13. Do What Non-Anxious You Would Do
From The Panic Pod: Anxiety Help by Joshua Fletcher
February 4, 2026 · 19 min · Season 1 · Episode 13
About this episode
This episode discusses how behaving like a non-anxious person can aid in anxiety recovery by signaling to the brain that the threat response is unnecessary.
In Episode 13, Do What Non-Anxious You Would Do , we explore the role of attention, focus, and intentional behaviour in anxiety recovery. By acting in line with how the non-anxious version of us would behave, we send a signal to the brain that the misfiring threat response is not needed here. We also look at the subtle trap of over-monitoring and over-focusing on our actions, and how this can unintentionally reinforce the very threat response we are trying to disengage from.
People in this episode
Host: Joshua Fletcher
Topics covered
- anxiety recovery
- attention
- focus
- intentional behavior
- threat response
- over-monitoring
Keywords
- anxiety
- recovery
- behavior
- focus
- threat response
- monitoring
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