Disordered: Anxiety Help
Episodes
174 episodes
Anxiety And The "Yeah But" (Episode 171)
"Yeah, but." Two words that show up constantly in anxiety recovery, right after a win. You did the thing, and before it can count, the mind adds a condition: yeah, but I had my water bottle with me, yeah, but I still felt anxious, yeah, but a r...
Anxiety, People Pleasing, and Self-Esteem (Episode 170)
Not everything is an anxiety disorder, but people pleasing and low self-esteem feed into it constantly. This week we talk about why the two overlap so heavily, and why learning to desensitize almost always requires putting yourself first, which...
Common Anxiety Recovery "Mistakes" (Episode 169)
This week we go through the most common mistakes people make while trying to recover from anxiety disorders, the ones that feel intuitive in the moment but end up keeping the cycle going.We cover minimizing your own wins, thinking a plac...
Anxiety, Distraction, and "Running From Feelings" (Episode 168)
Is distraction the same thing as running from your feelings? This week we answer a listener question about where that line actually is, and why the answer isn't as simple as always sit with it.We talk about why attentio...
Popular But Dangerous Anxiety Advice (Episode 167)
Anxiety recovery attracts an entire industry, and not all of it is safe. This week we talk about popular but dangerous anxiety cures, the methods and trends that get recommended constantly but that our community says actually made things worse....
Anxiety Questions and Answers (Episode 166)
This is our anxiety latest questions and answers episode, where we go straight to the community and tackle real listener questions about panic disorder, OCD, GAD, and health anxiety.We get into what to do when anxiety symptoms...
Anxiety Always Has A Strategy, and Its Nonsense (Episode 165)
Anxiety always seems to have a strategy for you, doesn't it?Check it, prepare for it, watch it closely so nothing bad happensStay on top of things so you can be the fixer, the predictor, the protector, the engineer of exper...
Anxiety And Releasing Tension (Episode 164)
Everyone tells you to release tension. But if you live with panic disorder, OCD, or health anxiety, that advice can backfire fast. This week we're digging into why chasing relaxation as a goal often makes tension worse, and what actually helps ...
When Anxiety Says You're The Exception (Episode 163)
Anxiety has a favorite move. It doesn't argue that acceptance and exposure don't work. It just convinces you they don't apply to you specifically. This thought, this sensation, this situation, is the one exception to every rule you alrea...
Anxiety Recovery PROCESS vs CONTENT (Episode 162)
It's your heart. Or the dizziness. Or the one thought you can't get to leave you alone. If you could just solve that specific thing, you'd finally be okay. This week we push back on that.The subject of your fear, the heartbeat...
Anxiety Recovery: Bring ALL Versions Of You (Episode 161)
You want to do the acceptance thing. You've read the books, you've listened to the podcasts, you intellectually get it. And then you get triggered, and suddenly the version of you that's anxious, scared, or doubting gets the door slammed in its...
Anxiety: It's All About Attention, Baby! (Episode 160)
This week we're talking about attention. Specifically, how where you place your focus directly impacts your anxiety and your recovery.We discuss how an anxiety disorder naturally hijacks your attention, pulling it inward to sc...
Improving .... Or Optimizing Your Health and Wellness (Episode 159)
Improving vs. Optimizing in Anxiety RecoveryIn this episode of Disordered, Drew and Josh tackle a topic suggested by the community: the hidden trap of the "optimization culture" and how it intersects with anxie...
Anxiety Recovery ... When You're Calm (Episode 158)
What do you do when your anxiety finally quietens down for a few days? For many of us, a calm day triggers a completely new set of anxious habits. We treat the absence of panic as a fragile victory, freezing in place so we do not ruin it, or co...
Is Distraction a Compulsion In Anxiety Recovery? (Episode 157)
Can distraction be a compulsion in anxiety recovery? It is a question that comes up constantly in the anxiety community. Many people are told to simply "distract your mind" when they feel anxious, but if you are doing it specifically to escape ...
Asking For Anxiety Help (Episode 156)
Asking for help can be difficult, especially when you are struggling with anxiety, panic disorder, OCD, or agoraphobia. In this episode, Drew and Josh break down the nuances of asking for anxiety help. There is a fine line between asking...
Taboo OCD Themes (Episode 155)
OCD is a difficult condition to navigate, but it becomes significantly more challenging when obsessions center on taboo topics. Themes involving harm, pedophilia (pOCD), sexual orientation (HOCD), or moral and religious failure often carry a he...
Anxiety Recovery: When You're Trying To "Win" (Episode 154)
In this episode, Josh and Drew discuss a common hurdle in anxiety recovery: the desire to "win" against your anxiety. For many, especially those with perfectionist tendencies, anxiety is viewed as an adversary that has taken something away. Thi...
Let Me Tell You How I Feel (Episode 153)
Let's start with a success story from the UK. While being medically monitored for four hours, our listener realized how much attention she was giving to her physical symptoms. Her story highlights the difference between noticing a sensation and...
Anxiety in the Supermarket or Grocery Store (Episode 152)
Have you ever felt like a supermarket was a high-stakes obstacle course you just couldn’t wait to escape? In this episode of Disordered, Josh and Drew dive deep into a struggle that almost everyone with an anxiety disorder knows well: anxiety i...
Anxiety Disorders and Sneaky Compulsions (Episode 151)
This episode of Disordered dives into the concept of sneaky compulsions. Many people struggling with anxiety or OCD often find themselves performing behaviors that they do not immediately recognize as compulsions. These can look like productive...
Same Time Next Week - Anxiety Recovery in the "Gaps" (Episode 150)
In this milestone episode of Disordered, we discuss the concepts in Josh's upcoming book. The conversation focuses on the gaps in anxiety recovery and the modern hurdles that prevent people from effectively practicing desensitization.
Failing and Bailing on Anxiety Exposures? (Episode 149)
In this episode, Josh and Drew tackle a common hurdle in anxiety recovery: what happens when an exposure feels like a "failure" or when you choose to "bail."An exposure is the deliberate act of evoking an anxious response. It is a way to...
