The OptimalWork Podcast 181. Overcoming Anxiety I: Feel the Fear
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Feb 5, 2024 The podcast discusses the three stages of overcoming anxiety, with the first stage being to confront the trigger head-on and embrace the fear. It explores the rise of anxiety in today's society, the power of thoughts and imaginal exposures, and the understanding of triggers. Overcoming anxiety involves engaging triggers and harnessing anxiety to achieve safety learning.
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Habituation Through Repeated Exposure
- Repeatedly reproducing an anxiety trigger causes habituation and reduces the alarm response.
- Pushing up on anxiety during exposures speeds habituation and builds confidence to take on more challenges.
Social Visibility Fuels Anxiety
- Anxiety has risen for multiple reasons, not just reporting increases.
- Social media magnifies shame and visibility, which fuels many forms of anxiety.
Create A Proof-Of-Change Experience
- Give clients an experience that contradicts their fixed belief that anxiety is permanent.
- Start by having them lean into a small trigger so they can feel fear and observe it peak and fall.