Most of My Anxiety Lived in the Future

About this episode

Matt and Steve discuss the connection between anxiety and control, particularly in the context of recovery from alcohol use.

Send us Fan Mail Most of us spend a lot of time worrying about things that haven't happened yet. We replay conversations, predict outcomes, and try to solve problems that may never arrive. In recovery, that kind of future-tripping can feel overwhelming because alcohol is no longer there to quiet the noise. In this episode, Matt and Steve talk about the connection between anxiety and control. They explore why the need to know how everything will turn out often creates more stress, not less, a...

People in this episode

Host: Matt

Guest: Steve

Topics covered

• anxiety
• control
• recovery
• future-tripping
• stress

Keywords

• anxiety
• control
• future-tripping
• recovery
• stress
• alcohol

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