10% Happier with Dan Harris Your Anxiety Questions, Answered | Judson Brewer
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Nov 28, 2022 
Judson Brewer, Chief Medical Officer at Sharecare and Director of Research and Innovation at Brown University’s Mindfulness Center, shares his insights on anxiety management. He discusses how curiosity and kindness can combat anxiety, differentiating it from excitement. Brewer addresses rising anxiety levels post-pandemic and the importance of mindfulness in breaking destructive worry cycles. He offers practical strategies for self-compassion, navigating panic attacks, and framing anxiety as a path to personal growth, reminding us to embrace change with awareness.
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Defining Anxiety
- Anxiety is a feeling of nervousness or unease about an uncertain outcome.
- Worrying, a mental behavior, intensifies anxiety, creating a harmful feedback loop.
Fear vs. Worry
- Fear is useful, prompting action in dangerous situations.
- Worrying combines fear and planning ineffectively, increasing anxiety without changing outcomes.
Managing Anxiety
- Map out anxiety habit loops: trigger (feeling), behavior (worrying), and result (increased anxiety).
- Ask what you gain from worrying; recognize its ineffectiveness.
