21 Tips to Beat Anxiety with Dr. Dawn Elise Snipes
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The podcast "Happiness Isn't Brain Surgery with Doc Snipes" discusses 21 practical tips to beat anxiety, which are based on a book set to be released in June 2018. The host introduces the topic by emphasizing the importance of differentiating between emotional and factual reasoning. They provide examples of situations where emotional reasoning can lead to anxiety and stress the need to focus on the facts of the situation instead. The podcast then delves into various tips, such as seeking factual answers or confirmation to prove oneself wrong, not living in the gray area when answers are available, and not worrying about the future when the present is uncertain.
Other tips include not getting stuck in a personal "sit and spin" where emotions keep us spinning in the same place, recognizing that thoughts can often be illusions, and following thoughts to their conclusion to realize that outcomes may not be as scary as initially thought. The podcast also discusses the concept of riding the wave, which involves acknowledging and accepting feelings of anxiety without feeding into them, and not acting impulsively to make anxiety go away.
The host emphasizes the importance of changing our objective when it comes to emotions, stating that the goal should not be to feel good all the time but to express a healthy range of emotions without suppressing them. They discuss finding opportunity in anxiety, viewing it as an alert that something needs attention and looking for opportunities to improve the situation. The podcast concludes by discussing the development of hardiness, which involves recognizing the positive aspects of life even when facing challenges.
Additional tips and strategies mentioned include stepping back into comfort zones, practicing healthy discomfort, radical acceptance, and taking care of physical and mental well-being. The host emphasizes the importance of adding happiness to our lives and addressing anxiety in a holistic manner.
The podcast "Happiness Isn't Brain Surgery with Doc Snipes" discusses 21 practical tips to beat anxi