Neuroscientist: How To Stop Feeling So Lost, Anxious, Unmotivated & Stressed | Dr. Russell Kennedy
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 มี.ค. 2024
- Dr. Russell Kennedy, aka “The Anxiety MD.” Dr. Kennedy specializes in the art and neuroscience of helping people recover from anxiety disorders. He knows anxiety from the inside out, as he developed his own anxiety disorder due to growing up with a dad with severe schizophrenia. Dr. Kennedy has degrees and advanced training in medicine, neuroscience and developmental psychology -but it’s not all science, as he is also a certified yoga and meditation teacher and was a professional stand-up comedian for over a decade (no joke!) In his award-winning book and audiobook, ANXIETY RX, he shows a practical, actionable program for anxiety relief that incorporates a combination of the latest in neuroscience with the grounding wisdom of the body with the ultimate goal of relieving the anxious thoughts of the mind.
Today on the show we discuss: why so many people are feeling so lost right now and what you can do about it, why thinking actually causes more anxiety, first thing you should in the morning to stay connected to yourself, how to deal with the unknown, tips for alleviating stress/anxiety, why doing activities you did as a kid will make you more successful and much more.
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My favorite thing as a kid was going to a lovely grass spot in a park and lay down staring at the clouds.
Just listening to nature….
Exactly. So perfect. Why do people blame the society for their lack of Inner peace and connection? It has nothing to do with the outside world or events etc. enjoy! 🙏🩵💜
Excellent discussion. I forwarded this to my daughter who like me has these issues. We both have to constantly be pushing ourselves to do more and more to the point that we get sad and lack of happiness occurs unless we keep moving with more projects. He explains very well. Yes social media is terrible.
For me microdosing on psilocybin and practicing qigong. Job done❤❤❤
I'm 2/3rds into video and have gotten so much from this. I just decided to stop erasing my checked off achievements on my whiteboard (lol) this week but have been totally stuck, frozen in hyper vigilant anxiety. I sat here hugging, rocking myself, breathing in sync. Then began speaking to myself very caringly. (it never worked before but i really understood the point this time) Next thing i knew i was standing and swaying, singing a song to me (omg) that ended in "what would my best friend do for me?" I looked around and thought "I need to clean for you"!! It felt soo foreign but really wonderful! I always enjoy cleaning for others but not for myself. I get an avalanche of thoughts of all the rest I should be doing. I will keep trying to apply these insights to see if i can shift my emotions and get a little done every day. This talk really tied it all together. Thank you!
I love listening to this man speak so calming and the advice hes speaking makes perfect sense.
At 14 min well explained. We need ,more sport and serotonin, going for a walk.
What he explains is almost like the internet creates an OCD disease, fear of missing out.
People have prpoblem to focus.
YES, no more FOMO!
Thank you very much sir for this excellent conversation...it is something that we do not get from conventional medicine.. our true healing comes when we truly get in touch with our negative emotions and feelings inside our body.being open to the whole of ourself leads us to the appreciation of our being and that of the world around us.
What a great discussion! This should be heard by everyone. Thank you for the great questions and information was so helpful.
This is such a good conversation with important information. This makes so much sense! Thank you.
I am suffering from anhedonia from dopamine problem. He even gives solutions.
I still make the time to sit for half an hour and watch the sunset :)
Thankful for your channel
I think your conclusions & summaries are accurate - and how I feel most of the time - I agree !
So needed this thanks
Thankyou this was helpful
Great talk. Thank you!
Great video!
Excellent discussion many thanks.
I wonder if a good example of the difference between exercising the dopamine and serotonin pathways while doing a boring chore would be: a) doing the dishes while listening to an engaging podcast vs b) doing the dishes while being fully present and intentionally paying close attention to the experience of just doing the dishes .. and trying to enjoy it for what it is.
Interesting question!
Yes mindfully doing something
For sure, if you’re not connected with yourself you can’t be connected to others.
I must be some kind of gd anomaly or not actually human or some thing. Self touch makes me angry. Especially when I am substituting it for hugs from other people. Breathing exercises. Increase my anxiety. I’ve sat with my emotions so much that I stopped getting anything done. I have hobbies I do them. The solo hobbies, usually end up making me frustrated and angry. Journaling is an awful experience for me. Nothing good has come from it. I’m so freaking sick of connecting with myself. I am completely burned out on self-care and trying to feel better. I wasted so much time and money on therapy.
At this point, I am just trying to have as much hedonistic fun as I can pack in and hopefully one of these things will kill me soon.
its not you feeling angry but the ego...ego is your false self or past self, you are your true self the observer...so if yu will contnue you will overcome the negative feelings and feel more positive feeling enjoying music hobbies.
Building on what someone else here suggested for you...
' hobbies and music'
Music is something you didn't mention. Its always worked wonders for me - gets me moving - dance around like a fool - which...just that exercise gets my endorphins jumping which lifts my mood.
Another thing you haven't mentioned - exercise - gets our endorphins pumping...makes us feel good - afterward😅.
Just a few suggestions...cuz I really feel for your situation.
Hoping to help😊
Love the BM photo in the bg
Does television, too, create "dopamine"? We always gathered behind the supermarket, always, there were friends, there. Now, I'm isolating, in another country. I've read much about narcisists, and I think I am. 😮But then, I suddenly feel union with everything ❤ This is a strange, interesting Life. But I'm so unmotivated. Lost my man 4ys, ago, I think having a partner, a family, makes the purpose! Thanks alot 🙏🏼
I think we are becoming too neurocentric. Dopamine functions cannot be separated from the psychology of the individual, specific behaviors, and therefore, from people’s experiences. It is true that there are many stimuli today that release dopamine and this can have a deleterious effect on people’s mental health. There are also new addictions like video games, social media, pornography, etc., that can be big problems, but behavioral addiction cannot be reduced to dopamine, and its treatment has to be psychological. For example, why are some people more susceptible than others, why don’t all men get addicted to games and pornography, and others do? Because video games, pornography, social media, television, etc., to varying degrees, of course, can become maladaptive coping mechanisms - they can become means of escaping stress, anxiety, depression (negative reinforcement) - so the pleasure they provide (positive reinforcement) is only part of the problem. These behaviors can play a role in a person’s life that is explainable within the context of that individual’s life-e.g., filling a void, serving as an escape. In essence, these positive and negative reinforcements are equivalent to entrenched beliefs (that certain behavior is rewarding), which cognitive-behavioral work, mindfulness, etc., help to change. One can have a problem controlling the use of technology without having an addiction, specially in certain periods of life, and what this person says is helpful - mindfulness and presence is indeed much needed.
However, obsession with dopamine (which is reductive), doom and gloom (sometimes puritanical accounts of pleasure) and the concept of dopamine detox is just a matter of the self-help industry’s obsession with personal development. One can make an effort to become less stimulated when one suspects it's having detrimental effects to see if productivity, attention, etc., increases. It is possible that yes, but it is not by watching television, watching some TH-cam videos, and using social media in moderation (or masturbation without pornography in moderation - the science about it's benefits in moderation is still vast despite what trendy neuroscientists like Huberman, or conservative intellectuals, like Peterson, say) that we will have noticeable losses in performance, concentration, or happiness. It's all a problem of mental health, that indeed too much stimulation enhances and perpetuates, but doesn't necessarily cause.
Decrease your stressors,incease resources
Same thing goes with drugs to escape
I think something I haven't heard you touch on so far is that in reality, many people are physically ill. My child has been ill for a decade and she's 12. Families with ill people are separated from other people and have no real choice. It's becoming vert common with all of the chronic illnesses. And they aren't all due to anxiety
Having a sick child must be one of the hardest things to deal with. I'm so sorry you're having to live that experience and I hope you are able to help your daughter to find solutions 🙏🏼
Having a sick child must be one of the hardest things to deal with. I'm so sorry you're having to live that experience and I hope you are able to help your daughter to find solutions 🙏🏼
@@kellyaugustin3837 thankyou. Yes it's horrendous and SOOOO many families are living with this :(
Nope. I've been a "hey let's just sit here and watch the sunset" person my entire life and nothing in this society will change that about me! Choose your own lifestyle instead of chasing false promises. Bye
I need serious help and meditation and self touch is not what I want to hear
keep listening
Go to a therapist. This is just a interview.
I need touch and unfortunately not from my husband.