The Psychology of Depression and Anxiety - Dr. Scott Eilers Your Anxiety Routine Is Ruining Your Life - Here’s 6 Ways To Stop It
Proud to team up with Get Joy! Their Freeze Dried Raw meals are crafted for better digestion, more energy, and happier days together because joy starts from within. Feeling trapped in rigid routines because of anxiety? You’re not alone—and you’re not “broken.” In this video, I break down why anxiety-driven planning spirals (from route-mapping the grocery store to pre-writing every social reply) quietly steal your time, energy, and self-trust—and how to get your life back.What you’ll learn
How anxiety routines (not just OCD) become mental “time thieves”
The hidden cost: why over-planning convinces you you’re incompetent
6 practical ways to loosen anxiety’s grip:
- Care for something beyond yourself
- Take action before you feel “ready” (graded exposure)
- “Finish the story” behind your fear
- Intentionally disrupt the routine (safe, small experiments)
- Lean on universal coping tools (mindfulness, breath work, PMR, prayer/mantras)
- Build a receipts file of times you handled it just fine
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Disclaimer: This content is not intended to be a replacement for receiving treatment. It is purely educational in nature. My relationship with you is that of presenter and audience, not therapist and client.
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