15. How to Make Anxiety Smaller

About this episode

In this episode, Joshua Fletcher discusses how to reduce the influence of anxiety by shifting focus and not allowing it to dominate our attention.

In Episode 15, we look at how to make anxiety smaller by not making it the most important thing in the room. Anxiety grows when it becomes the centre of our attention and starts to dictate our behaviour. In this episode, I explain how shifting focus, continuing with what matters, and reducing the status we give anxiety can gradually shrink its influence. I share this both as a therapist and as someone who has personally struggled with anxiety, offering insight grounded in clinical experience and lived understanding. Keywords: anxiety disorder, how to reduce anxiety, panic attacks, threat response, overthinking, health anxiety, intrusive thoughts, OCD recovery, Pure O, anxiety therapist, anxiety help, anxiety podcast, do what non anxious you would do, making anxiety smaller, fear of fear

People in this episode

Host: Joshua Fletcher

Topics covered

• anxiety management
• mental health
• therapeutic techniques
• personal experience
• focus shifting

Keywords

• anxiety disorder
• how to reduce anxiety
• panic attacks
• overthinking
• health anxiety
• OCD recovery
• intrusive thoughts
• anxiety therapist
• making anxiety smaller

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