Healing Anxiety: Embracing the Alarm

In this episode, we explore the profound connection between anxious thoughts and the ALARM sensation stored in our bodies since childhood.

Surprisingly, that very ALARM sensation is your inner child or younger self.

When we feel this alarm, our instinct is to go into our heads and worry – a coping mechanism from our childhood that only intensifies our anxiety as adults.

To heal, you must find the alarm (and therefore your younger self) in your body and STAY with it WITHOUT reflexively going up in to your head with worry.

When you stay with the alarm, you metabolize and neutralize it and rob the worries of their energy source and that is how you truly heal from chronic worry.

Tune in as we delve into this transformative journey of embracing the alarm, nurturing our inner child, and discovering the path to healing from chronic anxiety.

Thank you for listening and you can find me on IG: @theanxietymd if you have any questions.

PS. If you would like to join the MBRX family of 1200+ anxiety WARRIORS who are shifting from coping with their anxiety to actually HEALING it, click the link below:

[carikshawn]

Just found you. Dealing with balance and dizziness everyday for 8 years, including tremors and shaking. Had to go to ER some months ago thinking I had low blood pressure and doctor did a test, said no, you're having anxiety attack. Bought a terahertz frequency wand and that hasn't helped. Just found a program that says brain is in fight or flight but has forgotten to stop and keeps us in fight or flight and causes all these odd symptoms including dizziness. NOW tonight, here you are and you're talking about being stuck...so much pain in my 81 years from childhood, marriage, working hard and having employeers steal over 3 million dollars and recently a horrific boss who I believe is either mentally ill or on drugs. I am healthy. Been to all types of doctors and now it seems as though what my doctor has been saying all along is stress. Emotional pain! I want my life back despite my now age. NOTHING PHYSICALLY WRONG WITH ME so what a gift finding you.

[Nerdemocat]

I love your book, and definitely recognize I feel it in my chest/stomach..I am really studying you because to imagine healing would be life changing for me!

[brendamendoza]

“ you have to feel it to heal it “ thank you so much Dr. My alarm comes from my heart. It’s been stuck where my heart is always racing and then I get anxious. Sometimes it’s better than others. I’ve gone to the cardiologist and everything is okay w me heart. But once the alarm goes off again my anxious thoughts get the best out of it and the cycle continues. I will embrace my racing heart.

[michelefinizio]

Thank you so much I have the alarm in my body consistently throughout the day for 30 plus years by watching your podcasts and being involved in your program I'm aware of this now and know the tools to overcome it
Very grateful for your work may God continue to heal us

[fireicexox]

Dr Kennedy - thank you, you are doing God's work here. I, like many others have been trying for years to find cures for my anxiety. This is how I now found you. What you say rings true and the techniques you are describing have absolutely helped. I'm going to use your episodes as guided meditation. I also bought your book and am slowly processing all the content you have made. Thank you for helping us with this issue and for your calm wisdom.

[Peaceglobe]

You have helped me tremendously and I’m very thankful. Such simple step actually works. One issue you should talk about more is when a person is stuck in their mind. Prisoner of one’s self mind. How does one snap out of the mind. The repetitive never ending thoughts

[da]

I’m so grateful that I came across ur work a few weeks. Thank u for giving me hope that there is a way out of the doom loop.

[michellevirzi]

Brilliant, as usual. Better than years and years of therapy for me which never connected the dots in a meaningful way.

[lynnpoley]

Wow! I've just found you this afternoon with Mel. So many revelations!!! I've dealt with panic and anxiety on and off for 40 years. It has now turned into phobic issues around anything high be it buildings, bridges or deep ditches. I avoid them all. It's also this past few years kept in close to home in my 'safe' area as I designate, unless I'm with someone. Alone I go only to the area I work and what is around my home. It's driving me crazy with the amount of freedom I've lost in my life and I haven't a clue how to get it back. I've always been a highly strong and independent woman but this, I just don't know. I'm so tired of it all.

[BlackbeanCatVC]

When my alarm goes off, which is daily (at this stage), I now gather my 6, 12, & 18 year old (inner child), and we gather to stare at the alarm going off as if we were watching fireworks together. We just stare at the alarm ringing while acknowledging we no longer need to let that alarm go to our thinking. Plus, we get to spend time together every time which makes the uncomfortable alarm a celebration of us spending nurture and love together. So far, so good.

[ASafePlaceClips-dsve]

What a fantastic doctor. I'm a psychotherapist and your content is awesome and will help many. The anxiety you have been through has helped so many and has bought your suffering meaning

[RachelHannah]

Always in my heart and chest. Thank you Dr Kennedy I love your videos. ❤

[ilse.moonstone]

Listening to your Audible book, it's brilliant. VERY special that you're reading it yourself. Thank you!

[judiruthmeredith]

Thank you so much - this teaching is revolutionizing.

[vqman]

This is the 2nd video of yours I've seen. Both had the same basic message to embrace and send your physical panic symptoms love and affection that you're over child needed. If you have 21 different talks about this, people could watch 21 days straight every morning or whenever, 21 days in a row and make it a new way of thinking. I watched one yesterday and I wasn't able to make the technique work this morning until I watched this video and remembered how to get to that point where you can embrace the pain and make it less painful. But if there was the same message with 21 different videos from 21 different angles with 21 different metaphors ... one a day for 21 days and I think people could learn how to get their worrysome thoughts under control. You're 2 for 2 for me so far.. I've really got a lot from both. Thank you!

[dominikasuder]

I feel that this alarm is in my whole body. I've felt it mostly in my heart and back but now it is overwhelming. My thoughts are negative like crazy and l don't really know what to do. I started some shaking exercises and walking in nature but thiughts are still the same. I hope that your book will help me Dr. Thank you for your work

[aprilhauptman]

I’m so grateful for this and posting it on YouTube thank you. I did buy your book but seeing these posts really help me more. I’ve had trauma & anxiety in my body for 55yrs with no relief. Im going to try this.

[javierpalacio]

Wonderful and very clear explanation on how to embrace the alarm Russel. I have a few questions:

1) Why you say the loop begins with the body and not the mind? I understand that the solution is in our body because we can "fix" a problem in the mind with a solution also in the mind. But I also understand, that our body follows our minds. If we are in a stressful situation, we start to worry and that worry is reflected in our bodies, which get tensed. Isn´it?
2) When we talk about anxiety are we also talking about chronic pain like fybromialgia and any other chronic pain issues?
3) What advice could you give us when we are in that worrysom loop and it´s hard to find the alarm in the body?

Thank you so much!

[mike]

I got so much out of this, so well explained I needed this thank you!

[RichaSharma-renx]

such a lovely podcast....seems like I have struck a gold mine with these podcasts to cope with my anxiety❤❤❤ just listening to it soothed me!!