The Childhood Root of Anxiety

About this episode

This episode explores the roots of high-functioning anxiety in childhood and how early experiences shape adult behavior and mental health.

If you look calm, capable and in control on the outside — but inside you feel tense, overwhelmed or constantly “on” — this video will help you understand why. High-functioning anxiety doesn’t come from ambition or perfectionism alone. For many people, it begins much earlier in childhood, when safety was linked to behaviour and performance. In this episode, you’ll learn: • why achievement becomes a form of protection • how childhood roles shape adult anxiety ...

People in this episode

Host: Julie Chal

Topics covered

• anxiety
• childhood
• mental health
• high-functioning anxiety
• achievement
• behavior
• performance

Keywords

• anxiety
• childhood
• mental health
• high-functioning anxiety
• achievement
• performance
• behavior
• protection

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