Luana Marques, an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School and President of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, explores the often-misunderstood nature of anxiety. She shares insights on how our relationship with anxiety, rather than anxiety itself, can be problematic. Marques discusses the TEB Cycle (Thoughts, Emotions, Behavior) and emphasizes the dangers of avoidance, advocating for gradual exposure to fears. Listeners learn practical strategies to navigate anxiety effectively, including mindfulness techniques and tips for managing anxiety in relationships.
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Defining Anxiety
Anxiety is an overestimation of threat and an underestimation of your ability to handle it.
It's related to what you tell yourself and affects thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.
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Anxiety as a Signal
Anxiety itself isn't inherently a problem; it signals internal issues.
Our negative relationship with anxiety, like predicting the worst, is the real problem.
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Addressing Cognitive Distortions
Recognize that everyone experiences cognitive distortions; the issue is taking them as facts.
Question your thoughts, become a detective, and ask if you have data supporting your distorted narratives.
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In 'Almost Anxious', Dr. Luana Marques describes the spectrum of anxiety symptoms, from normal situational anxiety to diagnosable anxiety disorders. The book provides tools to assess worry, intervene with loved ones, and discover strategies to change unhealthy feelings of distress. It also helps readers gauge the impact of anxiety symptoms and determine when to seek professional help.
Taming Anxiety Series - Episode 2: Anxiety is very common -- but also commonly misunderstood. So today we’re doing a show that you might think of as: Everything You Wanted to Know About Anxiety (But Were Afraid to Ask). This is the second episode in a four-part series we’re calling “Taming Anxiety.” (By the way, if you missed the first episode, with pop-star/Broadway star/sitcom-star Sara Bareilles, I strongly recommend checking that out.) Today, though, we are diving into the science of anxiety with Dr. Luana Marques. Luana is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, President of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, and the author of Almost Anxious: Is My (or My Loved One’s) Worry or Distress a Problem? You might also recognize her from this show, because she was also our very first guest on the topic of Covid, way back in March of 2020, in an episode titled “How to Handle Coronavirus Anxiety.” In this episode, Luana will explain, from a scientific perspective, what anxiety actually is; why it isn’t actually a problem in and of itself – instead, it’s our relationship to it that’s (often) a problem; what the "TEB Cycle" is, and how to work with it; the short-term benefits of avoiding things that cause us anxiety – and the long-term consequences of that avoidance; and how to handle anxiety-induced phobias, including, in my case, a pronounced fear of elevators. Plus, we’ll take some voicemails that you, our listeners, have submitted. You can also learn how to actually practice everything we'll talk about in today’s episode by participating in our free Taming Anxiety Challenge over in the Ten Percent Happier app, which kicks off next Monday, June 21. Join the Taming Anxiety Challenge by downloading the Ten Percent Happier app: https://10percenthappier.app.link/install. You will be prompted to join the Challenge after registering your account. If you've already downloaded the app, just open it up or visit this link to join: https://10percenthappier.app.link/TamingAnxietyChallenge. Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/luana-marques-356
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