Practical Wisdom with Dr. Rick Hanson Releasing Anxiety with Three Kinds of Insights
Nov 26, 2025
Explore how anxiety can manifest in unexpected ways, shaping our behaviors and choices. Delve into psychological insights that uncover the roots of anxiety and empower you to express your authentic self. Learn practical steps to gradually expand your comfort zone and release old patterns that no longer serve you. Discover the impact of embracing impermanence and recognizing our limited control in life. The conversation wraps up with a call to commit to reducing unnecessary anxiety and embracing a more confident existence.
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Anxiety Lives On A Spectrum
- Anxiety ranges from subtle guardedness to panic and can hide as living inside a small invisible cage.
- Recognizing anxiety's spectrum helps you see when avoidance, not absence, signals anxiety.
Act Concretely Against Real Threats
- Take practical actions to address real threats and make a plan instead of just hoping.
- Use external steps and inner strategies together to reduce helpless dread and increase coping.
Fear Often Hides Repressed Longings
- Repressed desires and feelings can create anticipatory anxiety when they try to emerge.
- Insight that you can tolerate the feared feeling and cope better now loosens the invisible bars.
