Psychological
What if anxiety is just a bad habit?
Here's something counterintuitive: anxiety often isn't caused by the thing you're worried about. It's caused by worrying about worrying. The brain gets caught in a loop, and the loop itself becomes the problem.
Worry feels productive. That's what makes it so sticky.— Judson Brewer
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Neuroscientist & Habit Change Expert
Judson Brewer is a psychiatrist and neuroscientist at Brown University who studies the science of habit change, mindfulness, and addiction.
Based on Unwinding Anxiety — Judson Brewer TEDx Talk, summarised and reframed by Insights.
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