659: Why Do We Continue Following Anxious Fearful Thoughts

In today's episode, Gina discusses the ancient brain and how it uses anxiety and other distressing feelings to protect us from harmful things in our environment. The tool of acceptance is discussed as a critical help in our management of our anxiety experience. The role of False Evidence Appearing Real (FEAR) in exacerbating our anxiety and how to handle it is also discussed.

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If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment. -Marcus Aurelius

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