#2 Finding Freedom From Your Anxious Mind w/ Dr. Martin Seif, Founder

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4:24 How you feel about the way you feel
5:56 Focusing too much on the cause of the anxiety only produces more anxiety
6:51 How to look at your anxiety from another angle
11:49 The harder you try to push the anxiety away, the harder it comes back
14:30 How copings skills relate to overcoming anxiety
15:35 Coping skills and how to overcome anxieties or phobias
17:17 Avoiding avoidance's
19:30 Every time you feel anxiety is a time to celebrate because it means another chance to practice coping skills.
26:36 Exposure especially may create feelings of self criticism.
33:21 Put my foot on their tush and push!
35:04 Takes courage to overcome anxiety disorders
39:33 Being proud of individuals who overcome their anxiety disorders.
41:43 The mind is a wonderful servant but a poor Master
42:17 Humor is a good sign of progress
42:32 A realistic way to look at recovery
45:45 Tolerable thoughts versus intolerable thoughts
47:14 Recovery doesn't feel exceptional. It feels ordinary

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[andrzejilyk]

The book overcoming intrusive thoughts is so good. It helped me a lot

[miskellil]

Such an insightful episode, thank you so much!

[DNobelizt]

I wish Maggie can interview Dr. Sally M. Winston PHD & Dr. Martin N. Seif PHD again, but this time both of them in one podcast. This interview helps a lot. If Maggie can read this can she ask if we can proceed to whatever we want to do during application of DEAF or RJAFTP or after that. Thank you.

[ivannovoselac]

So anxiety disorders are chronic and never gonna get rid of them completly?

[DNobelizt]

just also want to comment that why the video seems abruptly ended? But it's still a good one.