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If You Struggle with Anxiety, These Tricks Could Save Your Life

This episode is sponsored by Athletic Greens. Go to https://athleticgreens.com/impacttheory and receive a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase! There was a time in my life when I was completely debilitated by anxiety. Fortunately, I have put in a lot of work over the years and studied to understand neurochemically what was happening to me when anxiety would step in to ruin the day. In this Q & A, I am answering 6 common questions about anxiety and laying out the exact process I use and the logic you’ll need to start mastering your own anxiety with time and effort. I remember how hopeless I felt and I now know how simple and effective some of these tips are to put into practice. Action cures all and the sooner you implement these tips the sooner you can start to feel superhuman and reach your true potential. SHOW NOTES: Rehearsing Failure | Tom on why rehearsing failure of what hasn’t happened is [3:07] Breaking Cycle | 2 steps to beat anxiety with a pattern interrupt and & empower thought [7:32] Physical Adrenaline | Tom’s experience changing his neuro chemistry with meditation [10:11] Breathing | Returning to total calm in 45 minutes or less with diaphragmatic breathing [16:42] Social Anxiety | Pattern interrupt & focus on your goal, what others think can’t stop you [21:01] Generalized Anxiety | Having many triggers for anxiety and anxiety outside of the norm [25:14] Anxiety Benefit | Tom explains how mild anxiety can be useful but still gets checked [30:46] Physical Tension | When your body gets wired to mental negativity and holds tension [32:39] QUOTES: “We want to use the empowering thoughts as mental jujitsu.” [24:00] “You will become whatever you repeat.” [24:42] “because I’m not a born entrepreneur, getting into business was this incredibly anxiety provoking endeavor, the stakes were so high, I felt like I was constantly on stage” [26:12] “I started saying to myself, ‘let failure surprise you’. So when I succeed, I’m never surprised because I’ve rehearsed the shit out of success.” [28:45] “I started rehearsing success, and I just said, I’m going to let failure take me totally by surprise if it ever happens” [29:44] “failure is the most information rich data stream in the world.” [33:32]

If You Struggle with Anxiety, These Tricks Could Save Your Life

This episode is sponsored by Athletic Greens. Go to https://athleticgreens.com/impacttheory and receive a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase! There was a time in my life when I was completely debilitated by anxiety. Fortunately, I have put in a lot of work over the years and studied to understand neurochemically what was happening to me when anxiety would step in to ruin the day. In this Q & A, I am answering 6 common questions about anxiety and laying out the exact process I use and the logic you’ll need to start mastering your own anxiety with time and effort. I remember how hopeless I felt and I now know how simple and effective some of these tips are to put into practice. Action cures all and the sooner you implement these tips the sooner you can start to feel superhuman and reach your true potential. SHOW NOTES: Rehearsing Failure | Tom on why rehearsing failure of what hasn’t happened is [3:07] Breaking Cycle | 2 steps to beat anxiety with a pattern interrupt and & empower thought [7:32] Physical Adrenaline | Tom’s experience changing his neuro chemistry with meditation [10:11] Breathing | Returning to total calm in 45 minutes or less with diaphragmatic breathing [16:42] Social Anxiety | Pattern interrupt & focus on your goal, what others think can’t stop you [21:01] Generalized Anxiety | Having many triggers for anxiety and anxiety outside of the norm [25:14] Anxiety Benefit | Tom explains how mild anxiety can be useful but still gets checked [30:46] Physical Tension | When your body gets wired to mental negativity and holds tension [32:39] QUOTES: “We want to use the empowering thoughts as mental jujitsu.” [24:00] “You will become whatever you repeat.” [24:42] “because I’m not a born entrepreneur, getting into business was this incredibly anxiety provoking endeavor, the stakes were so high, I felt like I was constantly on stage” [26:12] “I started saying to myself, ‘let failure surprise you’. So when I succeed, I’m never surprised because I’ve rehearsed the shit out of success.” [28:45] “I started rehearsing success, and I just said, I’m going to let failure take me totally by surprise if it ever happens” [29:44] “failure is the most information rich data stream in the world.” [33:32]

Breaking The Loop of Anxiety | Colin Bien | TEDxLeuphanaUniversityLüneburg

Colin suffered from a panic disorder caused by a malaria prophylaxes for over 2 years. During a behavioral therapy, he learned how to break out of the vicious circle of anxiety. But not only that, he also realized how to use the same approach to form new stress relieving routines in his life. A personal journey about anxiety, stress and happiness. Colin Bien is research assistant, PhD-candidate and founder of True Fabrics, a sustainability oriented online shop offering fabrics from small-scale manufactures all around the world. He studied at the Leuphana University Lüneburg, the University of Oldenburg and the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. He is co-founder of the student initiative Nachdenkstatt. Colin has consulted the European Court of Auditors in greening their procurement processes and was invited as an expert in the field of sustainability reporting in higher education by the German Council for Sustainability. He co-initiated the Sustainability Reporting Network in Higher Education, now HOCHN. By the age of 24 he and two friends founded Boom le Choc, a DJ Team that shared stage with numerous DJs from all across the world. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

Breaking The Loop of Anxiety | Colin Bien | TEDxLeuphanaUniversityLüneburg

Colin suffered from a panic disorder caused by a malaria prophylaxes for over 2 years. During a behavioral therapy, he learned how to break out of the vicious circle of anxiety. But not only that, he also realized how to use the same approach to form new stress relieving routines in his life. A personal journey about anxiety, stress and happiness. Colin Bien is research assistant, PhD-candidate and founder of True Fabrics, a sustainability oriented online shop offering fabrics from small-scale manufactures all around the world. He studied at the Leuphana University Lüneburg, the University of Oldenburg and the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. He is co-founder of the student initiative Nachdenkstatt. Colin has consulted the European Court of Auditors in greening their procurement processes and was invited as an expert in the field of sustainability reporting in higher education by the German Council for Sustainability. He co-initiated the Sustainability Reporting Network in Higher Education, now HOCHN. By the age of 24 he and two friends founded Boom le Choc, a DJ Team that shared stage with numerous DJs from all across the world. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

Kelly McGonigal: How to Turn Stress Into an Advantage

About Presentation In her book, The Upside of Stress, McGonigal asks, “If you could choose how stressful tomorrow will be, would you hope for a great deal of stress?” Our natural response is likely a resounding “No.” Yet, as McGonigal shows, a subtle shift in perspective around stress can be incredibly empowering. By reframing stress as a good thing and a sign of personal progress, we can avoid some of the baggage that comes with becoming stressed and actually turn our anxious feelings into a source of strength. Watch more videos here: http://www.99u.com/videos 1:40 The stress paradox 2:22 Does a country’s stress index correlate with other indices of well-being? 4:05 Breakdown of the stress paradox 4:38 Think of meaning 5:12 People who experience stress experience more meaning in their lives 5:43 People who have meaningful lives worry more 6:12 Stress signals 6:49 Stress plays a profound role on well-being 7:12 2 ways of thinking about stress 7:45 Negative outcomes of stress 8:15 Accepting views of stress protection in life 9:04 Think positively about stress 9:53 Mini mindset intervention (intro) 10:12 3 favorite scientific studies 10:26 Study 1 – Colombia 13:10 Positive stress outcomes 13:38 DHEA 14:55 Study 2 – Job interview stress 15:57 Personal meaning 16:55 Personal meaning vs proving oneself 17:27 Burnout 18:19 Final stress study 19:33 Painful thinking (good mindset) 20:40 Change in thinking can transform emotions 21:04 Heart rate variability 22:17 Empower – think of stress differently 23:10 A meaningful life is a stress-full life About Kelly McGonigal Kelly McGonigal, PhD, is a health psychologist and lecturer at Stanford University and a leading expert on the mind-body relationship. She is the author of several books, including The Upside of Stress, the international bestseller The Willpower Instinct, and The Neuroscience of Change. She has worked with the Stanford Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education since 2009, co-authoring the Stanford Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT) program and collaborating on scientific studies examining how compassion can promote health and happiness. She has consulted for a wide range of organizations and industries ranging from healthcare and higher education to technology and finance, helping to bring evidence-based strategies for resilience and well-being into the workplace. About 99U The 99U delivers the action-oriented education that you didn’t get in school, highlighting real-world best practices for making ideas happen.