Love Life With Matthew Hussey 309: Stop Overthinking: How to Beat Anxiety in Dating
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Aug 13, 2025 Anxiety can creep into our love lives, from overthinking a text to wrestling with shifting emotions. Personal anecdotes reveal how anxious attachment affects dating. The hosts share tools to calm your mind and stop catastrophizing. Embracing imperfections and focusing on self-wellness are crucial for healthier connections. They also discuss the importance of emotional awareness and openness in navigating relationships. Listeners gain clarity, confidence, and a hopeful outlook amidst the uncertainties of love.
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Name The Mechanism Grabbing Your Attention
- Label anxiety as the mechanism grabbing at threats to create distance from its stories.
- Shifting attention to the 'claw' reduces taking every anxious signal at face value.
Use A Three-Part Reality Check
- Do a three-part reality check: identify the trigger, list the fear/story, and note the facts.
- Use facts to lower the temperature and stop spiraling into catastrophic conclusions.
Catastrophizing Is A Cognitive Distortion
- Catastrophizing is a cognitive distortion that makes temporary losses feel permanent.
- Label that distortion explicitly to challenge 'I'll never recover' thinking.