[@PeterAttiaMD] The Key to Managing Anxiety: Thoughts vs. Thinking | Josh Spitalnick, Ph.D.
Link: https://youtu.be/n8nXCfurzqE
Short Summary
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Most Important Takeaway: Understand the difference between "thoughts" (category 2: internal experiences happening to you) and "thinking/worrying" (category 3: mental rituals or safety behaviors you do in response). Recognizing this distinction is crucial for managing anxiety.
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Executive Summary: This discussion highlights the crucial distinction between intrusive thoughts (obsessions or fears) and the mental actions (worrying, mental rituals) that anxiety sufferers engage in response to those thoughts. Understanding this difference, particularly the "W" questions (who, what, where, when, why, how, what if) can identify worrying and allows therapists and patients to correctly identify and address anxiety triggers, obsessions/fears and compulsions/safety behaviours.
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