While I was struggling with anxiety, my body felt like it was constantly bracing for impact – heart racing, chest tightening, nausea... I was going through worst-case scenarios for everything... even things that didn’t make sense.

Imagine a guard dog barking at every little noise. That’s exactly what my nervous system was like.

I tried everything to calm down – breathing exercises, special diets, even trying to "think" my way out of it – but nothing worked... until I stopped treating anxiety like an enemy.

I started paying attention to what my body was trying to tell me. And I learned a lot. For example, I realized that the racing heart or the tight chest weren’t signs of danger – they were messages from my body that my nervous system was overwhelmed.

The most important lesson for me was actually a simple one – you can't force your highly sensitive nervous system to relax. The secret is to understand why it’s on high alert and gradually guide it back to balance.

This episode is all about how to "train the guard dog" instead of fleeing or fighting it.

Curious? Tune in now!

(This is an AI-generated episode inspired by my YouTube videos. I personally moderate these to share insights more efficiently, keeping the content informative yet completely free.)

Key Takeaways:

• Introduction (00:00)
• Anxiety as a superpower (00:46)
• The nervous system – an overprotective "guard dog" (01:27)
• How Googling symptoms fuels anxiety (03:00)
• Shifting from control to acceptance (04:29)
• The four phases of healing anxiety (07:30)
• Living beyond anxiety instead of eliminating it (09:23)
• Acceptance as a journey, not a destination (12:42)

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