The Truth About How Anxiety Works - Dr Tracy Dennis-Tiwary | Modern Wisdom Podcast 469

Dr Tracy Dennis-Tiwary is a professor of psychology and neuroscience, anxiety researcher, author and founder of Wise Therapeutics.

Anxiety is one of the most common mental health disorders in 2022. Huge numbers of both adults and children are suffering, but just how natural is this? Is it normal for humans to be ambiently anxious for months on end? And how much is our modern society contributing to this?

Expect to learn why anxiety developed as a human emotion and how it helped us survive, why anxiety is a signal for your next move, the size of technology's influence on our mood, how to reframe anxiety so it becomes a competitive advantage, why your anxiety and creativity are intrinsically linked and much more...

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00:00 Intro
00:18 Why Does Anxiety Exist?
05:04 How Anxiety can be Productive
11:37 The Biology of Anxiety
19:17 Anxiety’s Relationship with Stress
28:09 Power of Reframing Situations
32:36 Errors in Diagnosing Anxiety
36:59 Anti-Anxiety Medication
44:44 Technology’s Contribution to Anxiety
55:57 Common Mistakes in Dealing with Anxiety
1:04:17 Are Anxiety & Depression Linked?
1:13:00 How to Think Straight when Nervous
1:14:56 Where to Find Dr Dennis-Tiwary

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