Show Notes
f Anxiety Is Not a Disorder, Then What Is It?
You've probably been told that anxiety is a chemical imbalance. That you have an anxiety disorder. That there's something wrong with you. The problem? That story is the very thing keeping you stuck.
The moment you accept the disorder diagnosis, you stop asking what your anxiety is trying to tell you. You start asking how to get rid of it. And that single shift in how you see anxiety determines whether you actually heal or stay stuck in cycles of coping.
In this episode, I unpack what anxiety really is (hint: it's not a disease), why the disorder model backfires so badly, and what becomes possible when you change how you see it.
You'll understand: Why the medical model of anxiety is devastating — and not because doctors mean wrong The difference between ordinary anxiety and stuck anxiety (and why fear of fear is the real trap) What my husband's 18-month health anxiety journey taught me about recovery The one question that shifts everything: "What is this trying to tell me?" instead of "How do I get rid of it?"
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