Hey everyone! Welcome to today’s episode of the Wright Conversations Podcast! For today’s episode, I will be talking about anxiety, how it manifests, and when anxiety can and can’t be helpful. I also talk about the internal and external causes of anxiety, the difference between stress and anxiety, and anxiety as a diagnosable mental illness.

Let’s delve in!

In this Episode You’ll Learn:

• [02:35] What is anxiety?
• [04:11] Signs & symptoms of anxiety.
• [04:57] Helpful and unhelpful anxiety.
• [07:48] What causes anxiety?
• [08:59] External causes of anxiety.
• [08:55] Stress vs anxiety.
• [10:06] Is my anxiety just unhelpful or a diagnosable mental illness?
• [10:52] Some anxiety disorders.

Quotes:

• “Unhelpful anxiety makes it almost impossible to deal with actual dangers.” [05:47]
• “Stress is a short-term response in response to something that is happening. Anxiety can linger on forever, and it may not have a trigger.” [09:06
• “Stress is an internal factor for anxiety, and anxiety is an internal factor for anxiety.” [09:40]
• “If it is interfering with your life, it is most likely, possibly, clinically diagnosable.” [10:26]
• “Labelling yourself with a diagnosis or two will not make your life more livable.” [11:03]
• “If any of this resonated with you and you want to learn more, learn more.” [12:58]

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