How Nervous Is Your Nervous System? Anxiety Skills #3

Are you dominated by stress, anxiety, or worry in your life? Do you know how to turn on the calming part of your nervous system? This video explains how to recognize and resolve signs of chronic anxiety and chronic stress by better understanding the nervous system. Our autonomic nervous system has two parts: the sympathetic part, which is all about activation, arousal, fight, or flight; and the parasympathetic side which is all about resting, healing, digesting, relaxing. I'll teach how to manage and resolve your anxiety by better understanding the sympathetic and parasympathetic response.

Therapy in a Nutshell, LLC, and the information provided by Emma McAdam are solely intended for informational and entertainment purposes and are not a substitute for advice, diagnosis, or treatment regarding medical or mental health conditions. Although Emma McAdam is a licensed marriage and family therapist, the views expressed on this site or any related content should not be taken for medical or psychiatric advice. Always consult your physician before making any decisions related to your physical or mental health.

About Me:
I’m Emma McAdam. I’m a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and I have worked in various settings of change and growth since 2004. My experience includes juvenile corrections, adventure therapy programs, wilderness therapy programs, an eating disorder treatment center, a residential treatment center, and I currently work in an outpatient therapy clinic.

In therapy I use a combination of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Systems Theory, positive psychology, and a bio-psycho-social approach to treating mental illness and other challenges we all face in life. The ideas from my videos are frequently adapted from multiple sources. Many of them come from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, especially the work of Steven Hayes, Jason Luoma, and Russ Harris. The sections on stress and the mind-body connection derive from the work of Stephen Porges (the Polyvagal theory), Peter Levine (Somatic Experiencing) Francine Shapiro (EMDR), and Bessel Van Der Kolk. I also rely heavily on the work of the Arbinger institute for my overall understanding of our ability to choose our life's direction.

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[themcdermottway]

Great video. Explains a lot about anxiety that most people don't even mention. I was stuck in the sympathetic state for years, horrible way to live.

[xolisapxo]

Having a panic attack and replaying this video over and over because your voice is really calming
thank you !!!

[georginarandolphgirl]

This explains alot. I have persistent depression and anxiety disorder since childhood and even with medication its tough and exhausting to the point that I can't work.

[indommize]

I just found out that my nervous system is sympathetically dominant and can't express how grateful I am for this video for making me realise something so big.
I was feeling very un-calm when searched for how to calm my nervous system as I feel very highly alert due to stress and found the next video about focusing on objects and it did help me a bit.

Thank you

[KellyWellins]

Thank you so much for making these videos. They are so helpful to me. Blessings to you.❤❤❤

[CKsmallville]

This explains me! Im on high alert at work. No thoughts behind it (too busy doing work) just tense. I get home and crash, so catatonic I cant do anything (not even cook or watch videos on anxiety). It takes all weekend to recover. So I quit my full time job. Im broke now, but at least Im able to do normal things since I am not in stress mode as much, and have more time to recover.

[Benjaminthemighty]

While I physically feel the same, this video gave me a powerful dose of information that could be groundbreaking in my life if I use it right. Thank you!

[clairesteinriede]

So glad I found your videos! I’m going to work thru them all😊

[shabana]

1:12
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Parasympathetic is the friend
Thanks, ma'am

[bobbyjohnson]

I feel like I could come to this woman for genuine help

[markahearne]

Thank you for your videos. I feel like j want to play and get along and befriend everyone but thd world is blocked to this

[kimchiibaby]

I've been feeling a lot of anxiety for the past couple of months so I'm thankful that your video has helped to calm me down. I'm going to watch all your videos starting from the oldest!

[cherylwilsherlimberlife]

Thank you, this may of just saved my life as so ill, been stuck in sympathetic for 8 months my digestion is not working, gastro paresis then malnutrition, not feeling like ive slept. hoping this helps

[reviwer]

Thank you so much Doctor. Some days I feel so nervous about anything and others I feel good . I also start shivering of excitement, it's so annoying

[rovhalt]

Thanks. Understanding how it works makes it a whole lot easier to handle.

[alexanderwakan]

awesome, I can't tell how important it is for me to learn more about this right now... thank you for sharing this! :)

[YogaMitLeslie]

Thank you! I wish your videos would be available om German. There is nothing like thisiim German and I have many friends who could really use your information. I have learned a lot from you already 🙏🏵️

[trendyniro]

Very professional presentation.... Thank you

[sajjanagarwal]

Thank you so much for this very useful, helpful and knowledgable vedio.

[jarrodg]

When I’m sitting down or walking or anything sometimes my body start to stinging