Ourselves Podcast Why Being a Filmmaker Made My Anxiety 10x Worse
Anxiety isn’t just about fear—it’s about survival. As a filmmaker, I was so afraid of losing clients that I would stress over them before I even booked the job. The pressure to stay relevant, to be irreplaceable, to overdeliver just to prove my worth—it consumed me.
But is this the price of success, or just a mental trap we fall into? In this episode, I break down the anxiety that haunts creatives, the scarcity mindset that holds us back, and the real strategies I use to tame it.
01:38 Diving into Anxiety
02:01 Personal Experiences with Anxiety
02:10 Understanding the Feeling of Anxiety
03:36 Anxiety in the Creative Industry
04:26 Childhood and School Anxiety
05:25 Anxiety and Social Validation
05:44 Living in the Present
06:06 Silent Retreat Experience
07:02 College Anxiety and Medication
07:46 Entering the Professional World
08:14 The Competitive Creative Industry
08:50 Client Anxiety and Scarcity Mindset
10:53 Strategies to Tame Anxiety
11:45 Setting Boundaries and Saying No
14:33 Mindfulness and Physical Awareness
15:10 Alternative Therapies: Sauna and Meditation
16:41 Cold Therapy and Yoga
18:59 Supplementation and Medication
22:06 Overcoming Fear of Failure
23:02 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
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