BREAK the Reassurance Cycle: Path to Self Trust

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Very true this video😊 I did seek help with my reassurance health anxiety and it is harder then i thought, i still think Im sick

[@thethirstygoose398]

Paige you're amazing!! Thank you so much for all of your helpful videos. From all of us in Australia 🇦🇺

[@eric3130]

Your videos have helped me so much! Thank you for all you do!

[@Safely2024]

Sending you a big thank you 🙏

[@PaigePradkoTherapy]

Much appreciated ❤️

[@GoddessSparkle21]

Great video. Thank you so much

[@patriciaanndemello4652]

Aloha. This topic reminds me of a video I saw where chimpanzees were being released into a forest for the first time. They were raised in a medical lab. As they were released from a cage like transport, they would look at the sky and then run to each other and embrace for awhile, reassuring each other that this new environment was safe. They did this several times until they felt OK to climb and run alone. I believe we retain our ape like brain.

[@PaigePradkoTherapy]

Hi Trisha. Amazing comparison to the video on chimpanzees. Yes, it makes sense to seek reassurance when released into a forest for the first time. But if that behavior continued, I imagine it would be unhelpful for those chimpanzees that did not learn to trust their environment or themselves. Human are the same. Reassurance seeking is helpful when we are young and dependent, but can reinforce our helplessness and anxiety if we continue the behavior excessively and unnecessarily as adults.

[@gautamdas2844]

Hello maam I m suffering from sensorimotor ocd and hyperawareness .while walking I feel I will fall,while moving my head I feel like my head is vibrating nd someone is holding my head strongly.and my consciousness is focused in my brain nd head and I can't focus in anything else. It's like I m stuck in my brain.I m unable to understand that what is my actual compulsion.please help me out maam

[@fivestarservices-euronics2278]

Hi my name is Ian. I have had o pop antic disorder for around 20 years now. I Google my sea legs and look for that magic thing that will end it but that’s not there I know that. When I’m uncomfortable my legs feel horrible and that triggers me. How do I not do that and should I stop googling every day as could this maybe keeping me stuck and stopping my brain from moving forward. If I stop could my brain forget about it if I don’t keep talking to it about anxiety do you think ? X

[@PaigePradkoTherapy]

Hi Ian. I’m sorry that you are struggling. I am not familiar with your disorder and wonder if it is related to tic movements? In my opinion, the more one focuses on body sensations and symptoms and movement disorders, the more they increase in frequency and intensity. Googling symptoms is your attempt to calm yourself, but as you know, it only reinforces the anxiety. If I can help in anyway, please reach out to me at paigepradko.com