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This week on Hidden Brain, learning to listen differently to the alarms inside your head. We have devices that beep and blare when something is wrong. In the long course of evolution, nature has built similar alarms into us. Warnings go off inside our heads when we are about to do something that can be dangerous.

Anxiety is an uncomfortable emotion, which is why most of us try to avoid it. But psychologist Tracy Dennis-Tiwary says our anxiety is also trying to tell us something. This week, we explore how we can interpret those messages and manage the intense discomfort these feelings can generate.

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