How to Rewire Your Anxious Brain
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- In this video, author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch talks about two circuits in the brain that create anxiety--the neocortex or the thinking brain that can cause us to worry; and the amygdala that creates the fear or fight-or-flight response. He then shares techniques that you can use to calm yourself when either of these anxiety responses occur.
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Thank you Douglas, I've been struggling with Depersonalisation Disorder for over a year now and I think my anxiety response comes very much from my amygdala and thats why the years of CBT hasn't made a dent. Thanks so much for sharing this it really is an important video! I'm doing tons of exercise now and getting out of my self-isolation more and more now. I'll share this with those I know who have anxiety whom CBT hasnt benefitted :)
Thanks. I'm glad that the video was helpful. I have other videos about exercise and mood. Here are two of them.
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Oh thanks, this is great stuff. I'm walking about 10 miles a day, anything more intensive seems to flare my Depersonalisation symptoms. I'm also on prozac so I'm hopeful it will bring back the pleasure and enjoyment I once had. These are all very helpful keep up the good work :)
i have also chronic irrational fear. CBT is not helping me. No other thing worked even medication. So what did work for you if we assume it's amyglada based anxiety?
Berj cbt is kind of a short cut. I think that if depression and anxiety is related to childhood issues cbt is practically useless. Trauma is so deeply held in the nervous system and muscular system that cbt will not work. Have you looked into bioenergetic therapy or reichian work. Trauma release exercises are helpful as well.
Really great perspective, thank you.
For everyone who is watching this and experiencing depression and anxiety, I'm praying for you and hoping it will get better.
Bobby G ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you! Praying for you as well
@@fredriksvard2603 I will pray for you brother. Hang in there. It will get better for you.
That is so kind
Thank u
The best way to get rid of anxiety and depression is the realization that you are different from your mind. Mind is auto pilot mode which runs based on impression you create in your life while your actual identity is consciousness. Mind is just a tool like your arms but has its own behavior, so do not worry. It's not You. You own the mind and not the other way round.
Just close your eyes and see what's happening.. Your ability to watch your auto pilot thoughts is awareness and more and more you watch them the lesser the anxiety. At every moment just be aware what your mind is doing. It does take practice, but once mastered, your life will be great. I've been anxious and depressed for years until now when I started watched my mind. IT WORKS!
Can you give me a link or website where you found that valuable information? Thanks in advance
Carlos Garcia it is out of my own realization. The idea of it is given in Indian spirituality... Vendanta
Mindfulness is key
Hunk that makes perfect sense, but I can’t get over the hump.
gotfaded315 Without a shadow of doubt. Back to yoga class for me tomorrow night. Love & light
Positive thoughts lead to positive feelings, which in turn lead to positive experiences.
A positive feedback loop.
Hi Douglas, what are some initial steps I should take to heal from childhood trauma deriving from sexual abuse? My academics and day-to-day life have been affected significantly in the last few years and I feel lost.
Excuse me?
Sometimes having a positive thought in your head is the hardest part
The idea is the more You will tell Yourself not to go into Depression or Stop Anxiety or Panic Attacks the More it will come as Human Mind is Rebellious so Please Don't go the Opposite way or Don't try even to stop your anxiety or depression as due to action reaction it will come more as Human Brain is Rebellious & Argumentative ,SO The idea is to take out the fuel from the thoughts as the fuel is provoking those anxious thoughts so don't give your thoughts fuel or simply tell your mind or yourself as this is very normal & boring thought & it has nothing much importance the minute you will start doing it the brain won't get a counter thought to argue or fight with so the fuel will start blown off & gradually the thoughts will go just as you don't think about your lunch or breakfast you took 3 days ago as it was a very normal & boring event same way trick your mind to normal & boring events ,as Only You & You are giving Fuel to the Brain by giving 10 thoughts in Counter part & due to those 10 thoughts 10 More thoughts were born in Defense of Anxiety & Depression SO You have to stop giving fuel to the brain as Only You & You are responsible for making yourself anxious so First thing You have to do is to stop this Counter Debates & arguments with the brain & then you will see the anxiety will disappear ,as subconscious mind is always surrounded by fear from & the moment you start discussing with your mind,Mind will be more feared & then anxiety & panic attacks will arise so a very very simple strategy is to consider it as a very very normal & too much boring event so subconscious mind will get rid of fear & your anxiety will go as there is never an exact reason of anxiety its just a cloud of uncertain thoughts with no firm thoughts & your one though of firmness of considering it normal & boring will disperse the cloud of ambiguous thoughts away, Understand the game of brain as one thought even in oppose or in counter attack will give rise to so many other thoughts as a chain reaction so just don't give any argument or counter thought same way when you are sinking in mud the more efforts you give to come out ,the more you will sink in the mud same way don't give here any efforts here as well otherwise you will sink in the mud of anxiety ,even as you cannot explain a good or a bad experience in words ever so just don't try even to explain in words or thoughts , just feel an experience good or bad when you felt it, the matter is finish there only,let it go , you cannot again explain it in words or thoughts to yourself & if you will try to do,it will give you only anxiety & panic attacks
I always think of my grandfather who was a WW2 veteran when I think of amygdala based anxiety. My dad talks about the time they had heard a car backfire right behind them and my grandfather took off at a full run and he ran directly into a telephone pole and knocked himself out cold. What was even weirder was that my dad said he doesn't understand how he couldn't see the telephone pole right in front of him, so he believed my grandfather was even unaware of his surroundings after his fear became too great.
The format of this video is really calming, it feels like I'm sitting down with him and we're having a conversation
Wow it actually feels incredible to be validated , I always told my doctors cbt didn’t help. I needed a hard fast exertion of energy to feel any kind of relief. My anxiety is and has always been triggered by the amygdala before a stressful situation has even occurred. To fix it the only cure for me is to truly bipass thinking mind and go balls to the wall with an intense
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I walk around believing I am the most anxious person in the world. When I'm around people I obsess so much on my presence and interactions that it draws attention away from those interactions.
Try to take a step back and watch yourself obsess over those things. Don't try to stop it, but do your best to just notice what pictures you see in your mind, what your internal dialogue is like, and what you feel like. "Whatever you resist, persists"
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The best thing that's worked for me is to identify I'm having an irrational thought, and realize that other's are not viewing me the way I view myself and that I should accept the outcome regardless of what happens. If you keep forcing yourself into that situation, you will slowly retrain your brain to not place as much importance on such interactions... It's weird, but social anxiety in some ways can be considered a form of narcissism. So know that you matter, but you're not as important as you might think you are. (At least that's one of my problems.)
Much love, and I wish you well!
I remember my Mother saying that we had to wake Daddy up from the doorway and not stand close to the bed because he came awake fighting. It scared me as a child. I remember him saying that in WWII you never knew if it was one of your buddies waking you up or the enemy. This is the amygdala’s anxiety response. He never got over it.
Thank you for helping me understand this better.
The water thing is actually very useful. I didn't know it was a legitimate way to reduce anxiety, but it sure worked for me. I remember during a panic attack I jumped into the swimming pool (a plastic one) and it calmed me down immediately and I'll never forget that moment
I was alone with my depressive episodes for years before I found your channel Douglas. I hope you know every day what a special gift you give to the world.
Thank you for your kind words. I'm glad the chapter is helpful
My problem is anxiety while driving or in social situations. It's truly made life so hard. I get a lump in my throat and feel like I'm choking. I've had to pull off the road several times to calm myself down. I'm headed to see a psychologist on Wednesday so hopefully he can help me. It just hit me out of the blue one day and now I'm terrified of driving. My commute to work is 20 miles each way so that doesn't help matters. I avoid restaurants and grocery stores like the plague. I actually had a doctor tell me to ignore it and that's not something anyone suffering from this wants to hear. To all of those that suffer with this I pray you are able to overcome it. Cheers
I had a client who had a fear of driving over bridges. But she gradually the exposed herself to what she was afraid of and worked through it. You can visualize yourself driving on the roads calmly and rehearse this every day. The mind cannot tell the difference between something imagined and something real. You can also try hypnosis. Hopefully your psychologist knows about these techniques.
Watch Dr Claire Weekes..
I have fear of diving. If someone asked me “you want to go to (whatever)”... and I know it’s more than 30min, I won’t go.
My eyes water up, heart races just thinking of going on the highways to get wherever I need to go. If I am starting to panic even outside of a car....I feel like time is slowed down and the narration begins “you just blinked” “turn the air off” “now open the window” “close the window” “radio is too loud”
It’s on and on and on. I also researched agoraphobia. I don’t like going to crowds anymore and the thought of sitting at an arena is scary. Do you have any suggestions?
Same boa over here
Perfect. I'm a neurologist. And your explanation is flawless.
I appreciate the feedback from someone like yourself who is medically trained.
Gautam Mure Yes but what about the anxiety exhibited in my gut. My whole explanation is posted here in this vid. Being a neurologist can u recommend anything . The gut is the enteric nervous system which I just found out in a documentary called GUT. Our gut has everything to do with our brain causing depression and anxiety. Thank u for reading this.
@@laraoneal7284 so what can we do to protect our gut ? Please help me
Lara O'neal Actually, gut reactions like you indicate would RESULT from anxiety instead of triggering the anxiety.
Gautam Mure. I’ll remember that next time some turd bag is trying to kill me! And if I survive that, I’ll remember your cognitive therapy when much of the uninformed public scorn me and my efforts for peace and order. Got something stronger Doc?
Thanks. You're channel is just what I need right now for processing the nuclear rage and anxiety I've stuffed down and lived with all my life.
Wow, this way of explaining me depression taught me so much more than the multitude of online articles about depression and how to overcome it ! Thank You Douglas !
Very informative, Douglas. It's great to see you sharing your laughter with us too!
Thanks. I'm glad that you appreciated the humor. It will be a feature of my future videos.
Douglas. You're spot on. I've tried to explain this to my family but I couldn't explain what you just put into words. Many thanks.
this is the most simplistic and essential advice i've received in a long time. this is exactly what i needed thank you doug!
just bought the book... this video helped... knowing the different types, knowing that i cant talk myself out of amygdala anxiety makes a lot of sense since it hasn't been working
Why does the human brain have to be so complicated? This fight-or-flight 95% of the time causes more problems than it solves, I wish we could just evolve out of it!
Because we live in environments our bodies and brains did not evolve to suit
It's like trying to hike with dancing shoes
Hopefully, we ARE evolving out of it
Phill Simmer well, they said 95% of the time... so they are at least acknowledging that 5% of the time it’s a necessary mechanism...
Phill Simmer What is regressive behavior? Nothing they said is considered regressive behavior? They were just expressing an opinion and a frustration with the fact that our flight or fight mechanism occurs at what would be considered inappropriate times SOMETIMES. Obviously, sometimes, it’s necessary (the 5%). But, for people who struggle with anxiety, fight or flight kicks in when it is not necessary for the most part.
Phill Simmer First of all, you can’t ignore you fight or flight. And second of all, we don’t need a lecture about how successful you are. People are just venting their frustrations. Instead of sympathizing, you use it as an opportunity to praise yourself. And regressive behavior is a psychology term. Our bodies aren’t going to evolve away from fight or flight unless a time comes when we really don’t need it anymore.
I’m in awe of your channel. Thank you so much for putting yourself out there to help others. I’m not only using this for myself but for hundreds of patients I see. Bless you and thank you
I'm glad the channel has been so helpful. If you provide your email address, I can send you two PDF diagrams that contain wellness tools for depression recovery. I can also send you my memoir, "When Going Through Hell...Don't Stop!"
You are a true hero!!! Keep up the good work you have no idea how much this helped me!
Douglas, out of a lifetime of search for why I could see that I was different from all around me and desperately attempting to keep it a "secret", as well as reading every single book that came down the pike concerning every subject about "pop psychology" and sporadic, short term visits with psychologists . . . you! . . . your videos . . . have done for me more!!! than anyone or anything else. Once again, I've returned to weekly psychological counseling and she is the only one who approaches my struggles as you do. From the bottom of my heart, Thank you.
Thank you a lot for taking the time to share this with us 🙏🏼 Wish you more and more feelings of safety, peace, and faith in a good life ✨
I've been searching for an answer on "body's in panic but mind's calm" problem that I had FOR YEARS! Oh my how good to finally understand where its coming from!
Thank you for your important work Douglas. My father who was also fear based and a worrier, taught me how to worry.
I have watched almost every anxiety related video and this is the first time I've heard cortex based anxiety and amygdala based anxiety. Amazing!! Thank you so so much for this, it helped lots!
You are more than welcome
I have suffered from anxiety and depression for most of my life. Anxiety has been the more troublesome one and the one that sticks around full time. Depression can come up on me but once I identify it I can work myself out of it. I've seen psychiatrists, taken more medicines that anyone should, and listened to various people talk about CBT. Never has anyone explained it so well as you have. I cannot logically think my anxiety away, I've tried and it's still there. Thanks to you I have at least learned what causes my version of anxiety and also that CBT will not work for it since it's not a cognitive based anxiety.
You're voice legitimately just calmed me down immediately.
Oh my gosh. You are such a wonderful, caring, sweet man.
Thank you for all of your thorough help. You’re brilliant.
You are welcome.
Dear Dr. Bloch, I can’t thank you enough for this video! This video explains everything so clearly and helps me to understand what is going on with me. Exercising with 2 and 5 pound weights hugely diminished my anxiety and OCD symptoms. Thank you so very much!!! ❤
You’re very welcome.
His joke was the most depressing joke I’ve ever heard 🤣🤣
Limitlezz so dark haha I still chuckled 🤣
Hehehe - right? He reminds me of my accountant.. not funny at all.
😂😂😂
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The effort on the joke made me laugh.😅 appreciate it.
You are spot on,on how i have been feeling. I know you really understand what people like us feel. thank you again...again, for your precious advise.
This video is wonderful I have anxiety and I’m always anticipating everything
Me too man, recently I've gotten some anxiety and it sucks. I know this is an old comment but your not alone man, and thankfully neither am I it seems. :)
@@mariodelgado8431 you are also not alone. Im struggling with it and it sucks. How are you coping with it?
I hope he will do a reunion tour with Paul Simon soon.
What was he and Julio doing in the school yard?
Jon Hohensee Thanks for the chuckle in the midst of his talk. Still laughing!
Your comment took my anxiety away!
Dying of laughter!!!! 😹😹😹
Slip sliding away ...
Thank you Douglas. Many people don't relate to our struggles, but, you reassure me that are also many that do
I definitely learned something new. I didn’t know anxiety was triggered in two areas. My anxiety definitely is Amygdala based. Very automatic and sub conscious. I’ve conquered the thinking part of anxiety (neo cortex).
Thanks Douglas ! Your videos are always on point .My aniexty has been bad today and I feel more anxious than usual . You are so much appreciated !!! Aloha , ,Evelyn
+Evelyn May You are welcome. I hope your anxiety starts to decrease. Let me know if you try any of the strategies I share in this video.
Thanks Douglas. What I take from this video is that we should all aim to live more in the present. Some of my worries have become really silly recently.
Thank you so much! I find when my anxiwtu is sky high (especially while driving), I play your videos, and I'm more calm. Your videos have really helped me a lot
Thanks. This the 2nd time I've watched this video. The 1st time my anxiety was at near panic level. I must have listened to the words but I didn't hear them. Wow, no wonder I can't just talk my anxiety away! Thank you so much.
THANK YOU FOR ADVOCATING THE FACT THAT IT IS NOT EASY DURING PANIC ATTACKS 💖💖💖
Thank you. You've described my anxiety/depression perfectly. The non specific nature of it has been the hardest part to describe to my doctor.
You are welcome
Good solid advice. I like the way you point out the different types of anxiety and the different methods that can work with those. This reflects my experience of panic disorder and then later that kind of catastrophising that often comes with my depression. I have also found this model works really well to deal with anger issues too, where sometimes it's a physical type of anger that requires deep breathing and clench-let go, clench-let-go exercise, and the other types of anger that are more cerebral and the challenge is to broaden my perspective, change my expectations, or even to change my beliefs.
Fantastic!! I need to practice these simple but vital exercises. Very informative. Thank you.
First video of yours that I have watched. Very informative, thank you. I subscribed and look forward to viewing more.
I'm glad it helped.
Same here. Intrusive thoughts began a few weeks ago and I've been trying to overcome the anxiety associated with them. This puts it in perspective.
Great job Doug , I really appreciate your videos 🖒
Thanks Ryan. If you feel moved, you can contribute to this channel by visiting this link. It’s my crowdfunding site which I’m using to raise funds to pay for the videos. www.patreon.com/douglasbloch
Thank you Douglas! I have been struggling with anxiety since I was a child but only recently realised it! I have experienced situations where both sources have been affecting me! I missed my graduation ceremony because of it! I have booked a gym induction for tomorrow and straight away was building anxious thoughts in my head. Now through CBT I am controlling the thoughts better and focusing on the fact I am excited to start exercising regularly to help control my anxiety!! This video has really helped me understand why I react the way I do and how I can control these thoughts and feelings. Thank you so much!!
You’re welcome. Perhaps you can join me and fellow CZcams viewers of this channel on a live chat Sundays at noon Pacific time.
I’m SO happy I found your channel. It’s the first one where I have really felt you understand what it’s like to experience a full on panic attack and have practical advice. I have subscribed! Thank you.
You’re welcome. I hope you find some other interesting videos
Douglas cheers for the info invaluable 👍
very interesting talk Douglas. I am an anxiety sufferer and I have always thought I have an "over active" amygdala... I am a final year psych student u/g and have never thought of anxiety as being "old brain" or "new brain". I am definitely going to look into amygdala based anxiety as I am extremely focused on natural remedy vs meds.
Holy moly this is incredible. My anxiety started when my Dad died and I described it as like my 'internal monologue' had stopped working. Now I think it's because prior to that I'd only had the 'rational' kind, and now I have a constant sense of never-ending doom which seems like the amygdala sort. No wonder I can't rationalise myself out of it! This has totally changed my attitude and given me almost a sense of hope which honestly I didn't think was a possibility these days :/
What a soothing personality! Simple yet profound and precise explanation is a breath of fresh air, and your humour are jewels that shines in between the session! Congratulations!
I’m glad the videos are helpful.
Love this ! I have social anxiety generalized anxiety panic attacks ocd health anxiety etc. So I believe its cortex based and amydgala cause I can never talk my way out of a panic attack which is with anything I do(going to a store, family gathering, hell even leaving my apartment!). I am at your videos via Noah and subscribed and am looking forward to watching all of them! Thank you Doug !
You are welcome. Thanks for subscribing. I publish a video every Monday morning. In addition, I will be doing a live video chat on Wednesday, September 27, at 11 am pacific time. Hope you can tune in.
Yeah. I'm wondering what you do if it's both.
anime1217 I have all those disorders myself, it's tough..very hard all the time.
How about weed and stay away from toxic ppl
I suffer the same thing as well. I hypochondriasize/drasticizing and catatastrophizing which makes me panic. And I can’t just come out of it. I need medication. Since it’s been hard to acquire Ativan and klonopin I have started taking cbd and it’s helped
Thank you for the video. I absolutely love your humour.
We should probably laugh and poke fun at our anxiety. We give it too much power. May be even treating it like an annoying little sibling.
Thanks again, you made me smile
Yes! I good part of cognitive therapy is learning to talk back to the irrational and annoying voices and thoughts! But his point about the onslaught of biochemistry when in the middle of anxiety is spot on...an immediate physical/chemical intervention is called for to interrupt the downward cycle. Breathing and temperature change abruptly changes the inputs into the autonomic nervous system.
Rex Erection : you recognize that you are/can be an observer of thoughts. You are not your thoughts...don’t believe everything you think...this has been extremely effective in breaking OCD, you recognize that your brain has developed a glitch (a reoccurring yet faulty logic loop), once you see it from that perspective you can reject it. Dr. Daniel Amen also discuses ANTs (automatics negative thoughts) which we can recognize and reject and begin to break patterns.
Thank you thank you THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!! WHO KNEW IT WAS SO SIMPLE. I was literally having an anxiety attack which got worse from stress of looking for a anxiety video. Took 39 years to find this....it went away. I just started crying. I've never been able to break it. Now I have a plan for both types of anxieties. Thank you so much because it's been with me my whole life
You are welcome. To get the most out of these ideas, I highly recommend that you get the book that I used to make this video. It is so clear and so readable that you will love it. The name of the book is “rewire your anxious brain.“ I’m not sure of the name of author but I think there’s an image of the book on the video or you can just go to Amazon.com and type in the title. Let me know if you are able to locate the book.
I've been researching anxiety for years and this is the first time I've heard about the amygdala... thank you for the info I'm going to practice it and hope for the best
I really liked the joke in the beginning and the entire video. Thanks for sharing
You’re videos are the best. Great advice and very succinct. Thank you!
Great video Douglas thank you for you work on helping suffers with anxiety and depression. I've suffered with both for years . Many thanks from the UK 👍
Yep, hypochondria is the worst bc not only do u think something bad will
Happen, you have SYMPTOMS!! 😭
But why tho
Robbie J not to sure honestly
same here, been to more than a dozen doctors in the past 4 years, nearly all test came out normal, but when i get stressed n n depressed my body feels tension, so i keep thinking something is wrong, vicious cycle, fear of something is wrong with me n in going to die,
i realize now its just fear, what my mind is worrying about, need to be able to face the fear, thats my next step.
I live with hypochondria and my life is a mess. I feel everything in my body doesn’t matter what arm pain heart attack cough throat cancer has bowel cancer. It’s just as bad as any disease
I’m a major hypochondriac as well. It’s actually really hard to live with. It also causes major anxiety and depression 😢😔
Thanks Doug very helpful and kind of you x
You are welcome.
Thank you so much. Ive spent the longest time trying to think my way out of anxiety that i didnt realize was in reality amygdala based, and that i need to take a different approach. Really enlightening.
You’re welcome. There are many ways to change your physiology such as exercise, deep breathing, mindfulness meditation, putting your face in a sink of cold water and holding your breath, and sometimes medication.
I just discovered your channel yesterday, and I just want to thank you for making videos on depressing and anxiety. 🙏🏼
You’re welcome. You can also participate in my life Chad every Sunday at 12 PM Pacific time USA
Just to mention, I have been off meds since '12. I have done the inner work myself and have come a very long way through my own type of CBT and yoga. Side note, cold stimulates the vagus nerve which also reduces anxiety.
Weed works for me and try to stay away from toxic ppl
I am glad i came across this video,the more i learn what anxiety is and isnt has been helping,ive pretty much suffered with this since i was 14,im now 48,somedays are harder then others,but i push along and do what i have to do,it is a struggle though,the ironic thing is that i rarely even have panic attacks,but its because i shrunk my comfort zone so small,the fear of the panic attacks is much worse then the actual attack,i am on a couple meds which i plan on getting off ,alcohol has been the only thing thats ever worked,but we know how that goes,it got me into more trouble then anything,anyway ive been sober now 11 years and drinking is not an option or do i desire it ,what ive been trying to do is get uncomfortable,facing situations that scare me,im tired of having my life resvolve around panic and i will conquer it,sorry if i rambled on, FEAR - false evidence appearing real
I’ve been dealing with it from a young age as well. I’m 38 now and still struggling from time to time with periods of no anxiety at all. But then it will just hit me out of nowhere. Sometimes there is a trigger.
Interesting and helpful...two pathways, along with two approaches to resolving the anxiety, makes a lot of sense.
I found this to be very enlightening what you said about the two places where fear is arising from and that there are different approaches to cope with it!
It totally makes sense!
Thank You!
You are welcome
Could you do a video on depersonalization and derealization? It one of my worst anxiety symptoms. Thank you for making these videos. They're very helpful.
+Candice Argenas I can do the research for such a video. I've never had the symptoms but I know that many people have. So I will ask around and see what I can find out.
its not actually an anxiety symptom its an anxiety consequence so if u cure your anxiety then u can automatically cure ur depersonalization
korje. I really hope you’re right. This happens to me so much that I can’t even drive or hardly leave my apartment. I’m hoping if I can get my mind where it’s supposed to be, I won’t experience depersonalization anymore. Fingers crossed!
depersonalisation is a symptom of low anxiety, its your minds flight and fight response, your brain in numbing your feelings because it can see something it doesn't like (anxiety) it's your brains way of protecting you from anxiety..... the same thing happens when you have a death of a loved one, you will feel numb and surreal, it's your brains way of protecting you from the horrible emotions... once you get rid of your anxiety, depersonalisation will also go... Next time you get depersonalisation just tell yourself this is normal and that your body/mind is functioning correctly, i know its very hard to do and it's a horrible symptom.. but its a natural occurrence of low anxiety.... do some research on in... look for a video called "Charles linden de-personalisation" on here..
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Thank you, Douglas. A great video. We would be thankful if you would do a video on sound and music disorder.
You're welcome. Can you describe what a sound and music disorder is?
Wish I watched this before my job interview last week! I still managed to do well. Thanks for the info!
Thank you for sharing your light. I did not know that there 2 sources of anxiety in the brain. That was so helpful. Keep up the great work.
Stirling stuff. Top man. Yeah, just like to put emphasis on whatever is going on with your mind in this life, beat that sucker by focusing on physical health wherever possible. I mean, just walking a heck of a lot has helped me no end (and being vegetarian too) work on the mind may take time but if you can look after your body, that sucker aint gonna be able to screw you up forever trust me. Stay strong friends.
“Id like to have some of you try it because I’ve never tried it myself so.” 😄😆 great video.
Wow, thank you for describing these two types of attacks! That explains so much.
Thanks.
What a wonderful explanation. Helps me more to undertand and try to deal with my anxiety.
Very informative Doug!
Thanks. The information helps me withy anxiety.
Thank you for this video sir.
you are welcome.
Thank you. Very comforting and helpful insights.
Thank you Douglas, an informative, clear and practical video. I shall try what has been raised here.
Douglas, thank you so much for your videos. I recently had a nervous breakdown and started having panic attacks. I went to a psychiatrist and have been taking SSRIs for 6 days. Unfortunately I had a quite unpleasant panic attack today that took 90 minutes to come down from. Luckily I was at home. Watching this video has a calming effect on me and I really appreciate your help. Thanks again.
Keep persevering. I also did a video and panic attacks would you might want to watch
God bless you
Hi Douglas, I listen to your blogs daily and they are certainly helping. I am very grateful you take the time to share your knowledge. I would love you to focus some blogs in specifically health anxiety/ hypochondria. I have suffered now for over 10 years, it is very similar to GAD but as you probably know not totally.
Doug, this video is fabulous. Thank you so much. This has helped me greatly in overcoming my amygdala based as well as frontal anxiety
I am glad to hear it
I really appreciate your scientific explanation for anxiety, this was the first time it made sense to me, I am going to try and start practicing cognitive behavior therapy tomorrow at work. I think I finally know what is going on, and I can't control other people's behavior, thank you!
You’re welcome. I hope that applying these techniques works for you.
Wow Douglas such an interesting and eye opening explanation you provide in this video! You have some seriously top notch understanding here. I personally have been a bit prone to anxiety even as a kid, but it has only manifested in my adult life after suffering some sort of traumatic event. Never social or over petty things. Always apprehensive of death or doom in connection with some realistic (though often greatly exaggerated in my present circumstance) threat. I had a pretty awful experience a couple months ago, and though I thought I was past it in a conscious sense my amygdala has still been bringing me some pretty severe anxiety attacks out of the blue. Once the physical mechanism is set in motion, only then do I begin to stress and worry about the event. Depersonalization always accompanies this, but once it's over everything is completely fine again. I'm going to hit the gym super hard because I don't want to experience this ever again lol! Exercise has always worked for me, and I think this time I take it a step further and pursue mma to really exercise my demons, and keep my brain functioning as optimally as possible in the process. Thanks again for the insight. Really cool stuff
Blake, I'm glad that you enjoyed the video. Here is another video that I made on worry, which is mostly created by the prefrontal cortex.
czcams.com/video/-V1WIJY8GFM/video.html
and here is a very recent video I made on anxiety.
czcams.com/video/vm97idImxFw/video.html
Now I know why CBT doesn't always work - if the amygdala is causing the anxiety it's no wonder that I've always failed to reason my way out of panic attacks. And I speak as one who usually believes in reason 200%. Fortunately no nurse has been as overbearing and tactless to me as your nurse was to you.
+R J Stove Yes, my experience with that nurse was traumatic. In the meantime, there is good information out there about how to respond to a panic attack. I even made a video about it.
Good, clearly I shall need to consult that video also. I do regularly watch your videos but I seem to have overlooked that one.
Douglas Bloch ... will TMS work for pure OCD? Please let me know. I'm desperate. :(
The idea is the more You will tell Yourself not to go into Depression or Stop Anxiety or Panic Attacks the More it will come as Human Mind is Rebellious. so Please Don't go the Opposite way or Don't try even to stop your anxiety or depression as due to action reaction it will come more as Human Brain is Rebellious & Argumentative ,SO The idea is to take out the fuel from the thoughts as the fuel is provoking those anxious thoughts, so don't give your thoughts fuel or simply tell your mind our yourself. this is very normal & boring thought & it has nothing much importance the minute you will start doing it the brain won't get a counter thought to argue or fight with so the fuel will start blown off .gradually the thoughts will go just as you don't think about your lunch or breakfast you took 3 days ago as it was a very normal & boring event same way trick your mind to normal & boring events , as Only You & You are giving Fuel to the Brain by giving 10 thoughts in Counter part & due to those 10 thoughts 10 More thoughts were born in Defense of Anxiety & Depression. So You have to stop giving fuel to the brain as Only You & You are responsible for making yourself anxious .so First thing You have to do is to stop this Counter Debates & arguments with the brain & then you will see the anxiety will disappear ,as subconscious mind is always surrounded by fear from & the moment you start discussing with your mind,Mind will be more feared & then anxiety & panic attacks will arise, so a very very simple strategy is to consider it as a very very normal & too much boring event, so subconscious mind will get rid of fear & your anxiety will go. as there is never an exact reason of anxiety its just a cloud of uncertain thoughts with no firm thoughts & your one thought of firmness of considering it normal & boring will disperse the cloud of ambiguous thoughts away. Understand the game of brain, as one thought even in oppose or in counter attack will give rise to so many other thoughts as a chain reaction ,so just don't give any argument or counter thought . same way when you are sinking in mud the more efforts you give to come out the more you will sink in the mud , same way don't give here any efforts here as well otherwise you will sink in the mud of anxiety ,even as you cannot explain a good or a bad experience in words ever, so just don't try even to explain in words or thoughts , just feel an experience good or bad ,when you felt it the matter its finish,let it go , you cannot again explain it in words or thoughts to yourself & if you will try to do will give you anxiety & panic attacks
@@loverebel6632 holy, did you write this?
i will give that a go
thank you, your explanation of cortex based vs amygdala bases anxiety and how to tell the difference and then tips on how to approach them really helps. I just had an attack that seemed to be amygdala based. knowing that I can't think my way out of it makes a BIG difference and I will use the breathing techniques I learned elsewhere.
Great video! no fluff, all useful and practical and helpful and real. Thank you Doug...
great video. Deep breathing and meditation beat anxiety.
deep and slow breathing. Deep and fast = hyperventilation
No, want the anxiety, this kills it
I go to AA FOR 20 YRS .
I AM DEBATING IF IT IS NOT GOOD FOR ME ..NO MANY HAPPY IN AA.
Phill Simmer
I think the problem is that people do not commit to conventional methods
@ Well in that case, people need to do what they think is right.
There's a lot of things that people don't do that they know is good for us, such as: 7-9 hours of quality sleep, hygiene, Whole food diet, cardio and resistance training, breathing exercises, meditation, stretching, strong relationships with friends and family..
These are things we all KNOW to be true through extensive scientific research and experimentation.
Any you"re right, it's all down to the individual.
Imagine just being able to think ‘ah I’ve prepared it’ll go away’ yeah okay
manfrombritain it’s the whole fight or flight thing isn’t it. Like I can’t do anything that involves crowds. Or if I know I have to be anywhere and I mean anywhere for a set amount of Time, school for example, I really struggle. But hey ho
What has been helping me is to notice when my sense of self is trying to give me a sense of value or "betterness." I've realize that this has truly been helping me to recognize, although I still struggle, I have come a long way. This allows me to see that I struggle with my triggers and gives me the ability to be better at seeing my triggers. I have realized that all of this is coming down to me feeling like I'm not good enough for me, my sense of self worth is very low. However, with this practice, I have and continue to improve. Some days are worse then some, but there is positive change, and it's not my brain that's changing me, it's me that's changing my brain. But obviously, you do what works and try to improve your life in a healthy way if possible. Best wishes!
Thank you for your film sir. It always interests me that people are expected to be fearful of dying when in fact death sometimes seem to be a potential blessing
I found a new technique this week that is super simple, soon as you notice the feeling try the faster eft technique, so easy tap in 4 specific spots, which are between eyes, side of eye, below eye, then below collar bone, while saying let it go, (paying attention to what your fingers feel like on your skin )grab wrist say let it go take a deep breathe say peace......notice the change tap again to release remaining feelings, this is immediate and rewires the brain.
This sounds like the emotional freedom technique (EFT), which works for many people.
kinda like it but it is called faster eft , and only uses a few tapping spots, and only requires saying let it go and the word peace after grabbing the wrist. Robert Greene developed. It has taken literally 30 secs to get rid of some things for good. I am really impressed and just beginning to study.
Can you give me a link to go to to learn more
So informative ! I had my first panic attack at 22 ( 19 years ago) and I was given antidepressants. I was very depressed at 17-18 years of age - did nothing about it then. So now I realize that I probably have the second kind of anxiety - Amygdala- no thoughts really provoke my panic attacks . They are just random , mostly at night. I will watch all the videos. Thanks for doing them ! :)
Maya The Bee same here, I’ve had my first panic attack at 9 years old, I’m 16 now.. it’s literally sparked by absolutely nothing. Except mine will be mid day more then at night.
@@endorsednose2548 Yes, my doc says it is classic Anxiety disorder. Depression is a secondary thing in these cases.
Thank you Douglas!! I finally know where my anxiety comes from. I do have negative thinking patterns sometimes, but I feel most of my anxiety is just stuck in my body. Thank you so much!!
You are welcome.
This is the first time I’ve seen this explained. I consider myself to have a calm mind, but I still get body based anxiety fairly regularly. I work a reasonably high pressured job (although don’t we all...) and even though I can always get through very stressful situations with relative ease, the day after a stressful situation has finished I end up having a panic attack, even though I’m not worried about the event that’s just gone the day before.
To see the distinction made in this video has been really helpful. I’ve been exercising a lot for the past two months and I’m going to stick at it. Deep breathing and meditation look like the other options to go for. Thank you.
You’re welcome. I felt the same way as you when I first learned about this distinction
Good Information here Douglas.
You may also want to explore Claire Weekes 'self Help for Nerves' (1961) probably the best book I've ever read on Anxiety and Depression and she has a 4 step method that removes anxiety with a very, very short time. A brilliant and amazing book.
Also there are three relatively new methods to remove, trauma and anxiety.
They are
1/ Havening
2/ EFT ('Tapping')
and 3/ EMDR
For food, Ionic Magnesium - because it's the master mineral that gets used up the most and is involved in all other bodily processes. It's also important for neuro-plasticity.
and Full Flush Niacin (B3) + a B complex mixture.
Thanks. I take Niacin and Magnesium. I have heard of Claire Weeks.
yes eft has cleared half of my anxiety ive had for years. ive healed many other things too.
Samhallweeks
Claire weekes is amazing
This is the reason why people's end their life bcoz of this shit depression. They don't have any choice rather suffering.
I have been in false belief and that caused anxiety disorder. I want to end my life bcoz it is not normal , it's very severe. I know the pain of being depressed.
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But now after 4 years my untreated depression frequency lowering day by day but not going away.
Thanks for this man, I want to be strong and defeat this thing. The day will come when I am free from this prison. But I never gonna end my life. 😣
People's who don't have this thing never know the pain and suffering. It is more painful , than having life.
Thanks for your testimony. I admire your courage in hanging in there.
well that was a breath of fresh air. Good to see and hear a very clear, evidence based and compassionate presentation. very good. I will certainly look at your other info.
Thanks. Let me know what you think of the videos you watch.
Very helpful . Clear and concise . Information explained clearly and simply . Love it . Thank you .