Ep 19: Anti-Anxiety: Stop the Bully in Your Brain

Do you ever have that feeling? You know the one ... it's in the pit of your stomach, that type of dread that has you really convinced that you might have to run to the bathroom and throw up, or maybe you feel it in your head like hot and fast like a swarm of bees is buzzing around inside your head between your ears, or ... maybe it's more like a subtle ache.

In this episode we dive into the topic of anxiety and explore four ways to stop it in its tracks. We discuss the concept of how our brains have been wired to experience anxiety when triggered by certain events in our lives. We also tackle the issue of anxiety triggers and offer tools to help manage and interrupt anxiety when it arises.

From bilateral stimulation and the backward spin technique to tapping, these strategies can help you take control of your anxiety and improve the quality of your life.

What you'll learn in this episode: 

• How to remove triggers and see that anxiety is just a part of you, not your entire identity
• Bilateral stimulation - to short circuit the "bully" of anxiety in your brain 
• The backward spin technique - identify the direction your anxiety "spins" and switch directions to change the feeling; adding a laugh at the end can also help diffuse the anxiety. 
• Tapping - an evidence-based way to interrupt patterns of habituated behaviors

Mentioned in this episode: 

• Melissa Tiers 
• Richard Bandler 
• John Overdurf

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