Today on Feminine Roadmap Dr. Craig April shares powerful strategies and resources to help us kick fear and anxiety with proven brain science using CBT- cognitive behavioral therapy. Dr. April talks about how we can outsmart our brain’s false fear messages and claim our calm by using CBT techniques. He explains that anxiety is false fear, it’s actually us misinterpreting our bodies being flooded with adrenaline – instead of recognizing it is a biological experience, we create a story to understand it like, “I feel like I’m going to have a heart attack” or “I can’t handle this” and seek to avoid the sensation. One of the challenges with anxiety is that it is often focused on the past or future not the present, loaded with “what ifs”. Dr. April wants us to learn to identify what it is that we are afraid of and the false belief attached to it then utilize CBT to rewire the brain by modifying the beliefs to more accurately reflect reality in the present. Once we understand what is happening, it’s not us, it’s biological- an excess of adrenaline flooding our systems- then we can stop the tide of anxiety and help our brains adapt to stop our suffering. If you or someone you love struggles with fear and anxiety, this episode is full of sound facts and strategies that can empower you to turn the tide of anxiety and begin to claim your calm. Grab a cuppa something wonderful, a good friend and hit play- it could change your life. http://www.feminineroadmap.com/episode178/
SHOW NOTES:
3:44 What is CBT and how does it work?
“If you consider your experience of anxiety, you might find that your focus is not on the present and this is the illusion aspect of anxiety- it’s focused on the future or sometimes on the past.”
13:19 Neurobiological sensitivity- what is it?
“All anxiety disorders are based on a false belief and then avoiding what you fear which sets the stage and then impacts your brain. That’s when your brain starts sending those false fear signals to your system which you then attach more stories to then it becomes this vicious cycle- that’s when you’re in anxiety disorder.”
25:17 Defining the feeling of fear response
“Oftentimes people who struggle with anxiety misinterpret their adrenaline experience.”
37:46 The process of retraining the brain
“Our brains adapt as we use that strategy in response to fear.”
46:37 Questioning the belief behind your anxiety
53:00 Dr. April’s three starting points
RESOURCES:
“The Anxiety Getaway: How to Outsmart Your Brain’s False Fear Messages and Claim Your Calm Using CBT Techniques” Dr. Craig April
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