14 Things that Actually Help Severe Anxiety

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Today I talk with my friend, Rachael, about her experience with a severe anxiety disorder. Rachael struggled with anxiety and depression, insomnia and appetite changes for years. But she continued to learn and grow, to try various treatments until she finally found some things that worked for her anxiety. I'm so grateful that Rachael was willing to come on my channel and share her experience with anxiety and I hope that this will help others with their anxiety treatment too.

00:00 All the things she tried
05:10 1. Say Yes to Life
05:20 2. Mantra "Get out of Bed Get out of your Head"
06:21 3. Get Support
07:05 4. Walk outside in the morning
08:31 5. Say Yes to Life- Even if you don't feel like it
09:44 6. Defusion Phrases
13:06 7. Schedule your Worry Time and Write it out
14:23 8. Writing Exercise Wins, Wishes, Whats
15:39 8.2 Gratitude Practice
16:11 9. Use a Notebook to record what you're learning
17:31 10. Mindfulness
19:26 11. Accept that Emotions Come and Go
21:28 12. Trust herself that she can handle the ups and downs
21:38 13. Let go and Let God
22:46 14. Describe instead of Judge Feelings

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In therapy I use a combination of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Systems Theory, positive psychology, and a bio-psycho-social approach to treating mental illness and other challenges we all face in life. The ideas from my videos are frequently adapted from multiple sources. Many of them come from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, especially the work of Steven Hayes, Jason Luoma, and Russ Harris. The sections on stress and the mind-body connection derive from the work of Stephen Porges (the Polyvagal theory), Peter Levine (Somatic Experiencing) Francine Shapiro (EMDR), and Bessel Van Der Kolk. I also rely heavily on the work of the Arbinger institute for my overall understanding of our ability to choose our life's direction.
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