Disordered: Anxiety Help

CBT For Anxiety Disorders Explained (Episode 172)

Send us Fan Mail "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, and what you actually got

Anxiety And The "Yeah But" (Episode 171)

Send us Fan Mail "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 condi

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

Send us Fan Mail 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 h

Common Anxiety Recovery "Mistakes" (Episode 169)

Send us Fan Mail 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

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

Send us Fan Mail 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 answ

Popular But Dangerous Anxiety Advice (Episode 167)

Send us Fan Mail 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 tr

Anxiety Questions and Answers (Episode 166)

Send us Fan Mail This is our anxiety latest questions and answers episode, where we go straight to the community and tackle real listener questions about panic disorder,

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

Send us Fan Mail 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 thing

Anxiety And Releasing Tension (Episode 164)

Send us Fan Mail 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

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

Send us Fan Mail 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 spec

Anxiety Recovery PROCESS vs CONTENT (Episode 162)

Send us Fan Mail 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'

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

Send us Fan Mail 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 trigg

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

Send us Fan Mail This week we're talking about attention. Specifically, how where you place your focus directly impacts your anxiety and your recovery. We discuss

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

Send us Fan Mail Improving vs. Optimizing in Anxiety Recovery In this episode of Disordered, Drew and Josh tackle a topic suggested by the community: the hidden trap of

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

Send us Fan Mail 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 tr

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

Send us Fan Mail 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

Asking For Anxiety Help (Episode 156)

Send us Fan Mail Asking for help can be difficult, especially when you are struggling with anxiety, panic disorder, OCD, or agoraphobia. In this episode, Drew and Josh b

Taboo OCD Themes (Episode 155)

Send us Fan Mail OCD is a difficult condition to navigate, but it becomes significantly more challenging when obsessions center on taboo topics. Themes involving harm, p

Anxiety Recovery: When You're Trying To "Win" (Episode 154)

Send us Fan Mail 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 pe

Let Me Tell You How I Feel (Episode 153)

Send us Fan Mail 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 givi