About this episode

Dr. Bobby Dubois discusses how changing physiology can be more effective than insight in addressing emotional suffering.

In this episode, I explore a difficult but important idea: when it comes to depression, anxiety, fear, and emotional suffering, changing physiology often works better than understanding the story behind the pain. I begin with a simple question: why do we assume insight should heal us? As human beings, we naturally look for patterns and explanations, but explanation is not the same as relief. I share two personal examples—my years of dysthymia that lifted quickly with Wellbutrin, and my ...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Bobby Dubois

Topics covered

• depression
• anxiety
• emotional suffering
• physiology
• insight
• mental health

Keywords

• depression
• anxiety
• physiology
• Wellbutrin
• emotional relief

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