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by Drew Linsalata
Struggling with panic attacks, agoraphobia, or other anxiety problems? The Anxious Truth will educate you, empower you, encourage you, and inspire you to get your life back! * Featured in the New York Times: "6 Podcasts to Soothe An Anxious Mind" (April 27, 2024) * Featured in Vogue Magazine: "The 15 Best Mental Health Podcasts Recommended by Therapists" (October 2023)
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- 2 days ago24 min
How Does an Anxiety Therapist NOT Get Triggered? | Ep 345
How Does an Anxiety Therapist Talk About Anxiety All Day Without Getting Triggered? People ask me this constantly. I'm a former sufferer of panic disorder, agoraphobia, OCD, and depression — and now I spend my days immersed in all of it. Therapy clients, podcasts, books, social media. Anxiety is basically my entire professional life. So how does a person like me not end up right back where they started? The answer isn't a trick or a technique. It's what recovery actually produces — and once y...
- 2 weeks ago39 min
OCD and Acceptance - How Does That Work? | Ep 344
Many people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) struggle to understand how the concept of acceptance applies to their recovery. While it seems straightforward in the context of panic disorder or health anxiety, where sufferers learn to accept temporary physical sensations, applying acceptance to distressing intrusive thoughts and images can feel confusing or even dangerous. In this episode of The Anxious Truth, I'm joined by OCD specialists Joanna Hardis (Cleveland) and Lauren Rosen (Los...
- May 6, 202654 min
Neuroscience and Therapy w/Ana Lund | Ep 343
This episode of The Anxious Truth dives into the messy intersection of neuroscience and psychotherapy. I’m joined by Ana Lund, a UK-based psychotherapist specializing in the link between brain science and clinical practice, to discuss how we actually use research to help you recover. -- Want to discuss what you heard today? I'm hanging out on the Disordered Community Space https://disordered.fm/community -- We often hear about "evidence-based practice," but translating a laboratory study into...
- Apr 22, 202625 min
Blood Pressure Anxiety. How To Stop Checking and Start Living | EP 342
If you recognize the sound of a Velcro rip and your heart starts to pound the minute you hear that familiar hum, we need to talk. You likely bought a home blood pressure monitor to feel safer and healthier, but now you might feel like a slave to a rubber tube and a plastic screen. In this episode, we are looking at how a responsible health habit turns into a psychological nightmare in the form of fixation and obsessive fear. We discuss why blood pressure anxiety happens, often in the complete...
- Apr 8, 202625 min
Regular Emotions ... or Anxiety Recovery Problem? | EP 341
Want to talk about what you heard today? Interact with me and others that understand your experience on the Disordered Community app. https://disordered.fm/community ---- In this episode, we tackle a common trap: viewing every uncomfortable emotion through the lens of anxiety recovery. When you spend months practicing desensitization, acceptance, tolerance, and exposure, it is easy to mislabel normal human stress as a setback, a relapse, or a recovery problem. Disordered vs. Non-Disordered An...
- Mar 25, 202621 min
Anxiety and OCD Are Like Cult Leaders In Your Head! | EP 340
Want to talk about what you heard today? I'm hanging out on the Disordered Community space. https://disordered.fm/community ---- Living with an anxiety disorder or OCD often feels less like a medical condition and more like being trapped in a dysfunctional, predatory relationship. In this episode, we explore the metaphor of the "cult leader in your head" to explain why you keep getting tricked by your thoughts—even when you logically know they aren't true. We discuss five specific ways anxiety and OCD mirror the tactics used by cults and gangs to maintain control: Us vs. Them Mentality: Your anxiety insists that the outside world is dangerous and that only it truly understands or can protect you. It will often cast friends, family, and even your medical team as reckless or ignorant for telling you it's safe to ignore the "rules". Love Bombing and Relief: The cult leader rewards your obedience with brief moments of relief. When you perform a compulsion or safety behavior, the temporary drop in distress feels like "love," making it seem like the anxiety is the only thing providing peace, ignoring the fact that it created the distress in the first place. High-Stakes Punishment: If you consider disobeying or stopping a ritual, the cult leader ramps up the threats. It tells you that dissent won't just result in feeling anxious; it will result in death or disaster for you or the people you love. Secret Knowledge: Anxiety claims a special ability to see "real" dangers that "normal" people are too ignorant or brave to notice. It uses this perceived secret insight to keep you hyper-vigilant and dependent on its guidance. Moving the Goalposts: The cult leader is never satisfied. It promises that "one more" check, "one more" article, or "one more" scan will finally bring certainty. But that certainty never arrives because if you felt safe, you would leave the cult. Recovery is operationally very similar to leaving a cult. It’s difficult, it feels incredibly risky, and it requires you to rebuild your life outside of a rigid, fear-based framework. Recognizing these tactics can help you lean into your exposures and realize that while the "leader" is loud, it is also lying. Send in a question or comment via text. Support The Anxious Truth: If you find the podcast helpful and want to support my work, you can buy me a coffee. Other ways to support my work like buying a book or signing up for a low cost workshop can be found on my website. None of this is never required, but always appreciated! Interested in doing therapy with me? For more information on working with me directly to overcome your anxiety, follow this link. Disclaimer: The Anxious Truth is not therapy or a replacement for therapy. Listening to The Anxious Truth does not create a therapeutic relationship between you and the host or guests of the podcast. Information here is provided for psychoeducational purposes. As always, when you have questions about your own well-being, please consult your mental health and/or medical care providers. If you are having a mental health crisis, always reach out immediately for in-person help.
- Mar 11, 202623 min
Anxiety Recovery Questions & Answers | Ep 339
Want to discuss what you heard today with Drew, Josh Fletcher, and others that share your struggle and experience? https://disordered.fm/community ---- Overcoming an anxiety disorder comes with a TON of questions, so let's answer some! Questions Answered in This Episode 03:45 — Why is it so hard to "just let the symptoms be"? I discuss why doing nothing in the face of fear is the biggest hurdle in recovery and why your struggle to do so is completely normal. 08:15 — Can you exercise your way out of anxiety? I explain why movement is a great health tool but not a "fix" for an anxiety disorder. We also look at exercise as a form of interoceptive exposure. 12:50 — The trap of "Compulsive Recovery" and Perfectionism. Many people become paralyzed by the fear of doing recovery "wrong." I explain why there is no such thing as an optimal or perfect recovery process. 19:05 — Why does anxiety feel like Stockholm Syndrome? We explore the fear of "normal" life and why some people feel protective of their anxiety or OCD, even while wanting to get better. 24:30 — "Pure O" and ruminative thoughts. I clarify the difference between "shutting the door" on thoughts and simply choosing not to interact with the "noisy room" of your mind. 28:10 — Should you push yourself on "good days"? I talk about whether you should bask in the comfort of a low-anxiety day or use that window to push your boundaries further. Full Show Notes: https://theanxioustruth.com/339 Resources Mentioned: Disordered Podcast - https://disordered.fm Why Does Exercise Make My Anxiety Worse (Past Episodes) https://theanxioustruth.com/panic-anxiety-and-the-exercise-problem-part-i-tag019/ https://theanxioustruth.com/panic-anxiety-exercise-problem-part-2/ Interoceptive Exposure https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sigXTV5QXik https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygAi4MidIhM&t=5s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2byXYrlDkZs Send in a question or comment via text. Support The Anxious Truth: If you find the podcast helpful and want to support my work, you can buy me a coffee. Other ways to support my work like buying a book or signing up for a low cost workshop can be found on my website. None of this is never required, but always appreciated! Interested in doing therapy with me? For more information on working with me directly to overcome your anxiety, follow this link. Disclaimer: The Anxious Truth is not therapy or a replacement for therapy. Listening to The Anxious Truth does not create a therapeutic relationship between you and the host or guests of the podcast. Information here is provided for psychoeducational purposes. As always, when you have questions about your own well-being, please consult your mental health and/or medical care providers. If you are having a mental health crisis, always reach out immediately for in-person help.
- Feb 25, 202628 min
Negative Self Beliefs in Anxiety Recovery | Ep 338
Want to discuss this episode with me and others that share your experience? https://disordered.fm/community ------- In this episode of The Anxious Truth, we look at why the lessons of floating, mindful acceptance, and exposure can feel out of reach. While the principles of recovery are simple, they are difficult to execute because they are counterintuitive and require facing the things you fear most. Beyond the initial fear, deeper obstacles rooted in background, culture, and personal experience often stop people from embracing a mindful approach. I discuss two primary belief systems that keep people stuck in control-based strategies: The "Anxiety as Failure" Belief: The idea that being anxious means you have already failed. This leads to a harsh, self-critical view where having an anxiety disorder is seen as a structural or moral defect rather than a challenge to navigate. The "Managing Others' Emotions" Belief: The fear that fully feeling and showing your anxiety will ruin someone else's day or cause distress to those around you. This belief often stems from childhood environments where you were taught to stay neutral to avoid triggering a parent or caregiver. If you hold these beliefs, you may be trapped in an endless cycle of trying to control your internal state because you feel that being "impacted" or "impaired" is not allowed. We talk about how to recognize these invisible rules and why recovery requires more than mechanical exposure—it requires challenging these long-held beliefs about your value and your responsibility for others' happiness. Recovery takes time to work through these layers. If you have been struggling to "get it," this episode explains why. For full show notes on this episode: https://theanxioustruth.com/338 Listen to Disordered every Friday: https://disordered.fm Send in a question or comment via text. Support The Anxious Truth: If you find the podcast helpful and want to support my work, you can buy me a coffee. Other ways to support my work like buying a book or signing up for a low cost workshop can be found on my website. None of this is never required, but always appreciated! Interested in doing therapy with me? For more information on working with me directly to overcome your anxiety, follow this link. Disclaimer: The Anxious Truth is not therapy or a replacement for therapy. Listening to The Anxious Truth does not create a therapeutic relationship between you and the host or guests of the podcast. Information here is provided for psychoeducational purposes. As always, when you have questions about your own well-being, please consult your mental health and/or medical care providers. If you are having a mental health crisis, always reach out immediately for in-person help.
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