Are You ACCIDENTALLY Making Your Anxiety Worse?

Seeing that rainbow on your bookshelf makes me feel safe. It's become a kind of icon for me.

The person you described putting on the imaginary brake as a passenger is me 💯. My husband tailgates and his driving in general scares me. It is a automatic reflex action. Many times I just close my eyes and pray that we don't have a wreck but it doesn't reduce my fear. I try to avoid going anywhere with him in a car if possible.

Thanks so much for these interventions, especially around this time of year when my therapists are on the 'long break'. All the very best to you and all your viewers. 👍 🙂

Ive seen this program helps with anxiety it cost 40 dollars ( Wich is not that bad) if any one interested just let me khow

Could legs that refuse to walk be due to anxiety? Shaky Throughout the body?

I'm a new subscriber,, I just love your calm voice. I suffer from terrible anxiety even when I'm home. I've tried everything. Do you do phone therapy??

Thank you so much. Just this one video has helped me.

"It's just gas." Man! If life could be summed up so easily.

Easy for a Canadian to say it's safe to be out in public, but there are too many shootings in the US for me to feel safe in public. I can do restaurants ok, but I don't feel safe in shopping malls. Just my local metro area has had two lethal mall shootings within a year. I do most of my shopping online.

I have health anxiety and was having stomach pain. I told my husband I need to go to the hospital, he told me it's just my anxiety and gas. Well I forced him to bring me ( I have panic attacks and don't drive) and I found out I had a blood clot in my spleen. Sometimes you should worry because it could be real and not just your anxiety.

I am in total avoidance 😢how do u get past it 😢

I'm an agoraphobia 😢

I'm a bad one for safety behaviors. I get a lot of stomach pain and sensitivity from anxiety so I take a lot of antacids (and the odd lorazepam). Unfortunately, I signaled to my brain that I can't handle anxiety and that it's dangerous.

Are safety behaviours kinda just another name for OCD? What if I have Agoraphobia and use safety behaviors, is it okay for me to do exposure therapy along with safety behaviors so long as I am still out of my comfort zone and am planning to do exposure therapy for the safety behaviors later on?

On the topic of Ativan, I completely understand that panic attacks are not dangerous but my physical symptoms intolerable, hence why I carry a bottle with me when I know I'll be in a situation where having a panic attack could be dangerous to others (I sometimes operate heavy machinery). It doesn't make me feel safe (like I'm going to die unless I have it) or magically prevents a panic attack from happening by mere presence. I've been experiencing panic attacks for a little over a month now and so far nothing short of 0.5 mg Ativan will make me feel better so that I can resume working and concentrate on my job. A single panic attack will leave me in extreme stress for the rest of the day, it'll be all I'm able to think about the entire day and sleep become impossible. Sure, I'm not dead, but it's "disabling" enough to ruin my day. Actively trying to relax seems to make things worse. I can't watch TV as a distraction because I can't concentrate on anything due to the physical sensation of anxiety. I know benzos aren't advisable in the long run but currently nothing else makes me feel "normal" enough to function. I feel a slow and steady increase in physical symptoms of anxiety throughout the day and it only stops at the point where I take Ativan to sleep. I may already be addicted but I hate panic attacks so much I don't think I care, at least for now. Exposure therapy helps to reduce the feeling of impending doom but the physical symptoms are still there.

This video was very helpful! You gave it to me straight and i can respect that!

So bad I cant go out some days😢

Omg the little bottle of ativan!! You got me right there! I don't walk out my house without it in my bra!! Bc if i get locked out I'll have a panic attack and die!
And the coffee! I'm sitting here contemplating whether or not to drink a cup bc its 2pm and my panic is way worse at night...
I'm definitely in the right place. Thank you!
Ok back to the video🧡

Oh my, I did not realize how many safety behaviors I do, at least 1 from each category. I need to find freedom from this viscious cycle.

I'm doing all of these almost! None actually keep me safe. Im a big social person but i notice if i get upset or im in an uncomfortable situation heart races. And my voice sakes. I'm a stay at home Mom and I'm avoiding working due to my anxiety.