Published Feb 9, 2025

What Anxiety Feels Like (Best Of)

Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach, and Amanda Doyle delve into the complexities of anxiety, family dynamics, and personal growth, sharing heartfelt anecdotes and practical insights on navigating life's challenges with resilience, support, and authenticity.

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- How can I reduce anxiety?
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- Why do I feel detached from my emotions when I am stressed, as discussed in the episode If You Struggle With Stress & Anxiety, This Will Change Your Life and the clip Horizonlessness Explained?
  Asked by 41 people
- How can I help manage anxiety?
  Asked by 33 people
- Tell me more about specific breathing techniques for stress management
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- Is it true that the nervous system needs a different input at the right time to change a reaction, as discussed in episode #273: Overcoming Challenges and Birthing a New You with Christine Hassler and the clip Navigating Triggers? For example, if a person has a fear or phobia and their body becomes reactive when they encounter a trigger, would a solution be to try to calm the body with breathwork at that moment? Would this approach provide a different input to the nervous system so that over time it stops being activated by the original trigger? Is this how Pavlov's dogs experiment is used as a tool for changing the nervous system's responses?
  Asked by 30 people
- How to deal with anxiety
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- What are your thoughts on Chris Williamson's perspective in the clip 'Realizing Ideas,' where he reflects on the fear of not achieving his goals and how it hindered him from enjoying the present during his conversation with Noah Kagan on the Modern Wisdom podcast? He shares, 'I spent so much of my life terrified of what I was going to become and whether I was going to be right here, right now. God, how much time did I waste? Afraid I wasn't going to be right here, right now?' He emphasizes the importance of releasing worries and having faith in one's mission, stating that constant worry takes away from enjoying life's moments.
  Asked by 22 people
- How can I be more calm and present?
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- How can I overcome fear and anxiety?
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- Is it true that the nervous system needs a different input at the right time to change a reaction, as discussed in episode #368: Polyvagal Path: Healing Your Nervous System & Your Life with Dr. Stephen Porges and the clip Body Awareness Journey? For example, if a person has a fear or phobia and their body becomes reactive when they encounter a trigger, would a solution be to try to calm the body with breathwork at that moment? Would this approach provide a different input to the nervous system so that over time it stops being activated by the original trigger? Is this how Pavlov's dogs experiment is used as a tool for changing the nervous system's responses?
  Asked by 19 people
- How can one calm and self-regulate their nervous system as discussed in the Huberman Lab Podcast episode "Tools for Managing Stress & Anxiety | Huberman Lab Podcast #10" and the clip "Real-Time Stress Relief"?
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- What are your thoughts on Chris Williamson's viewpoint in the episode 4: Learning How to Cope with Instability | Deep Dive and the clip Moving Forward, where he reflects on the fear of not achieving his goals and how it hindered him from enjoying the present? He shares, "I spent so much of my life terrified of what I was going to become and whether I was going to be right here, right now. God, how much time did I waste? Afraid I wasn't going to be right here, right now?" He emphasizes the importance of releasing worries and having faith in one's mission, stating that constant worry takes away from enjoying life’s moments.
  Asked by 17 people
- Why do I feel the way I do about who I am?
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- How can I feel less anxious?
  Asked by 16 people
- How can I manage anxiety?
  Asked by 14 people

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