Explore anxiety and its management through interviews with individuals who sought help for their worries. Topics include the concept of the 'Worry bully', the connection between anxiety and technology, personal experiences with anxiety and bullying, societal factors contributing to anxiety, types of anxiety and coping mechanisms, and strategies for managing anxiety.
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Anxiety in young people is fueled by factors such as digital technology and fear of failure, which contribute to increasing rates of clinical anxiety.
Managing anxiety requires reframing situations, quieting the anxiety reaction, and seeking professional help while reducing the stigma surrounding mental health.
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Anxiety and its Management
The podcast highlights the prevalence of anxiety and its impact on individuals. Anxiety is a natural response to threat, but it becomes a disorder when it causes prolonged fear and avoidance. Factors such as digital technology, cyberbullying, fear of failure, and fear of missing out contribute to increasing anxiety in young people. The impact of the technologically driven world on our need for real connection and its negative effects on sleep are also discussed.
Understanding Anxiety and its Cycle
Anxiety is characterized by a fear of uncertainty and a perceived threat. Most anxiety triggers a fight-or-flight response, resulting in physiological reactions like tension, sweaty palms, and foggy thinking. People often respond to anxiety with safety behaviors like avoidance, mind reading, and numbing emotions. The podcast emphasizes the importance of perception in anxiety and encourages reframing situations and quieting the anxiety reaction.
Treating and Managing Anxiety
The podcast explores effective strategies for managing anxiety, including cognitive techniques and promoting distress tolerance. Mind-strength therapy is mentioned as an evidence-based approach for treating anxiety. The benefits of seeking professional help, considering personal values, maintaining a worry diary, and recognizing the power of distress tolerance are highlighted. The podcast also emphasizes the importance of seeking help and reducing the stigma surrounding mental health.
Anxiety is an essential human emotion—it kicks in to protect us from threats—but sometimes those threats are only perceived. When worries start to become overwhelming, approximately 25 per cent of us experience clinical anxiety. But it is highly treatable. A ten-year-old girl and a 30-year-old man share their anxious thoughts and their strategies to manage them.
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