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Disordered: Anxiety Help

Josh Fletcher and Drew Linsalata

Disordered is the podcast that delivers real, evidence-based, actionable talk about anxiety disorders and anxiety recovery in a kind, compassionate, community-oriented environment. Josh Fletcher is a qualified psychotherapist in the UK. Drew Linsalata is a therapist practicing under supervision in the US. They"re both bestselling authors in the anxiety and mental health space. Josh and Drew are funny, friendly, and they have a knack for combining lived experience, formal training, and professional

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00:38:18

Anxiety and Depersonalization / Derealization (Ep. 020)

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2023/07/28

Depersonalization and Derealization - AKA "DP/DR" This week Drew and Josh get into the nuts and bolts of this most common anxiety and stress response. This is the sense that you're not real, that you're detached from yourself, or that the world around you suddenly feels unreal or out of reach. As scary as this experience is, and as much as it is difficult to face, it is not permanent or dangerous and can't actually harm you. Adopting a more accepting and tolerant approach to

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00:45:06

I'm Obsessed With Anxiety And Anxiety Recovery! (Ep 019)

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2023/07/21

I'm obsessed with anxiety and anxiety recovery! This week on Disordered Josh and Drew examine what happens when we become obsessed with anxiety and then obsessed with anxiety recovery. This is a thing that happens to many in this community, so it's worth examining. As usual, we share our own personal experiences with anxiety and recovery, then we throw in our professional knowledge and experience alongside the usual dose of humor and compassion. It's a good listen! Oh, and this one has

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00:45:08

Driving Anxiety - Anxiety Experienced While Driving...

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2023/07/14

DRIVING ANXIETY! This week on Disordered, Josh and Drew take a look at a very common concern in the anxiety disorder community - driving anxiety. Many many people that suffer from panic disorder, agoraphobia, OCD, and other anxiety disorders often experience intense anxiety or even full-scale panic attacks when driving or when driving under certain circumstances or conditions. We'll talk about what driving anxiety is, a slightly more productive and less overwhelming way to frame it as not a

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00:44:54

Health Anxiety (Episode 017)

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2023/07/07

This week on Disordered, Drew and Josh tackle the topic of health anxiety. Health anxiety is an obsession with one's physical or mental health that drives a continuous series of compulsions designed to soothe the fear, uncertainty, and worry about well-being and safety. The episode covers intolerance of uncertainty, repetitive compulsive checking and seeking of reassurance, and how leaning into probability and reality rather than fear is the way out. As usual, the guys share some of their own

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00:40:25

But HOW Do I Accept Anxiety? (Episode 016)

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2023/06/30

Accepting anxiety and acceptance are two of the most difficult to grasp and misapplied concepts in the entire anxiety recovery sphere. This week on Disordered, Josh and Drew dig into the idea of acceptance. What is accepting? How do I accept anxiety? What happens when I accept? What things are most certainly NOT acceptance? As usual, this episode combines professional knowledge and training, professional experience, personal lived experience, and big helpings of both compassion and humor to shed

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00:44:35

My Loved Ones Don't Understand My Anxiety (Episode 015)

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2023/06/23

My Loved Ones Don't Understand My Anxiety This week on Disordered Drew and Josh talk about how anxiety disorders have impact not just on the person struggling to recover, but on the people close to them. When your loved ones want to help you, but just don't understand or "get it", this can cause frustration, conflict, and even anger and resentment. The guys talk about how our loved ones can be helpful, and how we can help them to help us in recovery. This is a great episode to

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00:45:30

Anxiety and Depression (Episode 014)

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2023/06/16

This week on Disordered Drew and Josh look at the ways that anxiety and depression are tied together. The guys examine depression, how it is and isn't connected to anxiety, and the very important difference between being depressed and developing a fear of becoming depressed (this is very common in our community). We talked about rumination and the inner critic as they relate to depression. We touched on the role of medication in treating depression and anxiety, and we examined how negative

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00:39:08

Anxiety: ALL ... DAY ... LONG (Episode 013)

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2023/06/09

What if I'm anxious all day long? This is a question we get asked almost daily. This week on Disordered let's take a look at being anxious all day long. In this episode, we'll address misconceptions about anxiety that hangs around all day long. We'll also share our own experiences with persistent anxiety. Finally, we get into a discussion about accidentally fueling the cycle of all-day anxiety and why trying to fix it is generally a bad plan. Grab a coffee or tea and join

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00:42:59

ANXIETY: Morning and Night (Episode 012)

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2023/06/02

This week on Disordered, Drew and Josh dive into two very popular topics in the anxiety community. The dreaded morning anxiety and the equally dreaded night anxiety. Many people struggling with anxiety disorders will lament the fact that they experience elevated levels of anxiety in the morning or at night (or sometimes both) and will insist that this is special or different and there must be specific interventions for that "kind" of anxiety. This is understandable although generally

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00:42:05

Intrusive Thoughts ... Just Thoughts? (Episode 011)

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2023/05/26

This week on Disordered, Josh and Drew discuss scary, unwanted, recurring, intrusive thoughts that can frighten us and trigger high levels of anxiety and discomfort. The guys talk about the many different themes that intrusive thoughts cover including thoughts about harm, sexuality and sexual orientation, relationships, health, death, and existential issues. While intrusive thoughts are usually associated with OCD, they are generally present for almost anyone that struggles with any anxiety

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00:39:13

Anxiety Recovery: The Attitude Shift (Episode 010)

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2023/05/19

This week on Disordered, Josh and Drew talk about the all-important attitude shift that has to happen as part of recovery from an anxiety disorder. Recovery is spearheaded by behavioral change but that behavioral change also has to foster an attitudinal shift that moves you from trying to eliminate your anxiety to a consistent intentional tolerance of discomfort that will teach you that you can handle anxiety and don't have to fear it any longer. That's a key step toward decreasing your

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00:39:30

Anxiety Recovery: Who Gets The Credit? (Episode 009)

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2023/05/12

In this episode of Disordered, Josh and Drew discuss why recovery is so dependent on learning that when you handle anxiety, fear, and uncertainty, YOU GET THE CREDIT FOR DOING THAT. Recovery hinges on seeing, then dropping all the safety devices and rituals so you can see through actual experience that YOU handled the discomfort without needing anything or anyone to save you. The guys talk about the idea of unconditional OK-ness, and learning that in all the time that you've been searching for

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00:37:35

Anxiety ... Body vs Mind (Episode 008)

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2023/05/05

This week on Disordered, Drew and Josh look at the relationship between body and mind when it comes to anxiety. Anxiety is absolutely something that one experiences physically, in the body, but the guys discuss how disordered states of anxiety are driven by interpretation and cognition. Highlights include a chat about how so many people experience things like scary thoughts and panic attacks without ever developing anxiety disorders, and an examination of how its the reaction to those experiences

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00:37:18

What Should I Say During A Panic Attack? (Episode 007)

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2023/04/28

WHAT SHOULD I SAY DURING A PANIC ATTACK? "What is the best thing for me to say to myself during a panic attack?" This week on Disordered, Josh and Drew talk about strategies for self-talk, framing statements, action prompts, and non-compulsive ways to talk to yourself during a panic attack or high anxiety spike. The guys spend some time addressing the myth that one needs to be "talked down" from a panic attack and also cover how these concepts can be useful when supporting a

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00:38:04

Panic ... Attack? (Episode 006)

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2023/04/21

IT SURE FEELS LIKE AN ATTACK ... BUT IS IT? This week on Disordered Drew and Josh deconstruct the idea of a panic attack. It sure feels like you're being attacked, but are you? Is there a more useful and accurate way to frame what's happening? Do we find power when we stop looking at panic as a force that swoops in to attack us? The guys chat about how a panic "attack" is really an adrenaline surge based on natural, expected, bodily functions. It's not dangerous and not

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00:41:40

The Symptoms of Anxiety: Does Anybody Else Get ...?...

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2023/04/14

The Symptoms of Anxiety Anxious people often get completely fixated and consumed by the physical, mental, and emotional symptoms and sensations that come along with anxiety. It's natural to want to talk about them all the time and to keep asking "if anyone else gets" the symptom you are experiencing that scares you at the moment. This week on Disordered, Josh and Drew discuss anxiety symptoms, explaining that they are scary and uncomfortable, but not dangerous and not something to be

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00:36:07

The Threat Response (Episode 004)

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2023/04/07

This week on Disordered Drew and Josh walk you through the biological threat response and how it drives states of disordered anxiety. The guys cover the following important concepts that all anxiety sufferers should understand as part of the recovery process: Anxiety is normal and needed in life. All humans experience anxiety. The threat response system in your brain was designed to keep you alive at all costs. It served - and still serves - an important purpose. Disordered anxiety states are

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00:34:01

How We Got Better (Episode 003)

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2023/03/30

Join Josh and Drew as they share their own experiences of anxiety recovery and what it means to get better when you're struggling with an anxiety disorder. Common themes in this episode include: Eliminating avoidance Choosing to willfully tolerate anxiety and the sensations/thoughts that come with it Learning that you are capable of handling how you feel - even when highly anxious Defining what it means to "get better" from an anxiety disorder The guys also share listener

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00:40:43

What Kind Of Anxiety Do I Have? (Episode 002)

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2023/03/30

Drew and Josh take a whistle-stop tour of some of the most common forms of anxiety disorder. The guys take time to explain the difference between regular anxiety that all humans experience, and disordered anxiety which becomes a major life-impacting mental health issue. In this episode Josh and Drew talk about: Panic Disorder Generalized Anxiety Disorder Agoraphobia/Monophobia OCD Health Anxiety Social Anxiety This episode also answers the question, "Is it normal to be afraid when

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00:37:34

You Know You're Anxious When .... (Episode 001)

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2023/03/30

Join us for the maiden voyage of Disordered! Josh and Drew talk about what it feels like to be an anxious person and offer a number of suggestions for signs that your anxiety might be more than just "regular" anxiety. You know you're anxious when you're fixated on how you feel and what you think all day long. You know you're anxious when you're suddenly afraid to do things you've been doing your whole life without thinking about them. You know you're anxious

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