Thinking and Feeling ... About Thinking and Feeling | EP 293

The Anxious Truth - A Panic, Anxiety, and Mental Health Podcast

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Thinking and feeling are important to humans. Thinking and feeling about thinking and feeling is important to anxious humans!
In the world of recovery from disordered or chronic anxiety, what we thinking and feeling about thinking and feeling - our metacognitive beliefs - play an important role in the process but are often overlooked.
This week on The Anxious Truth I'm pretty exhausted so we're going to take a look at that to highlight some important recovery lessons. Why is being so exhausted, drained, and emotional not leading to anxiety and panic? Because my recovery experience taught me a new way to think and feel ... about how I think and feel.
Let's take a closer look at what we think and feel about what we think and feeling. Metacognitive beliefs can sometimes be the glue that keeps us stuck to our symptoms, thoughts, and big emotions. Recognizing when strong beliefs about thoughts and feelings are leading us astray can be an important first step in challenging those beliefs and using the principles of acceptance, tolerance, surrender, and exposure in the recovery process.
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https://theanxioustruth.com/293

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Chapters

1. Examining Thoughts and Emotions (00:00:00)

2. Metacognitive Beliefs and Recovery (00:06:18)

3. Understanding Metacognitive Beliefs and Anxiety (00:14:48)

4. Challenge Beliefs, Take Small Actions (00:24:18)