holy Cow! Your experience is incredibly overwhelming and powerful.. The way you managed to go from point A to point B progressively and reach that level of freedom where you could do anything without feeling fear or anxiety truly speaks of your will to live life and enjoy what's there. I've struggled with anxiety for some months now due to overloads of work and a ton of pressure from college that led to me exploding like a balloon by the end of the year. I couldn't handle anything anymore and I had to put out energy from where I didn't have any. Spent these holidays at my parents house not doing much just hoping I'd feel better with time, all it did was empower my fear for living life, now I'm trying to stand my ground and slowly regain confidence in what I used to do daily without any fear. I love challenges but this is definitely one of the most difficult things I've ever had to deal with in my entire life, but I believe in myself.. ❤
@111jakk5
10 ай бұрын
I'm on the spectrum, and have had debilitating anxiety when trying to make friends in social situations. I would keep throwing myself into social situations, but I couldn't figure out why I still felt anxious even after succeeding. It all makes sense now: I was in over my head, building anxiety even when succeeding. Thank you Dr. Scott!
@patriciamharris5664
10 ай бұрын
Mine is associated recently, again, with driving. (Crippling panic attacks) from ptsd..(car accident)...i keep pushing through by the grace of God, until it wears off.
@MarianneMcVeigh-xz2yv
3 ай бұрын
I understand. I was in a major car crash as a passenger and had multiple injuries. It's taken a lot of years of exposure therapy and CBT to tackle my PTSD to even drive locally. I just cannot drive on the highway anymore as my knee jerk reaction to bad drivers then makes me a dangerous driver. I've accepted this now even though it was my passion to drive long distances, get away places plus also my previous career as a sales area manager. I am happy tackling efforts to drive locally. I hope you learn to manage this. I truly empathise.
@KF-cx8bm
9 ай бұрын
In my 43 years of feeling anxious and depressed you are the only person that has explained everything in a way i can understand and given the tools to help heal. You are an absolout gift and a blessing to offer your knowledge for free, you must have helped thousands to cope better. thank you x
@j03150315
8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this powerful cognitive shift: “prove my anxiety wrong”. All of sudden, my rebel nature kicks in.
@scottrogers9017
10 ай бұрын
Help. I haven’t lived in 30+ years. Pray for me please
@humanbean4037
10 ай бұрын
I'm praying for u
@shakeyj4523
10 ай бұрын
Holy Cerridwen, please help this person live their best life.
@deotexh
10 ай бұрын
I'm praying for you brother ❤
@humanpersonne
10 ай бұрын
Sending you good vibes and positivity❤ hugs
@tekammagar3789
10 ай бұрын
Praying for you brother ❤❤❤
@thetruth2230
2 ай бұрын
As a child of a mother with agoraphobia, I learned (A)that the world is scary and (B)that if you let your fear take the lead you’re going to miss out on a lot. My mother couldn’t even make a trip to the grocery store 5 blocks away when I was growing up. I didn’t understand what her problem was until I was a teenager and experienced my first unexplained panic attack that hit me out of the blue. Still to this day I experience these attacks, often when I’m driving, and yea it’s scary. But when I was a teen I vowed that I would not allow my anxiety and fear hold me back. I missed out on a lot growing up because of my mother’s mental illness and I didn’t want that life. I just allow myself to experience the panic attack because I never know when it’s going to happen. Most days I’m fine and then other days not so much, but it has become easier to deal with. I’ve learned how to cope with it and I know it’s usually temporary. I definitely think it is hormonal related because now in my mid 40’s there has been an increase in anxiety/panic attacks just as when I was a teen. But I will survive this. 💪
@TLA123y6f
Ай бұрын
You are very strong. I admire you. As far as your mother - people do not understand what it's like to deal with something that debilitating - unless they've "been there"
@oneofakind9784
9 ай бұрын
I was the most outgoing person. I owned Hair Salons and worked 30 years. Then I married a Psychiatrist , MD and he said I could retire. Then Covid . Then I became his caregiver and he passed away this year . I can’t seem to leave the house. Panic Attacks and I’m really mad at myself because I could travel and live and I don’t leave my house. I’m grieving.
@angeliasaunders1923
6 ай бұрын
Feel better, praying for you❤
@TLA123y6f
Ай бұрын
Virtual hug to you. Just keep putting one foot in front of the other. We're here to support each other.
@chrisannlittle
10 ай бұрын
I totally feel what you described constantly and end up in my room in my bed reading alone and just fine...but I should not be there!! I'm so paralyzed by fear and anxiety. Now I really understand it is NOT healthy to be in this bed relaxing. So I will practice your tips and stop being so reluctant to do what is best for me and get out in the world!!! Make money moves and crush the Boulder of fear anxiety!! SLAY!!
@ebo7310
Ай бұрын
Anxiety is hell on earth!
@johnwhite7320
10 ай бұрын
Scott, your lived experience and your articulation of it makes you super relatable. This video was right on. Thanks, peace.
@Yolduranduran
10 ай бұрын
I am having a Christmas party at my house this Saturday. I am feeling anxious about and wandering why i decided to do this. I know that we need this. This past year was terrible. We lost a few family members. We need to have family gatherings that dont involve death. It will be nice to gather the family and enjoy each others company. 😊
@goych
8 ай бұрын
I don’t think we need to do anything, especially things we don’t want to. Can you identify the need for the need? Can it be ok to not see family? Or maybe it is more that you can’t be yourself in front of family. Can it be ok for you to just be anxious in front of family?
@cazzez1602
10 ай бұрын
Dr Scott..please never stop these videos..i feel like i can change my life thanks to you..have had anxiety and depression for years and never understood why i do certain behaviors..u make me understand..i keep refering back to certain videos when i get lost again...i would never have gone to my own Doctor and things had got bad,,im 48 and you are my hero..thank you so much..,,most of your vidoes i feel you are talking directly to me,,,thank you from Cornwall England
@jeremylittle1581
10 ай бұрын
This channel was just suggested in my feed recently, and I wish I had found it sooner. The tips and tricks are very helpful and laid out in layman's terms, which is appreciated. Thank you for this content.
@alexlamia9946
3 ай бұрын
I’ve had social anxiety my whole life, but didn’t know what it was until 2017 when I was diagnosed. If I’m out in public with someone I know close to me, I’m mostly okay. But having to talk to strangers or to be in a store or other public place alone is horrifying and makes me have a panic attack. Before the pandemic, I was doing exposure therapy, and I even had job interviews (I didn’t get a job, but it was good practice). I was improving. But now, my anxiety is worse than it was before. I’m trying to do better. But I constantly feel like a failure and the family disappointment.
@TLA123y6f
Ай бұрын
Just keep making baby steps forward. We're here for you
@danilopacudanjr7166
10 ай бұрын
Avoidance neither being Overwhlem in the awkward situation is a Loose and Loose situation. Exposure Therapy helps us being immune little by little. Thankyou very much sir for this GEM 💎 information.
@cjnelson79
8 ай бұрын
I appreciate the fact that you truly get it and understand these anxieties first hand and have overcome them. Very valuable information and insight that is very helpful. Thank you.
@OffGridMadMan
4 ай бұрын
I have C-PTSD and the worst part for me is agoraphobia. When i get nervous, i lose control of my bowels even if I'v been already. Massive challenge for me to go anywhere and do anything, it's ruined my life. So far. You made some great points regarding the "variables", interesting, great video, thank you 👍
@MoonSpinners
3 ай бұрын
You’re not alone, I have the same symptoms.
@OffGridMadMan
3 ай бұрын
@@MoonSpinners I'm very sorry to hear that. Since I posted this, I'v had a heart attack completely out of the blue and it's made everything worse in many ways. I wish you well 🙌
@OffGridMadMan
3 ай бұрын
@@MoonSpinners I really appreciate you commenting cuz feeling alone in it all is probably the worst part 👍👍👍 Do you have any tips?
@MoonSpinners
3 ай бұрын
@@OffGridMadMan …I’m so sorry about your heart attack, I hope you make a full recovery. My only tip that works is to not be too hard on yourself, which is easier said than done. I get so angry when I’m anxious and try and stop the feelings, which don’t help at all. The more you try and stop being anxious the more anxious you get. I try and tell myself that it’ll pass, it won’t be as bad forever, and accept it. These tips have helped me, but I tend not to follow them myself all the time 😂 it’s easy to go off course and end up in a heap on the floor, but I take comfort in knowing I’m not alone, millions of people are just as bad, if not worse than us. Just remember, it’s not your fault, you can’t help being the way you are. 👍
@OffGridMadMan
3 ай бұрын
@@MoonSpinners thank you, all very true and we all need to hear it sometimes. So I hope that you too are kind to yourself, while you remember! 🙌👍
@tehreemfatima-bn2lr
4 ай бұрын
The Worst is when you have reasons for anxiety but no solution for it.
@TLA123y6f
Ай бұрын
That's where I'm at and it's horrible. I keep on praying.
@MimiBigCat
10 ай бұрын
Dr. Scott, you are genuine and natural and good at presenting yourself well and helping others, God bless 💗
@annettenoga6182
8 ай бұрын
Wow! Yes, that's anxiety in a nutshell. Your points are right on. The take away for me is to go ahead and do what you're avoiding, perhaps in small dosages. Talk to that internal small child to say its ok and safe. It does take alot of patience and persevering,but I now celebrate those small victories. Keep up the great work!
@ats-3693
8 ай бұрын
Connecting with your child self, who actually still exists at the core of your self whether you know it or not, and giving that child (you) love and care and reassurance is amazingly healing and beautiful, I only very recently realised this.
@susanverhoeven4962
10 ай бұрын
This episode is talking to me and directing me in the direction I need to go. Thank you so much.
@tn0861
2 ай бұрын
I have terrible anxiety and whenever something triggering happens, it makes me feel like the world is ending. I stop everything, trying to fight that anxiety but that's the thing, I try to stop it, avoid it. In the end, I have my world shrinking a bit further, not only I am left with pending work which makes me underconfident, but also I have validated my anxiety.
@OscarDeLaYenta
Ай бұрын
I am a psychiatrist and anxiety is actually often quite result of a fear that our unconscious rage is bubbling to our consciousness and we won’t have control over our destructive impulses
@markwalton3367
21 күн бұрын
I identified strongly with the content of this video. Public speaking is a great example. I only started to get control of my anxiety with public speaking when I convinced myself the message was way more important than the messenger. The message was far too important for me to allow my anxiety to get in the way. When I spoke, my focus was always on the importance of the message rather than how much my body was sweating.
@MeekaYammi-xo2hr
10 ай бұрын
I avoid everyone and everything, i can not remember last time i spoke to another adult face to face, even on internet most ppl just ignore
@luckydevil1601
9 ай бұрын
Hi, I see your comment ❤
@laurashehadi7614
5 ай бұрын
I see you. I feel the same way. I would love to gradually expose myself to people but at 60, there just aren't any people for me to talk to. When I was young I had a lot of friends and social outings but those people are all scattered to the wind now.
@hasinapatel1233
2 ай бұрын
I avoid talking to people. When I meet people I pretend I am well am fine. I can't open up to friends and family. I just don't know how to tell them how down in the dumps I am and I have been feeling like this for a long. When stay quiet people just start ignoring you.
@hasinapatel1233
2 ай бұрын
Feel so anxious when I need to go anywhere just want to get it over and done with. Come back home to my own safe place it just feels hard to be out.
@nedcramdon1306
2 ай бұрын
It's like a constant battle with yourself and an energy zapper. Take good care of yourself.
@TLA123y6f
Ай бұрын
I got your book and am starting to read. I hope it helps me. I definitely need help. I feel so messed up and overwhelmed. I'm 72 and spiraled down due to horrible family situation, being exposed to a narcissist on a very personal leve, and the insanity and stress with what's going on. All at once. Started spiraling down bigtime. Had to go on meds. I'm terrified of going into the abyss. My life has consisted of one trauma after another and I would just keep walking through. I've been focused on just trying to survive. Let's all pray for each other.
@kingpuppet5881
8 ай бұрын
I am so so grateful for these videos Dr Scott. I am really struggling with my anxiety just now. New job. Intense training! Daily assessments. My anxiety is causing me to freeze to the point that I can't function. Your videos are really helping me understand the mechanisms behind how the brain, mind and body work. sadly I don't have the opportunity for exposure therapy. I have to get straight into the deep end in my new job. I have GAD. My other colleagues are stressed too but I feel like they are doing better than me.
@garivera15
3 ай бұрын
Good for you!!! I decided to put my gym shoes on while listening to this video. I've been dealing with driving anxiety now for several months and was avoiding to go. Getting there is a mid-level stressor for me so it's better that I 'bite the bullet' and go as it will benefit me in more that one way to expand my 'walls' and derive cardio help from my workout. I just found your YT channel today and have just started with CBT therapy 2 weeks ago, Thanks for your help already.
@aishamazhar9078
10 ай бұрын
I dont have words to thank you enough. Makes me cry
@0ptimal
8 ай бұрын
Whats crazy is that fearlessness is such an edge in life. Or the ability to overcome fear, to not be limited by it. Like your fearless self is capable of soo much more than your fearful self. But still somehow we struggle to integrate that logical understanding, and instead irrational fear makes the rules. We have to tamp out the fear, say i make the rules not you, and "do things" that cut off the fuel supply of fear like avoidance, worry, rumination, doubt, weakness etc
@adamrosefire
10 ай бұрын
Saved to playlist for later! I can’t wait for this one! Your work is amazing.
@onesunnyday5699
5 ай бұрын
I have to imagine the 'thing' being over & me being back home. I even say quietly, but out loud "Thank you, thank you. I'm home, it's over, I'm home. Thank you, thank you." 'Things' most often last exactly 1 hour. That's all I can handle. Any longer & I literally have a meltdown. I insisted on hosting a NYE party & exactly 1 hour in, with a housefull, I grabbed my grandson & my glucometer & locked us in the bathroom to check my blood sugars even though I knew I hadn't done anything to drop or elevate my sugars. It was a panic attack. I completely forgot to breathe & ground myself, I just had a certain few come into the bedroom & instruct them to gently throw everyone out 😢. The only silver lining was the lessons I learned on how important this was. USE the coping skills, don't forget them. Had I just sat in my room for a bit, breathing & calming myself, nobody would have noticed & I could have returned.
@Ichneumonxx
6 ай бұрын
It's already helpful to see comments from other anxious people that are in a similar situation. My therapy actually exacerbated my anxiety. Finding out that people who were supposed to be safe - weren't, sent me on a downward spiral. I'm taking very, very small steps in exposure therapy, starting with online meetings but with an unknown crowd. Just recording a video with a voiceover is such a massive achievement already. But that's all I can do for the time being.
@cassiesimmons4472
6 ай бұрын
i’m trying so hard and i know all this logically in my head but my body is fighting it i can’t leave the house and even while at home im uncomfortable anxious anxiety i have no comfort zone just constant anxiety
@marie-clarelyons5590
7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much. I feel paralyzed from anxiety and have a terrible closed in world. I am so unhappy. You've hit the nail on the head for me. It's such an awful paralysis. Your teaching has explained so much. Your understanding of the sickness is comforting. I will try my best. I don't want to live this way. I found this came upon me after 4 family deaths. Could this have caused this? I never used to be this way.
@Jenna1_2_3
2 ай бұрын
I've been struggling with worsening anxiety, and I find myself isolating in a small room. The thought of meeting new people and even simple tasks feels overwhelming. I want to live more freely, but I feel trapped and scared to face the outside world.
@gelpens750
2 ай бұрын
This is also some good advice for OCD. It doesn't help to rationalize our OCD bc it's all a false alarm there to protect us. However, any bit of discomfort can feel like panic in our body, so we get into a practice of avoidance without really realizing that much of what triggers us, in reality, isn't ao dangerous. The fear feels real, but it doesn't make it true.
@Rose_Ou
5 ай бұрын
I'm in a constant state of anxiety and fear/freeze mode. I have all the symptoms of CPTSD and PTSD combined but how my body responds to perceived danger has been changing over the years. I was much braver in the past, much more social and if I reacted at all, my 'go to' mode was fight/flight. Now it's mostly freeze with lots of fawning and inability to leave home without some extra anxiety which only goes back to its regular level when I get back home. When I was young, at least I didn't fear the world as much as I do now even though people hurt me terribly (I was gang raped as a teenager). I stopped working 2 years ago and at 48 I still live with the person responsible for my CPTSD - my narcissistic and unloving mother. I just feel like I can't move on, I'm in prison of my own limited perception of the world. I used to work remotely and that was very helpful and satisfying but my profession is slowly dying (machines taking over translations jobs) and I'm starting to realize how unemployable I have become. I have no money for therapy and I don't intend to take any medications but I always remember how wonderful it felt when I lived abroad. I have an academic degree but I was working as a housekeeper in a hotel and it didn't really bother me because at least I was free and far from traumagenic environment of my famiy home and far from my xenophobic and judgenental country I was brought up in. I'm seriously thinking of moving abroad again when my son graduates high school and starts university next year. I'm just scared of my own shadow at this point but there are also actual difficulties and barriers that moving abroad at my age involves. Dear karma, please let me be born to a nice Japanese family in my next life 😊
@TLA123y6f
Ай бұрын
I totally relate to fear. I think you're very brave taking steps to leave this country even though you're afraid "of your own shadow". Living in this country, and the insanity and high stress, has contributed to my problems.
@Rose_Ou
Ай бұрын
@@TLA123y6f ,❤🙏may we find peace and joy while we're still in this world.
@IndigoMasquerade
3 ай бұрын
OhLordyItsJordy once said, "Call your own bluff" and that's what I've been living by. Sure, I'm anxious to ever step out the door, but I "call my own bluff" on all the things I'm imagining could go wrong. Super helpful along with this video :)
@LKoen-t8i
6 ай бұрын
Excellent articulation skills! Thank you
@jmcmurrah
Ай бұрын
Wow… I needed to hear this today. Thank you. ❤️
@sarahsmith5045
5 ай бұрын
I have had arguments with my neighbour for a few years.. she's now in hospital struggling to breath I feel absolutely rotten that I've been that horrible to a person. I suppose it takes something like this to understand your bullying behaviour. Now I'm full of anxiety on how to deal with things. I truly hope she pulls through 🙏 for herself and family.. please God give her a speedy recovery. Nothing is worth worrying about
@dariushmd3692
Ай бұрын
This was extremely helpful. Thank you!
@fredrikandreasson2253
7 ай бұрын
You are a real gem Dr Eilers. Happy I found your channel
@cindyrobertson3780
9 ай бұрын
Ever since COVID hit my anxiety has skyrocketed
@StarDust-YouTube
5 ай бұрын
I seem to be different. I have always been "tough", and force myself to do things that make me anxious, but everything always ends up even worse, and the anxiety is endless.
@gwendolynrose1044
5 ай бұрын
Awesome! I love starting my day listening to your videos. Very grateful 😊
@CaptainSidePipe
24 күн бұрын
Your best video Doc! I feel better reading how other people suffer with anxiety. I had much less anxiety when i smoked cigarettes,, but i quit 12 years ago😂
@idunusegoogleplus
9 ай бұрын
Please expand on the coping techniques and how to apply them during the anxiety provoking event when one is doing the exposure therapy.
@absolute3112
9 ай бұрын
Yeah, Im afraid of everything, esplly after the year Ive had... I am afraid to leave my property.
@sylhomeo6351
5 ай бұрын
Dealing with anxious situations that you can label is easier to handle. But what about anxiety that is present for no apparent reason. Waking with anxiety and going to bed with it. Maybe it’s part of our genetic make-up?
@susangreene6449
10 ай бұрын
This was brilliant. Thank you. It was a relief putting this into a different perspective.
@iNandobaby
5 ай бұрын
I’ve faced my fears successfully literally HUNDREDS of times. (Very grateful btw) Yet i still face anxiety around it. Instead of getting positive reinforcement I still default to angst. What can I do about this? Someone please help.
@emmelinesprig489
10 ай бұрын
I’m also curious if life changes and adjustments affect people with anxiety or depressive disorders differently from people without. Do you have advice for people going through major life changes while dealing with an anxiety or depression disorder?
@TexasAries4
10 ай бұрын
Excellent question and one I have as well.
@veramae4098
10 ай бұрын
Watch "Cinema Therapy". A great therapist and a filmmaker discuss films. I know this sounds silly, but they're very insightful.
@rohanrajah8839
6 ай бұрын
Love you ❤ excellent troubleshooting
@mariandavies9487
6 ай бұрын
It is good also to find that it IS possible to overcome this. Thank you.
@leighanneboles4386
10 ай бұрын
I've lived like this for 40 years.
@johnholme783
7 ай бұрын
Wisdom is paramount when you have an anxiety disorder. In other words it's knowing when to take risks and face your fears and when to take time out and relax. If you are feeling exhausted and depressed you need to take time out and rest. I refer to it has soothing and striving periods!
@jill8573
3 ай бұрын
I am just the opposite I never want to be home. I always want you to be out. I feel down when I am home and lonely.
@slatermitchell7424
4 ай бұрын
Please pray for me have had anxiety issues for years and now since my husbands death I have depression as well so am fearful
@franzhaas5597
8 ай бұрын
When I get super anxious. I just fly into a psychotic rage. And think about how I will take apart my enemies. Remember when in doubt blame it on somebody else.
@lazzzZaruZ
8 ай бұрын
Something happend when you where younger not having enqouragment to overcome barriers and we start selfperserv and that becomes your reality.
@tessajetta8146
10 ай бұрын
I’m 59 and scared of my own shadow
@eugene1197
7 ай бұрын
Dr. Scott, how do you address physical symptoms like weight loss, etc. Can you do a video on that?
@maycowelding
9 ай бұрын
Thank you Dr Scott,so helpful,❤
@carolburnett190
10 ай бұрын
I had to cancel conducting a training session on prevention of child abuse (something I’ve done close to 100 times and have a passion for) because I started feeling the weight in my chest accompanied by bad dreams. I can’t figure out why THIS time it was overwhelming to the point I felt I had to back out. I think I did the right thing in this instance because that is a topic that is very personal for me and I didn’t think I could retain my composure to get through the class. Did I wimp out or did I listen to my body? I’m 64 so my experiences were a long time ago and hashed out in many years of therapy.
@timj4601
3 ай бұрын
0:30 4:00 5:25 a) avoidance b) getting overwhelmed 6:30 👐🏻hierarchical EXPOSURE THERAPY👐🏻 a) Comfort zone Produce no / negligible anxiety b) Things that overwhelm
@JoeRiver444
10 ай бұрын
People's judgments keep me isolated. I live in nyc and this city is overpopulated with nosey jerks. I've been dealing with this since the early 2000's and feel frozen in life.
@nakazul1
10 ай бұрын
I have this dread that im not going to make it, that i will be able to have a good life because if my adhd/bipolat/dyslexia. So im aware if my exposed situation, tries to solve it sometimes in panic mode way ahead before it's even a issue. Been doing it for passed 20 years now and the burnout of my essence!. I am in a constant fight for existence to ckear up the picture and can't often stop and say breath, for now it is pretty ok. Im so afraid on missing out becase of money. My income have been all over the map because of my mental struggles. After so many years, with not wanting to live / wan't to live i think i will go crazy fir real. Only small comfort is the super rich seems way crazier in there head then me. Or comfort is a strong word, maybe a headscratcer at times of my own clarity.
@deemisquadis9437
7 ай бұрын
Learn things, find the truth, you fear the unknown. Get educated. Have no fear.
@italico2792
8 ай бұрын
Love this topic. Thanks❤
@khattabsongs7906
10 ай бұрын
Love your content so much keep up the good work🌹
@paulabaird1908
10 ай бұрын
I have confidence in my ability. I do not have confidence in others to recognize I am competent. My skin color is not an indication of incompetence, but I am too often prejudged. I get tired of those who assume I am incompetent; and I am not confident in my own abilities. Unfortunately in society, many gatekeepers will make assumptions even when they do not recognize their own bigotry and bias. I have had people who say to me They are not racist , bias, prejudiced, etc, pick one or more;and/or I have friends who are Mexican.( I am not Mexican, but anyone brown is from Mexico (eye roll). Yet say next in surprise, "How do you know how to do that? I can't do that!" (They are not a person of color so should automatically be more capable and/or knowledgeable. ) Unfortunately, there are those who where the banner of liberal but never examine how society and the media has colored their outlook. No pun intended. There is no one color of people who corner the market on ignorance. These people cause me anxiety because we all have to deal with gatekeepers.
@labradormcgraw
8 ай бұрын
Christ, he's good. 👏
@dannyharpermusic
4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@123bbryant
10 ай бұрын
Do what do you do when you challenge your anxiety and it goes terribly wrong? I tried it and now I'm not back at square one, I'm at negative two hundred forty thousand...😢😂😮
@angelayates2708
7 ай бұрын
Thank you doctor ,bless you you ,Angela from uk 🎉❤
@a.phillips6892
6 ай бұрын
My anxiety is related to the reality that I will lose my precious pet if 29 years. He has been sick a lot lately. It keeps me awake all night, because I’m constantly thinking about how bad it will hurt. Can anyone help with this? It’s constantly looming on the horizon.
@KingKong-md2gq
8 ай бұрын
The worst thing for me is about anxiety is the sweat it produce when your anxious you'll get nervous sweating and it smell worse than a regular sweat
@cleob9956
7 ай бұрын
Cortisol sweat Look up ways to lower cortisol
@jduggan4129
10 ай бұрын
Thank you I hope this will work for me and my daughter. Love you. California Joanna
@JenniferElizabeth311
5 ай бұрын
My PTSD mainly tells me this.
@mtwata
9 ай бұрын
Some things just feel unfixable.
@Glokirk
6 ай бұрын
What if you have bad health and don’t feel like trying these things?
@msaldanha4654
8 ай бұрын
Needle injection blood phobia.... Please make a video..... About it if possible how to overcome.
@leilat.3237
10 ай бұрын
Wow, this video impressive hits me is the exactly right time…going to work FULL of anxiety, and overwhelming, feeling like want to jump from this train right now and run from everything and everyone….thank you Dr. Scott, I might survive one more day❤️🩹
@DrScottEilers
10 ай бұрын
I'm going to post something tomorrow that I think will also help you!
@leilat.3237
10 ай бұрын
Thank you always❤️🩹
@nishadh366
10 ай бұрын
I don't mean to be dramatic, but you may have just changed my life. I have suffered from anxiety and depression all of my life and have tried medication, therapy, and a variety of different methods. The only thing that works is: action. Avoiding what needs to be done. It has only gone away when I actually do it. You confirmed this. Thank you so much.
@DontLookBehindYou1
7 ай бұрын
I don't think it's dramatic... Sometimes there's that one video or thing that just hits for that period of your life. Good luck on your journey
@monicamomney8756
7 ай бұрын
Never dramatic to reach out with honesty and integrity❤🙌 I know how you feel.
@ramonarassi
6 ай бұрын
Jesus Christ is the only way to heaven the only answer the only savior and healer 🕊️✝️
@fyreblade1262
5 ай бұрын
yeah but then it comes back if you don't do it every day. It's so stupid this disease
@happydays1384
2 ай бұрын
Feel the fear and do it anyways by Susan jeffers is a brilliant book. Highly recommend
@LeAnne-uw3wp
10 ай бұрын
Anxiety feeds off of avoidance. Thanks for the video ❤
@topy706
10 ай бұрын
im the king of avoidance and retreat
@Rachelle-ci8rb
10 ай бұрын
Same.
@ronaldlindeman6136
8 ай бұрын
@@topy706 I'm the peasant of avoidance and retreat. I can't control anything like a king would control it.
@JnTmarie
2 ай бұрын
It is a slippery slope Becomes a habit and habits are hard to break Careful what you say to yourself and what you practice you will become it. BUT it can be turned around. It’s like going on vacation and when you get back trying to get into the work schedule again is torture We become numb to the pain lol. Endure. Getting free makes it hard to go back lol Even with things you really want to do. I’m sitting here typing this instead of getting ready for a show I WANT to do!
@JnTmarie
2 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing how you manage your anxiety and sense of self. I go in and out. I also sometimes feel how do I have the right to feel like this when so many others are worse off. Be careful who you share your inner self with. Someone who is also struggling and you think will be most compassionate can turn out to be the most belittling person. Talk to a confident person cause there is a real chance they have overcome anxiety and we all swing back and forth. Avoidance is a killer. Unsuccessful people encourage me to join them. Forget about that. It seems loving and helpful but it is self serving so they have company. I’m left to grapple on my own at a deadline. Have hope a vision of your best self and know you can achieve it. Never give up unless it doesn’t serve you. Give up on anxiety not your goals 💜 going to work now🙏🏻
@mightymouse1005
4 ай бұрын
I braided my hair and looked in the mirror. I told myself I looked pretty. Doesn't sound like much, but, its a big thing
@tykeandjonsieshow3595
4 ай бұрын
Did you simply tell yourself you're pretty or did you genuinely FEEL pretty? There's plenty of things I've tried to tell myself before because it's the right/healthy thing to want to feel or believe, but I said it without actually believing it.
@LeahDeniseTV
4 ай бұрын
I’m proud of you, 👍 I’m doing great if I get a shower in 😢
@scottmowdy3856
3 ай бұрын
That's great man!
@alexanderulv3886
10 ай бұрын
This is literally me. It started out as social anxiety, but now it’s more anxiety of being alive. It’s like I just can’t catch a break, and I’m a shut in now too..
@avamiller2325
8 ай бұрын
Me also 😢
@shanebowers2768
8 ай бұрын
Myself aswell ,my whole life battling with social anxiety, my life feels miserable
@mpipod
8 ай бұрын
same
@Caringsoul245
7 ай бұрын
Same. Before 2020 I only had social anxiety and then now it's health anxiety, panic disorder and a bunch of other stuff that has made me feel mentally unstable. I always get that uneasy feeling. Unsure how to explain it but that feeling that something is always wrong even when there's literally nothing wrong. I also feel like I have developed a strange form of paranoia as well ever since 2020. I've never once felt that way in my whole life. I sometimes start to randomly shake out of nowhere. I have had head pressures, I would wake up in sweat and my heart beating fast, confusion, that panic feeling that you get not even a panic attack but something that's less severe but somehow you get that weird panic feeling that rushes through you. I didn't get any hyperventilation like I had with my panic attack so it couldn't have actually been a panic attack but yes I got that too and just a bunch of stuff that I can't even describe into words since they're very specific and are hard to describe into words. I don't know if anyone out there can relate but my gosh, it's exhausting...😃
@shanebowers2768
7 ай бұрын
@@Caringsoul245 sorry to hear you have it bad , I allso have had social anxiety my whole life , I only thing that gives me some positive relief is training, doing gym fist thing in the morning has a positive effect on my mood for the day
@karenr411
10 ай бұрын
I cannot thank you enough Dr. Scott. I am 65 and stopped working during COVID. Since that time my world has shrunken to my 2 bdrm condo and 3 cats. I have allowed anxiety to stop me from any activity that includes other people. Your explanation of how anxiety works makes so much sense. I shall be taking tiny steps of exposure so I can participate in life again. It has been pretty lonely 😔
@halcyon-cg2eb
10 ай бұрын
Yes, baby steps! Good luck 🤗
@1592sandra
10 ай бұрын
💜
@christinegettle4788
10 ай бұрын
Same here. You are not alone. ❤
@santiagobenites
10 ай бұрын
I have gone through a very similar experience in my life, so I know what you mean. Just work on taking those small steps, and also work on telling that voice in your head to shut up and take a hike. Good luck.
@kitcat9214
10 ай бұрын
Me too! Right there with you!
@QuietSpacePhotoStudioLLC
10 ай бұрын
I've also experienced health-related panic attacks and anxiety. I couldn't drive more than 5 minutes from my house without freaking out. I forced myself to do it a little bit at a time and push myself a little farther each time. Now I can drive anywhere.
@janetklumper6048
10 ай бұрын
Good for you, amazing
@overcomingwithin
10 ай бұрын
This is key. I couldn’t get more than 5 minutes also. I had a setback mid year but still pushing forward. Will win the fight. Just need to prioritise exposure like my life depends on it, because it does. I’ve been stuck in the same 10km for almost 4 years
@MimiBigCat
10 ай бұрын
Wonderful, happy for you ❤
@deotexh
10 ай бұрын
Wow!
@avamiller2325
8 ай бұрын
@@overcomingwithinI’m the exact same way
@StoicNature444
5 ай бұрын
It’s natural to feel anxiety in a sick society and trying to fit in and interact with that sick society. We are in a spiritual battle.
@kungfumcgee7992
4 ай бұрын
Why do you say there is a spiritual battle?
@Roger_Ramjet
4 ай бұрын
Not so
@CorndancerHawkeyes91254
4 ай бұрын
I agree anxiety taunts me a Spiritual battle. A'ho!
@JasonWood100
4 ай бұрын
Yeah we are in a sick society where it is normal to exploit, enslave, and kill animals for products we don't need, but selfishly choose. In food, clothing, medicine, etc...
@jimicunningable
3 ай бұрын
The above is STUPID victim blaming BS. F F F shrinks. Fix your profession, replication crisis and deadly meds or just FO.
@Trassel242
10 ай бұрын
To anyone who’s got bad experiences from school as a child and teenager: don’t worry about not fitting in or not thriving in the school environment. It’s an extremely specialised situation that basically won’t ever happen again in your adult life, not even university studies. It’s like you’re a fish in one of those tiny round goldfish bowls, and they expect you to do great in that tiny little bowl when you’re made to swim in the ocean. Adults generally don’t react the same way kids and teenagers do, so all these things you’ve gotten used to tend to disappear or at least lessen. This insight genuinely made me feel better about myself and my life once I realised it. I hope it may help you, too. Good luck out there, it’s a harsh world but if we work together we can make it at least a little bit better.
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