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#469 - Dr Tracy Dennis-Tiwary - The Truth About How Anxiety Works

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Anxiety Is Fundamentally Future Focused

Mental ill has been on the rise m we have great treatments. We have anti anxiety meds if you need them. We have a science based wellness practices, we have self help. But it's only been getting stronger over the years. And so i realize that we've been doing something fundamentally wrong as psychologists. Anxiousness is like a smoke alarm going off, telling us there's something to care about in the world now you'd better do your job and make it happen. Even though it does feel bad,. It sucks energy. I mean, the energy of anxiety. not feel good but it evolved to feel bad so that it grabs us, makes us pay attention.

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