Disordered: Anxiety Help

Meditations on Anxiety Medications (Episode 175)

Send a question or comment via text message 175 episodes in, we're finally talking about medication. This week we get into  questions we hear constantly: if I take

Exposure Is Learning To Be Uncomfortable (Episode 174)

Send a question or comment via text message Exposure isn't about proving you can sit in traffic, go to the supermarket, or make it through dinner with a friend. Thi

Making It Right Once You're Better? (Episode 173)

Send a question or comment via text message Once you're better, desensitized, and living your life again, a different feeling can show up: guilt over the years you

CBT For Anxiety Disorders Explained (Episode 172)

Send a question or comment via text message "I tried CBT and it didn't work" is a lot like saying "I tried food and it didn't work." CBT is a massive umbrella,

Anxiety And The "Yeah But" (Episode 171)

Send a question or comment via text message "Yeah, but." Two words that show up constantly in anxiety recovery, right after a win. You did the thing, and before it can c

Anxiety, People Pleasing, and Self-Esteem (Episode 170)

Send a question or comment via text message Not everything is an anxiety disorder, but people pleasing and low self-esteem feed into it constantly. This week we talk abo

Common Anxiety Recovery "Mistakes" (Episode 169)

Send a question or comment via text message This week we go through the most common mistakes people make while trying to recover from anxiety disorders, the ones that fe

Anxiety, Distraction, and "Running From Feelings" (Episode 168)

Send a question or comment via text message Is distraction the same thing as running from your feelings? This week we answer a listener question about where that line ac

Popular But Dangerous Anxiety Advice (Episode 167)

Send a question or comment via text message Anxiety recovery attracts an entire industry, and not all of it is safe. This week we talk about popular but dangerous anxiet

Anxiety Questions and Answers (Episode 166)

Send a question or comment via text message This is our anxiety latest questions and answers episode, where we go straight to the community and tackle real listener ques

Anxiety Always Has A Strategy, and Its Nonsense (Episode 165)

Send a question or comment via text message Anxiety always seems to have a strategy for you, doesn't it? Check it, prepare for it, watch it closely so nothing bad

Anxiety And Releasing Tension (Episode 164)

Send a question or comment via text message Everyone tells you to release tension. But if you live with panic disorder, OCD, or health anxiety, that advice can backfire

When Anxiety Says You're The Exception (Episode 163)

Send a question or comment via text message Anxiety has a favorite move. It doesn't argue that acceptance and exposure don't work. It just convinces you they d

Anxiety Recovery PROCESS vs CONTENT (Episode 162)

Send a question or comment via text message It's your heart. Or the dizziness. Or the one thought you can't get to leave you alone. If you could just solve tha

Anxiety Recovery: Bring ALL Versions Of You (Episode 161)

Send a question or comment via text message You want to do the acceptance thing. You've read the books, you've listened to the podcasts, you intellectually get

Anxiety: It's All About Attention, Baby! (Episode 160)

Send a question or comment via text message This week we're talking about attention. Specifically, how where you place your focus directly impacts your anxiety and

Improving .... Or Optimizing Your Health and Wellness (Episode 159)

Send a question or comment via text message Improving vs. Optimizing in Anxiety Recovery In this episode of Disordered, Drew and Josh tackle a topic suggested by the co

Anxiety Recovery ... When You're Calm (Episode 158)

Send a question or comment via text message 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 s

Is Distraction a Compulsion In Anxiety Recovery? (Episode 157)

Send a question or comment via text message Can distraction be a compulsion in anxiety recovery? It is a question that comes up constantly in the anxiety community. Many

Asking For Anxiety Help (Episode 156)

Send a question or comment via text message Asking for help can be difficult, especially when you are struggling with anxiety, panic disorder, OCD, or agoraphobia. In th