What is the Cycle of Anxiety?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ส.ค. 2024
- When left untreated and unaddressed, anxiety has a tendency to grow. This is explained by the cycle of anxiety.
When the uncomfortable symptoms of anxiety feel like too much, one of the simplest ways to feel better is avoidance. This means avoiding the source of anxiety, or numbing the uncomfortable feelings. The good news is, avoidance works... for a little bit. The bad news is, the relief that avoidance brings is temporary, and the anxiety tends to come back worse than before.
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so accurate, anxiety its all about negative-false stories we tell ourselves
And when we imagine and reimagine everything in those totally made up scenarios
Yes
@@drksimi3 poopy butt
I love how he describes me
Someone with enxity will understand everything with just the photo
Same boo
Same with me
Cycle of Avoidance or Anxiety
1) Anxiety - when first confronted with the issue
2) Avoidance - emotional or physical
3) Short Term Relief Anxiety
4) Long Term Anxiety Growth
Break the cycle by facing your fears and brain learns the opposite experience.
But what if you don't know what that fear is or what if the situation you have to face is not that simple like how am I supposed to do something that I know will go horribly wrong
@@perkyharvester5182 How I know what it is, is by the reaction I get inside my body and mind when the situation arises for what I need to face in my life. It is facing issues outside of the 'comfort zone" Are you afraid of heights? Long term life long relationships? attending school full time? Going the the doctors and only going when things get really bad in life? You know the fear by not wanting to face the issue and saying "I can't do it" or possibly saying " I will do it when an emergency happens or need to".
Sometimes it comes from the childhood trauma or experiences in life. People dream more often of the circumstances that will change their life for the good but don't put the dream into reality. Being real and honest with oneself is not easy. Finding practical steps that is not within comfort is when I know what it is.
I have anxiety because of teenagers, I know it sounds silly but I can't help it.
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I hear ya Perky. These are good. I will practice stepping into my fear
but,...... it's that "but" that always gets me.
Bless Us All and
Keep On Truckin!
Have done to When Helping Anxiety In Tock
I am crying, I've been fighting this for years
I've been researching reducing anxiety naturally and found a great website at TreatPanicAndAnxiety.blogspot.com
Same :( 5 years now
@@XXXXBossXXXX same here suffering since 2015 and still it hasnt subsided.. it only have gotten worse
@@sanaeahlebayt9218 whats they type that you struggle with? Performance? Social?
@@XXXXBossXXXX i have health anxiety and generalized anxiety ... im going to see a psychiatrist next week !! what type of anxiety are u struggling with?
Therapists more often than not tell you that avoidance is causing anxiety, but they never tell you WHY. This is the first really good explantion of the cycle that ive ever seen.
Psychedelics have the potential to make a significant impact on mental health issues like anxiety and depression. They've been incredibly helpful for me personally.
I've been looking to try some recently, but I can't find anywhere to source.
doc.coby is your guy. The best shrooms and psychedelics guy I know.
Okay is he on Instagram????
Yes he is
Psychedelic mushrooms completely helped me get out of addiction and depression. It totally rewired my mind. Honestly, they worked better than antidepressants.
Him talking about being anxious around school just gave me a lot of anxiety, I graduated high school almost 10 years ago 😩
I totally agree with this. Its literally things that are as simple as asking for help on school work. I asked for help but i felt i couldn’t do it. It was causing me so much stress i turned the computer off. That was my first time starting the assignment and i was that nervous i knew it wasn’t normal. So i cry because idk how to deal with all the stress and my muscles are so tense i cry more. I try to distract myself with music but then i think i have to finish it or i’m gonna get a bad grade and there it is all over again.
thats basically me.
That was me with my math subjects. I used to cry out of frustration and I felt I was too dumb to learn anything about those subjects.
I avoided math for a whole year of virtual school and I don't how to start now. I will try harder this year and hopefully my anxiety will get better
I am you without crying.
Courage is not the absence of fear, but instead doing what must be done in spite of fear.
I HATE HATE HATEEEE eye contact...I'm socially awkward...A tweet said "if you dont apologize you're gonna have unfortune" I apologized TWICE even if it didnt do anything, nothing would happen if I didnt apologize to A SCREEN. Anxiety hits me very hard, school is a whole different story. I'm scared that i get a 4, i literally cry. NON-STOP and my hw i do it so quick...Outside it looks like I have the BEST life, but in the inside...I have the worst...I always ask my mom if she has the house keys, cuz I dont wanna be locked outside. When she wants to go outside...cuz of corona we are no allowed to be more than 2 people, but we go out as 5, so I split up with my friend...I-...I wanna...have a normal life...like my friend! She always has the best...and brags to me...I'm scared that we are gonna lose money..and then end up homeless...my father once said "what about rent?" And I.. started crying...I always think negative...And that gives me anxiety...They say "GO FOR IT!" But i cant! I CAN'T DO THAT! Dont put pressure on me!...And i- I dont like myself...insecurities...its hard to live, to even breathe! I calm myself with music...Sometimes online friends do more than people around you! My mom and my brother SAYS SOMETHING THAT GIVES ME ANXIETY! Well, thank you for reading, have a great day, ma'am or sir...
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Idk if it means something to you, but dont name yourself toxic bitch, you are a good person, try to let go expectations, i believe you're a good person.....
I too suffer anxiety, its been 5 years, but it's okay to be fail at things, hope we get better soon
@@Peanuts76 xd I don't know what I'm doing with my life
@@yourjayden maybe if you have some time, watch dr eric berg channel and search his videos about stress and anxiety.....
He gaves a lot strategies to help us cure stress......
I think exercise and accupressure or massage might help us back to relax state.....
I found the graph super useful to understand my anxiety. I have seen that happening in my own life. Thanks man.
its amazing to hear some one describe my feelings. conquering the avoidance is my biggest deal i think. however I also know not to diagnose myself so i think i need to see a therapist. but thank you so much for making this!
My therapist just sent this to me. She's great. Thanks Ichel 💖
Thank you, what a great lesson to learn. Concise and clear presentation of a complex process.
I've decided to change myself, I mean it sucks being controlled by my fears and anxieties, constantly giving in to my negetivity.
I've tried to do this many times but never really could. It's now or never.
But the worst past is, I'm having a racing heart and butterfly in my belly while watching the whole video. :''')
Try propranolol (google it) and get a therapist (you might want to try 5-10 therapists before you find the one). Also, find others with similar fears and talk about it. You might want to find someone who doesn’t have these fears and learn from them. You are in control of your brain 🧠
Same life sucks I'm having anxiety right as I type this comment. I hate this and I don't know what to do.
Thank you for making this video and describing the avoidance cycle.
Glad it was helpful!
I appreciate the brevity of your videos.
Oh, this is why to overcome anxieties you have to confront them (safely). It's doing the reverse of the 'if you avoid doing what makes you feel anxious, it will make you feel more anxious' principle. Guess that's why Exposure & Response Prevention therapy works!
For me it's the fact that I don't know anyone and I don't want to go to school because I know how terrible I feel there. But I also know that I need to get credits in and courses done. It's even harder because I go to a more flexible school where I only have to be there 3/5 of the week, but I know that if I just say "oh I'll just go tomorrow" I never will... The cycle of anxiety is ruthless.
This so important for people need to know. Yes healthy fear is good of life threatening things.
Also good to know subconscious programming is what causes anxiety to cease re-ocurring. I used 3 step to teach my brain to release anxiety triggers from re-ocurring. You can face your fears just in the mind...with 3 steps. Brain starts to learn it and can be easily used anytime to start eliminating anxiety triggers.
Thank you 🙏 for sharing this with us
Thanks for what you do man !
Your channel is great! Keep up the great content!
this is why our parents really have important role if we grow up, my parents are both Neglect their child on emotional level, so when the child facing some fearful situations,they have support from their parents, having emotional support and not feels abandoned, especially when thise child facing with traumatizing situations
Thank you for sharing. Your videos are very educational
Glad you like them!
Wonderful video !
Very nice video. Be careful what you feed your mind. To feel better reduce negative thoughts and overthinking. Avoid comparing with others, reduce negative social media and avoid constipation as it affects the mind instantly. Your breathing is closely related to the brain [mind] and gives relief from stress-anxiety. To relax sit on a chair or lie down, neck straight, eyes closed, avoid moving too much and observe the sensations of your incoming--outgoing breath at the entrance of the nostrils for 5-10-15 minutes or more. Never meditate with expectations but with awareness. Don’t fight your thoughts. With daily practice the mind will relax. No deep breathing needed. Observe your breath sensations before sleep, in college, at work, taking a walk, etc.etc. Like me, make this a lifetime daily habit to have a better life. Best wishes--Counsellor.
Thank you that really helped and I hope it really makes me overcome anxiety and relaxes my mind
@@abdelazizmuhammed5340 Make it a habit to observe your breath sensations even during your normal daily activities at home or in the workplace etc. Best wishes.
Great in theory, but...Try having anxiety that goes much deeper than just sweating or trembling. When you can't think straight during a panic attack your body freezes, and turns into extreme stomach cramps and or diarrhea. I've lived with extreme anxiety for years before, and after imodium advanced hit the market taking it daily. I faced my fears for decades, and it continued to get worse. Not all anxiety is the same, and I'm tired of these quick fix anxiety videos all over TH-cam. Nothing new, and nothing original here
Try earthing, it's good for almost all health problems,drink with metal cup that's connect to earthing and go DIY some grounding mat, pillow or sheet yourself.
Hi, Kevin. I understand exactly where you come from. Unfortunately, my anxiety makes me very rapidly faint and or vomit. So, as you can imagine, facing my main triggers head-on is extremely difficult, and counterproductive. it'll only make you worse. However, he had the answer at the end of the video. You have to introduce yourself to a smaller version of your fear. For example, if you are afraid of needles, start off by just looking at a still image of a needle. If that to much practice with somebody just saying the word needle. Then use all of your Anxiety tools such as mindfulness to calm yourself. Once you are then confident with that first small step, you can move onto another step, slowly building up. It may take many months to work through 10s if not hundreds of small steps until you can confidently face your major trigger. It's also worth keeping a journal so you can take note of any positives when you experience panic. For example, most people come away from a panic attack thinking how awful it was. Yet, many forget that actually, even though you thought you were going to die, you didn't. Keeping a journal forces you to think positively and record those positive thoughts about even the worst experiences.
Thank you! This is exactly what I have been thinking about. I'm so sick of doctors & professionals saying the same generic line that going to a quiet room to deal with a panic attack is avoidance. I feel like it is such a lazy answer when a dr does not know how to help or treat a patient who has severe anxiety & panic attacks. There is no "one size fits all" solution, everyone is different. Some of these health professionals need to smarten up and actually listen.
Hey man. I get where you're coming from and I know this an old comment, but I would just add that some people (like me) have had anxiety get worse and worse after being a pretty level headed "normal" person for the bulk of their adult life, and surface level videos like this one can help us understand a little better what we're dealing with. I have a lot of the symptoms you listed. I hope you are feeling better, take care
This describes me exactly. Today I left the online class meeting coz I’m a afraid of doing the discussions speaking group with others. I’m crying now Anxiety attacks me and it make me always avoid from the things that I’m afraid rather than facing my fear 😭
I now realize that I need to break my cycle but I feel like I don’t have enough courage and I also doubt my ability 😓
@Release Your Spirit oh thank you for cheering me up. You make my day ..feel a bit better now.
You're not alone ❤️
I have done this too Milli and then beat myself up over it. It's good to know lots of people struggle the same way, we aren't alone!
Sir , I am eager to learn more things from you 😊 please make more videos we all are waiting so curiously.
Thank you sir!
Did he say face your fears bro my body and brain won’t allow that
Facing your fears doesn't work. The only way to switch anxiety off is to engage in something intellectual or creative enough to fully envelop the mind. Do that over time with consistency and recovery happens. That's factual science.
I can assure you that CBT, EFT, hypnosis, mindfulness, meditating, talk therapy and anything else will only make you focus on anxiety.
Thank you for mentioning butterflies, as they are often omitted in anxiety descriptions. Mine are killer butterflies. It's a hard way to live
I've tried to face my fears many times but sometimes things don't work out positively and it creates more anxiety again
thanks for the explain
I really liked this video thank you
I hope everyone who had anxiety can manage it.
Thanks I didn’t know I had anxiety about studying.
Very helpful
What about a fear like one I have: I’m terrified at work of customers asking me questions b/c if I can’t answer it, I don’t know who to refer them to, and/or if they don’t like my answer(meaning they don’t like the fact I’m simply relaying), etc., they’ll get angry at me. I’ve of course had more than plenty of times where that hasn’t happened, but despite that, I’m still often a little or very terrified whenever a customer asks me a question. It’s part of why I took the job I have(I grab items for online pickup orders at a grocery store). Because on top of being better paced, the customer interaction is significantly less than say a cashier.
And we not even treated to some online therapy treatment you have to pay for at the end...
love it
The thing about anxiety disorders is that facing your fears over and over again doesn't make it easier. Get help if you're struggling
I missed my appointment with my therapist and now I have anxiety over e-mailing to reschedule since it was a few weeks ago and I’ve done it a few times before. I’m stressed that she’s going to tell me she needs to drop me for not giving her a heads up.
Dealing now with fear of an incoming surgery 😩. I’m so stressed
I was sick for several months. I think I'm including the long term. I sometimes want to give up without telling my family.
I think covid has made it easier for me to become so avoidant. I've always had anxiety but its never been this bad. Thank you for the information though! I think understanding this better will help me get through this.
covid turned avoidance into full scale introversion
the pandemic was man made and forced. You can walk anywhere and not have the majority risk of getting sick. This is assuming you are not immuno compromised, which is a very small part of population
It was designed to do that. Covid 19, the great reset. Psych warfare.
great video! thanks:)
Yup, i know what my anxiety cause, there's something i avoid this past 5 years
How many of u feel chest pain???
thanks
Wow , exactly how it is
it’s hard to face a fear when you have a phobia of throwing up, it’s not like i would ever dare to make myself throw up
Who here has that anxiety and actually goes by this? Please, I need to know because this doesn't work for me ... what do YOU do? I genuinely need help! (In Scotland so free NHS and was told to go private because my local GP couldn't help ...)
Visit the Linden Method and join the Anxiety Relief Club. You'll get the science and real solution to anxiety and the cost is less than one therapy session. I'm not affiliated in any way, but I want people to receive the correct advice.
@@travisn346 I’ll take a look, thank you for taking the time to reply! 😊
Having children helped my anxiety because I had no choice on certain things I couldn’t “call in sick” for example my son is about to start school and I’m nervous about that but I’ll have to take him inside everyday while I also have my baby with me which gives me anxiety but I have no choice and have to face it! Seems silly but everyone deals with anxiety in their own way and are anxious in their own way about different things.
If you have high anxiety like me Do these 3 things it helps me a lot:
1. Your Mind must be rational.
2. Your Breath: Double inhale and exhale slowly.
3. Observe the Person that u feel anxiety from by project ur attention outward. The easy is body language the hardest is their facial expression. Repeat the step 2-3 time.
“I faced my fear and it was ok…”
More like I faced my fear, and NEVER AGAIN!
Are there other types of emotional avoidance, a.k.a. 'numbing', that don't involve substance use? Most of the examples I hear about are people using substances like alcohol or drugs to 'make them feel okay', but I wonder if there are cognitive methods people use as maladaptive coping strategies.
I have been skipping lectures at school 🙂... The lock down got me used to not being in school and now it's overwhelming and very lonely
The instant cure for anxiety is to understand the fact that there are infinite amount of possible outcomes in this universe and our brain only thinks of a handful . A bad outcome can become the means of a good outcome in the future. Just like that a good outcome can become the means of a bad outcome. For example, you lost your job (bad thing). But then you got a new job which is better ( bad thing led to a good outcome.) It's an endless cycle. So just go with the flow and don't think about it . 😄 Goodluck.
Gulf Returns. What about the mind with 60,000 thoughts a day. Practicals are needed. How are you? Be careful what you feed your mind. To feel better reduce negative thoughts and overthinking. Avoid comparing with others, reduce negative social media and avoid constipation as it affects the mind instantly. Your breathing is closely related to the brain [mind] and gives relief from stress-anxiety. To relax sit on a chair or lie down, neck straight, eyes closed, avoid moving too much and observe the sensations of your incoming--outgoing breath at the entrance of the nostrils for 5-10-15 minutes or more. Never meditate with expectations but with awareness. Don’t fight your thoughts. With daily practice the mind will relax. No deep breathing needed. Observe your breath sensations before sleep, in college, at work, taking a walk, etc.etc. Like me, make this a lifetime daily habit to have a better life. Best wishes are with you--Counsellor.
This is very much me. I'm having a lot, A LOT of anxiety right now to the point where I feel helpless. I feel like there's no escape. So much so that what I initially thought I wanted I don't know if I want that anymore. How do I know what I actually want compared to anxiety that tricks me?
I don't know what to do, I have to decide whether to stay home and do university or leave home and go to a different university with accommodation. But the main thing isn't even University I just think that going to another place may make me feel less lonely as I'll be forced to meet new people. I have people back home but I still feel lonely. I don't know what to do it ain't really about university it's more to do with the freedom of being able to socialise better. But I have no idea if moving will make my life better, worse or it won't be that much different to staying home. Time is running out, and I feel helpless. I often think of suicide cos the feeling is sooo much. I've just done my first year ALL online cos of covid and it was so boring and bad. I'm so alone. I did my first year at home cos I thought if by the end of the year things get better we'll actually have a normal first year and if I like it I can't stay home. But that didn't happen we just stayed online. No one can help me, and I feel helpless. I don't know what to do.
If I feel like I make the wrong decision i.e. what choice has the best outcome? And choosing wrong will result in me being more depressed and lonely which I don't want.
I'm breaking down and I'm lost.
I know its been 5 months since you posted this comment, but I wanted to let you know as strongly as I can, that you are not alone. That sounds like an empty cliche but it is nonetheless true. If you do some more research into anxiety, you will discover that it is by far the most common psychological issue in the western world. Knowing that doesn't instantly stop the loneliness, depression, dark thoughts and frequent confusion. What it can do though, is to allow you to begin to see that your not a rare case of being 'broken' or defective in any way. You are, in fact, obviously a person who has high standards and good expectations for yourself and others and that is actually the basis of a fine person. When I feel bad, I try to slow down in my head and get outdoors and try to sit quietly and actually see the world and other people rather than just look at them. This gives me a better chance of showing myself that I'm "ok normal crazy" like so many, many others. I find this usually gives me time out from my self detracting thoughts and maximises the chance to chill out in my own head space.
Ryadh 456, How are you now? Be careful what you feed your mind. To feel better reduce negative thoughts and overthinking. Avoid comparing with others, reduce negative social media and avoid constipation as it affects the mind instantly. Your breathing is closely related to the brain [mind] and gives relief from stress-anxiety. To relax sit on a chair or lie down, neck straight, eyes closed, avoid moving too much and observe the sensations of your incoming--outgoing breath at the entrance of the nostrils for 5-10-15 minutes or more. Never meditate with expectations but with awareness. Don’t fight your thoughts. With daily practice the mind will relax. No deep breathing needed. Observe your breath sensations before sleep, in college, at work, taking a walk, etc.etc. Like me, make this a lifetime daily habit to have a better life. Best wishes--Counsellor.
@@shyaaammeneen63 I'm a little better now but things are still hard. I try to walk everyday which helps a lot for some reason. I'm trying my best. Thanks for all the advice. Much appreciated.
@@ryadh456 Never meditate with expectations but with awareness. Suddenly change happens. Since many years I have made it a habit to observe my breath sensations even during my normal activities and I am feeling relaxed and healthy. Anywhere-anytime it can be done. The best part is nobody comes to know that you are doing the breath observing practice as there is no deep breathing or sound. Reduce watching negative social media and avoid constipation as it affects the mind. Read my msg and do the practice regularly. Best wishes. Sr. Counsellor.
What if it's a person, like someone you can't avoid,and facing them frustrates the shit out of you. How do you deal with that.
I have to watch this for school ✌️
Like refusing to leave home because of fear of COVID? Even if you've been constipated for over 2.5 months?
The mindfulness exercises in the book '30 Days to Reduce Anxiety ' by Harper Daniels are really helpful.
what if you have capability to be everywhere and anyone? you always aim high and end up jumping too high you aim for fastest leap time you beat it by a lot and have fun with it to a point that people hate you.... well you make enemies attempting to trip you on way of your life! how do you deal with that... the other day I met singer who struggle with making new songs... I helped him/her write song of his/her life and simply had fun with it... reached the deepest feelings I had.... I set the bar high! but I was brutally beaten down by life and people in it! have hard time trusting anyone! now how does one deal with that? I take chances and each time something doesn't go my way I feel as if one struck a dagger in my chest yet I endure the pain and go on as if nothing ever happened :( well thats my life :( sometimes people even think im crazy simply because I can take so much but pain is there and I ought to live with it and forgive others just to move forward and focus on life and days that matter... I do the unthinkable and succeed without ever caring to take credit for it.. I set the bar and it feels like each and every time I battle myself! now when you are so sick good people like to look for your weak sides and explore your weakness to humiliate you etc.. this is what real life looks like! there is no medication that will ever help you with anxiety you just have to find the balance and set the level low just so next time you attempt whatever you leave yourself room to beat it and not over impress everyone else....
Stress and anxiety come from your brain and nervous system. You can take care of your brain to help you significantly with anxiety.
How?
What if....after facing THe Fears; things dont change...? im talking through experience.
Can you please tell me which program did you use to crate this amazing video?
Hi Marina, thanks for the kind words! We used Adobe Photoshop for the graphics, and Adobe Premiere for the animations and editing.
@@TherapistAid i really really enjoyed your video! Thank you for your answer!!
VARIETY is the spice of life!
Ummm I face my fears but always suppress my fear. For me it does not become easier feels the same
What therapies like CBT get wrong, demonstrated by a simple recipe for happiness.
Essential to all psychotherapies is the principle that core affect (feeling bad or good) is dependent upon restructuring what one thinks about, or the ‘normative’ aspects of experience. However, for the field of affective neuroscience, core affect is instead dependent upon ‘how’ one thinks, or the ‘abstract’ aspects of experience. If this is true, then the personal control of positive affect can effectively bypass psycho-therapeutic interventions and make ‘happiness’ simply a matter of rearranging abstract aspects of one’s perceptual world. The virtue of this approach is its simplicity, predictive power, and testability, so it has a low shelf life if wrong. An exemplar of this is a ‘recipe for happiness’ proposed below.
In affective neuroscience, it is well known that behaviors that involve continuous high and positive act/outcome discrepancy (gaming, gambling, creative work) correspond to elevated dopaminergic activity and a feeling of arousal, but not pleasure. However, for many individuals engaging in similar activity, a feeling of pleasure is also reported, but only when their covert musculature is inactive (i.e., a state or rest). Because relaxation activates opioid systems, and tension inhibits them, it is postulated that dopaminergic activity stimulates opioid activity, but only during resting states.
This hypothesis can be easily tested and is described in greater detail below. If correct, it will demonstrate for the first time that elevated and sustained arousal and pleasure, or ‘eudaemonia’ or ‘happiness’ can be induced easily through simple modifications of abstract perceptual properties of behavior that anyone can easily do throughout the day.
THE CONTINGENCY MANAGEMENT OF POSITIVE AFFECT
AFFECT AND MOTIVATION
Opioid and dopamine systems represent bundles of neurons or ‘nuclei’ in the mid brain that are respectively responsible for the affective states of pleasure and attentive arousal, and sub-serve the neural processes that govern motivation.
OPIOID AND DOPAMINE SYSTEMS ARE ACTIVATED BY DIFFERENT STIMULI EITHER VIRTUAL (COGNITIVE) OR REAL
Eating and drinking, having sex, and relaxing or resting all activate opioid systems, whereas the anticipation or experience of positive act-outcome discrepancy (or positive surprises or meaning) activate dopamine systems.
OPIOID AND DOPAMINE SYSTEMS CAN CO-ACTIVATE EACH OTHER
Taking our pleasures increases our attentive arousal, and increasing our attentive arousal accentuates our pleasure. If these systems are concurrently activated both are accentuated or affectively ‘bootstrapped’, as both pleasure and attentive arousal will be higher due to their synergistic effects.
OPIOID AND DOPAMINE SYSTEMS CAN BE CO-ACTIVATED THROUGH THE ARRANGEMENT OF SPECIFIC ACT-OUTCOME EXPECTANCIES OR RESPONSE CONTINGENCIES
As characterized by the well documented ‘flow response’ (pp.82-86), consistently applied contingencies that elicit pleasurable resting states and consistent attentive arousal result in self-reports of heightened pleasure and energy. This emotional experience can be easily replicated by simultaneously applied contingencies that elicit rest (mindfulness protocols) and meaning (imminent productive behavior and its uniform positive implications). To achieve complete rest and accentuate positive affect, these contingencies must be applied for periods of at least a half hour or more. Just as one sets meditative sessions to last for a set time period and frequency to be effective, so mindfulness and meaning sessions must be similarly arranged, with cumulative sessions if possible charted to provide proper feedback of efficacy. Finally, the intensity of positive affect will scale to the importance or salience of moment to moment meaningful behavior, with the more meaningful the task the higher the pleasurable affect.
IMPLICATIONS
Affect is as much an aspect of how information is arranged as what information is, or the abstract rather than normative properties of behavior. It follows that as a positively affective state, happiness is not just a product of what we think, but how we think, and derives not only from our pleasures but also from our incentives. Positive incentives can accentuate those very pleasures that we wish to maximize, and conversely, associated pleasure will increase the ‘appetitive value’ or ‘liking’ of incentives (or in other words, increase the value of productive work), and all sustained by simple choices within our grasp, as is ultimately happiness itself.
I offer a more detailed explanation in pp. 47-52, and pp 82-86 of my open source book on the neuroscience of resting states, ‘The Book of Rest’, linked below.
www.scribd.com/doc/284056765/The-Book-of-Rest-The-Odd-Psychology-of-Doing-Nothing
This above book is based on the research of the distinguished neuroscientist Kent Berridge of the University of Michigan, a preeminent researcher and authority on dopamine, addiction, and motivation, who was kind to vet the work for accuracy and endorse the finished manuscript.
Berridge’s Site
sites.lsa.umich.edu/berridge-lab/
also:
Meditation and Rest
from the International Journal of Stress Management, by this author
www.scribd.com/doc/121345732/Relaxation-and-Muscular-Tension-A-bio-behavioristic-explanation
I will overcome my anxiety today.
Face your fears, easier said then done
However, I think after all the avoidance will weaken the personality, so better to take the pain and face them.
@ Yeah, but it might be the only way out you know
Are you saying that procrastinators are actually people with anxiety?
That may work dandy for social anxiety and GAD, even the OCD, but I can't ever imagine it working on something like somatic symptom disorder. If someone say has a sinus headache and they are consumed by fear its tumor, how does a therapist "safely" expose them to the trigger? By injecting them smaller doses of nitroglycerine? Smacking them around their nose? Making them sniff pepper?
Or lets say a person has palpitations, and are scared it's a dangerous arrhythmia? How does a therapist expose one to that? CBT is a wonderfully useful and versatile, but by no means a cure all!
I have health anxiety so I know exactly what you’re talking about. I had a racing heart once when having a panic attack and thought I was having a heart attack, after that I became obsessed about my heartbeat and kept getting palpitations that really scared me. I overcame it when I did exactly the opposite of what I thought I should do, I went running, even though I was very scared, I didn’t die so I kept doing it. I even had a panic attack while hiking at high altitude and thought I would die, I didn’t and so I guess my subconscious learned that there was no threat and no problem. It’s not easy but unfortunately this was the only way to overcome this for me.
I barely leave the house , I get anxiety so bad I have to run to the bathroom and my arms go numb I don’t know what to do
i've had nausea in my throat for the last year, everyday. I've done all the test from an endoscopy, multiple blood test and everything seems right. What could this be?
I’ve been suffering from this for almost two years now it’s really tiring me, I’m barely eating because of it, every time When I’m gonna have a meal I feel like a lump in my throat that makes me wanna throw up and stop eating, I don’t enjoy food anymore and I’ve lost a lot of weight during the 2 years I’m really struggling and don’t know what to do.
Could be something connected to your hypothalamus, I’m speaking from personal experience. Do research, see if that might be it and I hope you find the right Dr. to help.Hope you get to feeling better soon!
Same I never really throw up but nauseous everyday
I have performance anxiety
Now what should I do ... I can easily face my fear but after that.... I just (even if i don't want to do it) try to save this method for my future... But I have broked the cycle in the past ... But I have developed some method at that time... Because I have anxiety that I may have it in the future.... So lets save a method for it... But now a new problem come.... Should I save this method.....Should I think I may have it in the future..
You sound like Adam from PsychedSubstance
at first i was listening to this video like eehhhh........ but towards the end when he said the cycle grows because you are not faces ure fears... it made me think.... well what fears do i have.... interesting.
ok
This is real
"I'm an old man and have known many troubles, most of which never happened."
-Mark Twain
I can't believe that this 34 year old veterinarian whom i know is so anxious about going out that she has ended the relationship by telling lies about me.
The bad thing is is that I am to anxious to go to a phychologest
Great in theory, but doesent work too much for health anxiety, considering removing myself from the situation is the escape, and I can't face a disease or whatever that doesent exist head on.
accept that you have disease, and then change eating patterns through healthy eatings?
@@Peanuts76 that's the worst thing to do with heath anxiety. Health anxiety is where your brain forces you into believing you have some terrible life ending disease when you have like a headache or something.
@@localhoolahoop8132 i think anxiety was caused because we spend too much thinking about outcome, dude, find a way or some activity to drown your thoughts, books, exercise or something, stop indulging mental health videos, unsubscribe from channel which talk about disease, make a new activity dude, if you watch videos, watch videos about healthy life style.....
@@localhoolahoop8132 stop thinking about the future, let go controlling future, let go controlling outcomes, if we get disease then what? it's not as we think, there's always cure for every disease, stop binging videos about disease....
@@Peanuts76 as a training psychologist, kinda hard dude.
This makes no sense, if I face my fears and then fuck up, I’ll most likely be thinking about how much I regretted doing that and lose twice as much sleep over it
I'm not sure about that. After 6 years of having anxiety, I finally faced one of my biggest fears. Sure, I did screw up and fail at it. But I wasn't sad at all. Rather than looking at result, I looked at the progress I made for the first time. That made me proud. It showed me that, I could take action. I haven't lost that ability. That gave me courage to face more fears even if I screw up. As long as I can make progress and not run away cause of anxiety. Better to do something than nothing
can’t let fear take over we got to face it but the good thing is we don’t have to face it alone call out to JESUS he’s waiting to help us believe
@@barneyohara7804 Amen! yes we are new creatures in Christ Jesus and the new man is already blessed and already has peace and all spiritual blessings! Anxiety and depression is part of the old nature and the more we feed it the stronger it becomes. but the more we confess and thank God for the new creation in Christ the more it grows! Only in Christ I believe there is freedom from anxiety... I don't have any other hope than Him. For me anxiety is too powerful to overcome by my own strength.
@ 2:54 isn't this how anxiety starts?
Anxiety is no joke.
Me in my teacher dr.0s class 😣
This is such a good video for my ass thanks
So avoid school? Bettt 😎
Edit: i have to face the fact i have to go school…yeaaa ima stay at home im never gonna be comfortable with school😶🌫️
Health anxiety anyone
Anxiety about being anxious. Anxiety about anxiety... 😖
gcc students where ya at?
Just do the work and you will win. The anxiety will decrease.
I flied a jet and ride Harley Davidson , all my anxiety almost gone
Ok?????
@@cliffkonkle3467 and I already did
When I red comments of mediocrities, hypocrite like you my anxiety slaps me without consent of amygdala.
Riding or doing something what you feel good may increase your confidence temporarily but doesn’t help you to overcome trauma or anxiety.
@@ToquzOghuzKhaganatekhan How are you now? Be careful what you feed your mind. To feel better reduce negative thoughts and overthinking. Avoid comparing with others, reduce negative social media and avoid constipation as it affects the mind instantly. Your breathing is closely related to the brain [mind] and gives relief from stress-anxiety. To relax sit on a chair or lie down, neck straight, eyes closed, avoid moving too much and observe the sensations of your incoming--outgoing breath at the entrance of the nostrils for 5-10-15 minutes or more. Never meditate with expectations but with awareness. Don’t fight your thoughts. With daily practice the mind will relax. No deep breathing needed. Observe your breath sensations before sleep, in college, at work, taking a walk, etc.etc. Like me, make this a lifetime daily habit to have a better life. Best wishes--Counsellor.
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There’s no cure
JESUS is the way the truth and the life
@@barneyohara7804 Even people who believe in Jesus get anxiety. Get real, these kind of comments from christians are not helpful and make people feel worse. These type of comments are judgemental which is the opposite of what Christ teaches. It's like you are saying "You have anxiety because you have no faith in Jesus".
@@user-nl4yn5yo4o I struggle with anxiety and panic attacks JESUS allowed it in my life for his glory and my good he’s pulled me closer to him and showed me he’s in control I was a believer in JESUS and didn’t read the Bible it won’t work without his holy word of truth now I read the Bible everyday didn’t know what I was missing his word is truth JESUS is the only way