Show Notes
You've got the medication. Tried he therapy. Read all the self-help books. And your anxiety is still here.
In this episode, I explain why.
It's not because you haven't tried hard enough or that because something is wrong with you. It's because anxiety was never the the real problem (despite being told it's a disorder) — And your response to it makes all the difference in overcoming it.
You'll learn: Why anxiety isn't a disorder, and what it actually is instead The four ways people respond to anxiety, and why three of them keep the fear-of-fear loop running What empowered acceptance actually looks like, and why it's the one response that lets anxiety move through you the way sadness or anger already does The four-step EASE Method I use with clients to shift out of a stuck response
Take the free Response Type Quiz to find out exactly which pattern you're in — https://www.theunstuckinitiative.com/responsequiz
Learn more about the EASE Method course to change your response - https://www.theunstuckinitiative.com/easemethod
Or read The Gift of Anxiety - https://www.theunstuckinitiative.com/book
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