Understanding and fixing the real cause of anxiety...

[@jldupre1]

I literally pictured me hugging my younger self and felt an instant sense of relief. That poor little girl has suffered for 41 years. Thank you for this video. I wish I found it sooner.

[@rms7638]

This video is now 5 years old and I wish I saw it back then! I'm 60 this year and had a dysfunctional upbringing and a messed up adult life, and even though things are ok now, I still live with chronic anxiety. I've had several counselling sessions, read books, had hypnotherapy, watched videos, exercised, meditated, etc... and nothing stopped my racing thoughts and anxiety. After watching this video I have felt it's shone a light on where no where else has... the focus on the alarm in the body. It's true.. my mind has shut up since I turn the attention to the alarm and now I intend to make peace and be friends with it. Thank you so much, you can be proud to know you've really helped. ❤

[@markme4]

Hi, 5 months since your comment, how are you doing ? I'm 61 and struggling with anxiety, this video is very interesting

[@hedgiegal3340]

Mine is always in my stomach, then if I don't address it it spreads into my chest and then I get hot flashes. Breathing helps tremendously. I have also "named" my alarm Momo. I say "okay Momo, settle down." That makes me laugh. I am a therapist as well.

[@519achilles]

Man that’s brilliant!

[@susanmacaluso5218]

I love this. Thanks! I'm naming mine Chewy

[@chielfish9432]

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[@AllThingsFitnessandLifestyle]

Yes! Happened to me this morning

[@ginacheselka6086]

I Love that

[@clivetimms7414]

Wonderful advice. I went to my Bible verse of the day straight after watching this - "there is no fear in love but perfect love drives out fear" 1 John 4:18😀

[@greggonzalez859]

Dr I am an attorney of 30 years. You don’t know how much you are loved and needed.

[@theanxietymd]

Thank you!

[@clbrad402]

Never heard anxiety explained in this way. Thank you. When I realized my 'alarm' is always my 'racing heart', which then causes stomach upset and panic attacks, I concentrated on just slowing down my heart rate.... and almost feeling sorry for my own heart... and it hit me! This is also a form of self-love, which I have difficulty with .... and difficulty even typing that! I was an abused child and am now 60 years old... still suffering from anxiety. Thanks for your unique therapy... and thanks for helping others.

[@realitywinner7582]

Highly sensitive person a great book if you not read it ! God BLess .

[@42BETWO]

It’s comforting to know there are others like me. Self-love is hard for those abused as children. Jordan Peterson said to treat yourself as someone you are responsible for caring for. Embrace that wounded inner child…accept and legitimize his pain…go deeply into it, observe it from the perspective of your True-Self.

[@EricaShaghaghi]

THANK YOU!!! Most doctors dismiss the anxiety and even roll their eyes, I always wanted to meet a doctor that has anxiety!!!!

[@michaeldudash2413]

Thank you so much Dr. Russ, your advice is spot on for me. I feel my alarm in the center of my chest. Like an ugly outhouse toilet, a bottomless pit lined with a putrid and festering slime. The feelings are not dissimilar to the sickening effect on a roller coaster. Sans excitement, plus real terror. Learning about myself from you, I feel equipped with a great tool to cope with my anxiety. Dude, you made my life a lot better.

[@soniamolina34]

💯 exact feeling. We got this!

[@lisabarrington9206]

Dr. Kennedy is exactly right and this actually works. I have been able to seriously dial down my anxiety using this method. I've struggled with anxiety for a long time and was in therapy with multiple doctors for years. Every doctor told me that anxiety was brought on by my negative thinking even though I told them that it started in my body first. I would be just fine and all of a sudden the anxiety would come up from my chest and begin to expand outward into the rest of my body. This feeling of "gloom and doom" would trigger negative thoughts and only exacerbate the physical feelings in my body which would start the downward spiral. Finally - someone who actually gets it. Thank you!!!

[@mariecniemand117]

🎉😮❤😂

[@recuerdos2457]

How exactly did you get healed your alarm? Would you elaborate? Thsnks

[@attheranch873]

That’s most likely from trauma.

[@yuliashir836]

I am so glad to know that more and more professionals of conventional therapy finally open door to the alternative therapy, as you never can heal the body without healing your soul. The energy medicine has an answer for example.. There are several essential energy systems in our body, that never been properly studied, like cardiovascular, nervous or other systems that operate as one, controlling all. Bioenergetic points, meridians...lots of techniques to reach your body to know where your life flow was blocked and what to do to open it again. You can try to do the Tapping therapy- like knocking on the door of your body, reaching the soul . Everything is in there, all the answers...

[@maureenbarber8270]

It is brilliant! Thank you!

[@lazzzZaruZ]

"I called it the soldier who pays me a visit". For years i tried to escape this visitor now im more compassionate to my self and stays and meet him. And allowing me to feel. Hes only checking me that im fine. By not distracting myself im faceing him. Till he moves on

[@ianjamesgrantham6602]

This made so much sense to me,i keep saying to people that my anxiety is now coming from the pain,tightness in my chest,from the physical symptoms themselves, that we're causes by worrying about my health originally,it really is a vicious circle feeding itself!

[@barbarawilliams9654]

It is 4.30am and that's all I can say is...thank you so very much Dr Kennedy! Having suffered with anxiety since a child, this particular period has been very difficult for me and I've felt, deep in my heart that enough is enough, that I can not suffer this debilitating anxiety any longer, I have felt that more than anything in my life, I need to find the route cause and so bring myself peace. Having just listened to you Dr Kennedy, I have truly been enlightened and feel a sense of calm in my storm😢my inner child needs to find peace. Thank you again x

[@Pure-Luck447]

Hugging you

[@lindatohara6438]

Try some you tube breathing videos for anxiety they work fabulous. Yin yoga another great tool

[@jinzhipei7583]

I want to hug you. I know how it feels. My anxiety attacks always happen after I enter into sleep and I would be jolted awake gripped by a ridiculous fear that I don't understand. I can't even think of anything else. It is almost spooky😢

[@classymishra9417]

Whose alarms are - tightness in Head, neck ,scalp, timples, forehead, back of the eye and nose and sometimes lump in throat sensation

[@mandy018]

Thank you for the video. I am definitely going to practice this. My alarm is in the pit of my stomach, that butterfly nervous feeling times 100 that spreads through my body. And then I may start sweating, too. I'm writing this down so someone else who is suffering knows they aren't alone. I appreciate how straight forward this video is. I just started seeing a therapist and diagnosed with CPTSD. It's going to take time and practice. I really want to be at peace with myself.

[@JP-rb1js]

This was the best video explaining anxiety that I’ve ever seen! It made 100% sense and now I can form a new relationship with my anxiety by following this method of focusing on the alarm in my body. I wish we had more doctors like you. This is what the field of medicine should be focusing on. The mind/body connection. Thank you for creating this video!!!!!

[@thoolsienaidoo853]

DR RUSSEL THANK YOU EVER SO MUCHv I READ ALL YOUR TESTIMONEL ON YTUBE WITH MY PRAYING 🙏hand I will follow you my ànxiety is not giving me happy life I will subscribe your happiness peaceful sincerely Pat

[@ashley692010]

It is refreshing to hear a doctor talk about the "woo woo", because to me that always makes more sense when it comes to healing

[@adeelio83]

I have experienced massive child trauma that wasnt my fault and im now 40 and my anxiety alarms are screaming and its been horrible. But after hearing this video and following your podcast ive gained a sense of ease. Its all falling into place and i need to care for the inner child that was hurt so much. Its a journey im going to take and im looking forward to comforting that inner child and let him know everything is okay. Amazing advice. Thank you for healing us.

[@Asheline9]

I can't believe how much relief this realization brought me. THANK YOU 😭🙏 I immediately was crying and feeling love for the scared little kid inside and soothing her and wow it is a game changer.

[@darrenaris297]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@daryl9799]

Keep at it you won't believe how much you will cry ive been crying for 3 years on and off

[@emilyb5557]

There are lots of great inner child meditations on insight timer x

[@joro6525]

I delt with severe anxiety from a PDS situation. I had never experienced anything like it before. Only when I stopped running from the anxiety feeling, and actually "met" the anxiety in my body, and started "talking" to it dealing with it as "someone" and when I stopped being afraid of it. Then it finally left my body. This is exactly what dr Kennedy is describing.

[@veronikastulakova]

Can you please write more about your anxiety? And how you exactly talked to yourself?,,I'm having anxiety again after 6 years, it came back but this time is much stronger and I have problem to deal with it because of constantly physical anxiety symptoms . Thank you

[@stellaancimer8505]

We need to fix the gut, this is the real thing! Alarm is High insulin, gut inflamation!!Person cant separate it, because you cant cut hormones.. lover cortisol, adrenalin.. anxiety is inflamation in the body, you cant separate mind and the body, anxiety Lies, but High insulin in the body is real stuff.. Keto diet ❤❤

[@kobalt77]

Thank you for sharing this. I have been doing the opposite, by trying to get rid of it and "releasing" it. Blessings to you .

[@rayclark7369]

@@kobalt77 trying to release it how? I’m asking so I don’t make the same thing ;-)

[@kobalt77]

@@rayclark7369 breath work, EFT and TFT.

[@wrmlm37]

Pro tip: sometimes we mistake excitement for anxiety due to the same somatic result-cortisol release. It took me a while to understand that feeling in the pit of my stomach, anticipating "fun" experiences, was NOT anxiety, but anticipatory excitement! Helped me to see/enjoy the few people living that I genuinely Love, instead of isolating/ avoiding. It has been another WIN from the knowledge of the mind/body anxiety connection:)

[@Denis-zo6qo]

Thank you for sharing, that helped me understand some situations or the anticipation of them when I felt uncomfortable but didn’t understand why because to my logical mind it was a situation which should make me feel happy and excited.

[@Caribe78]

it happens to me good news or something that exites me can trigger anxiety or panic

[@isabelle8677]

« The alarm feeling in the body is what keeps the anxious thoughts of the mind going. » Lightbulb. So many of my anxious thoughts suddenly made sense to me. With eyes closed I went to the painful sensation, mostly in my belly. I tried to breathe there. I realized suffering had been there for a long time. Tears. My belly was white light. I could breathe again. I hope each one of you too. Thank you Dr Kennedy, thank you.

[@connisolimun2700]

I always envy my friends seeing them traveling, hiking and just adventuring many place.while here i am,just thinking of if i go someplace what if my chest suddenly hurt,or what if i can't breathe and what if I'm suddenly dying,this physical sensations and thought always make me stuck 😢I just want to feel normal again but I'm so grateful i survive this far🙏

[@geraldineroncone1982]

Thank you so much Dr Kennedy.I’m 67 years of age and have been suffering from anxiety since my childhood.It’s a great relief to get practical help on how to deal with this re-occurring problem.❤

[@donnaj.mcelroyf.i.s.7284]

Nice to know there are people that are older still suffering from anxiety disorder since childhood. I am 63 and also have been suffering since childhood. My body/ chest stomach tightness and back pain causes me to fear I am having a heart attack or stroke since I have gotten older

[@julianwan1140]

Psilocybin saved my life. I was addicted to heroin for 15 years and after Psilocybin treatment I will be 3 years clean in September. I have zero cravings. This is something that truly needs to be more broadly used in addiction treatment.

[@timothybarlin8496]

Please does anyone know where I can get them? I put so much on my plate and it really affects my stress and anxiety levels, I would love to try shrooms

[@jackanderson7075]

Can nhr_syndicatee send to me in the states?

[@samuelraita7564]

Nhr_syndicatee is the best, he's been my go to for anything psychedelics.

[@mariehaverty8209]

This is so true, as soon as I became aware of how my thoughts/thinking were killing me and most of them were not true. This took me some time ti change this state of thinking, the reality of my life is I cannot control everything I just think I can. Thank you young man, have faith and let us all make this a great day. ❤👍🏼

[@francisjoseph3014]

Exceptionally Strong

[@sharrose7594]

I recently bought a big plush red heart pillow at target. I've been hugging it once day thinking of my inner child at different ages, hugging her, giving her what she needed and didn't get then. One disagreement with this video, my extreme anxiety isn't worry, it's grief. But truly accepting situations and allowing myself to rest or shut down as long as needed either renews me usually after couple few days or allows thought process to fuel new solution or idea to situation. Very helpful stuff here though.

[@carolwhelihan1514]

my anxiety is from grief as well. i really get it.

[@jodyjackson5475]

Yup

[@jennifer6814]

Same here. I feel grief stemmed from childhood. There are times I feel the need to feel a hug when I’m alone and will often lay on my stomach where I feel that grief. A plushie is a great idea.

[@kathleenhowe8134]

Anxiety can result from complicated grief.

[@nancymosby7369]

Facts

[@tommurphy5757]

Very hopeful about this. Going all out. Wishing good luck to myself. Will report back some day.

[@kaali.dhwani]

Finally a video on anxiety that makes sense

[@ChelseaDisney04]

This is truly remarkable! Simple when you really think about it - everything you say makes total sense - and yet so many of us have been looking at this all wrong! I certainly have. I agree with others on here who have said that for some people the body reacts first and the alarm goes off but is most of the time ignored as the thoughts sync up and take over. I think alot of self development comes down to compassion, self-love and acceptance. I have tried to "fight" my anxiety and ignore my trauma for many years and it always comes back and takes over. My inner child needs to be understood and loved fiercely. Until now I've never given my body the respect and care it needs to address the physical effects of anxiety and fear. Today I isolated my alarm for the first time in my life, mine is in the centre of my chest/rib cage, a tightness in my sternum and vice on my chest. Your video fills me with so much hope and comfort. I wish everyone out there all the best on your anxiety journeys, we can do this. Love always. Thank you Dr Kennedy!

[@josdennis6862]

I absolutely agree. I have suffered with low/medium repetitive level trauma (not one major traumatic experience) since childhood. From my early 30’s spent a lot of money and time on talking therapy which did little to actually show me how to live with the feelings and emotions I felt about myself on a day to day basis. I’m 67 now and only in the last year or so has the ‘light bulb’ come on..

[@debc6958]

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[@kobalt77]

I am 63, thank you foir sharing this.

[@stellaancimer8505]

Did you ever change the food you eat?

[@jlg3315]

i'm 68 and i have been meditating for the last couple of years. i learned about this idea while meditating with yongey mingyur rinpoche here on youtube. dr kennedy's presentation is excellent and fleshed out what i have learned before today.

[@santsu8392]

What was your blood pressure all through 30s?

[@ladydeeluck]

Yes yes finally someone voiced what I couldn’t

[@Gimo76]

I can’t thank you enough. As soon as you said anxiety I felt my alarm it was on either side of my chest above my breast. Once I felt it the thoughts went and by the end of your video it really eased up. 72 yr old gal finally might get some relief.

[@phundamentaldepopjeeecan]

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[@vcom2327]

Excellent! After years of unexplained anxiety, I recently came to the same conclusion. Thank you.

[@cocobololocoloco]

Amazing take on anxiety. It has been paralysing me recently.

[@AllisonRenee1]

I am grateful to find your video. This week i have been out to the ER twice with heart palpitations, anxiety and depression. All kinds of tests were done, my magnesium was a little low but treatable. I was glad to know that physically I am well but, mentally and emotionally I am a wreck. As I am listening to your video and remembering my childhood there was lots of abuse both physically and emotionally. So, you being a medical doctor who hears, knows and comprehends what anxiety is all about means so much more! Thank you for your holistic approach and understanding from experiencing anxiety yourself makes me slow down and really face my body alarms with a more open mind.

[@lizafield9002]

WOW. This video teaching is like finding a huge diamond in a vast parking lot of youtube jibber jabber. None of this had occurred to me, tho i was long ago a worried child & learned to affect carefree jolliness & ignore anxiety. Cannot thank you enough! New subscriber...& new practicer of what you're teaching here!

[@itielelpida]

Praying to Lord Jesus 🙏 ❤ Telling Him all my fears and abandoned my life in His hands- this is securing me. Sometimes is lacking on vit D3...k2...Magnesium etc. Learning to relax and to breathe! God bless you 🙏 all.

[@rojobell1]

The body keeps the score and this all makes sense it’s sad most of us haven’t realized this till decades later ugh 😣 but on a happier note it’s better late than never cuz we can help others thx Dr Kennedy xo

[@Pure-Luck447]

Imo we don't die and holding on to life keeps us rushed stressed anxious, everything happens at the right time for the good of you, we're here to learn and enjoy this gift. Let go. ❤

[@samothom7333]

The delivery of this video gets a 10 out of 10🎉

[@alyssaames3854]

Yup! My anxiety stems from a a little pain in my chest the. Gets worse from there. I totally agree. It is that little sharp pain in my chest then my shoulders tense up and maybe my arm or hand starts to tingle. Then my mind starts to think all these crazy things and the body gets worse . It’s definitely in the body. I forgot that when I Lear ed to sit with that feeling and stop fighting g it that it would go away. So glad I ran across this video because it reminded me of what I already know that I’ve just forgotten and let my mind take over. Thank you!

[@alvaroeibes2130]

You are a great person sharing this knowledge. Thanks

[@dawnzimmermann2958]

Thank you Dr Kennedy. Ur way ahead of 90% of therapists. I want to send your video to a whole list of them. How different my life would have been in the past 7 years if Id met you in 2016

[@59vaishnavi]

Same with me

[@KellenAdair]

Ditto that.

[@BerylandClaudia-Dare2Car-mt1tr]

NLP has been teaching this for decades. Thanks for sharing . Another extension of this is Kinetic Shift

[@_cr8ive_]

100% spot on and factual. The negative emotions or unhealed trauma is stored in the body since the mind becomes the body. Building a relationship and loving the trigger causes a softening of the emotions and actually causing a detoxification process from all the stress chemicals that is continually pumped into the body, which then keep the continuity of the perpetual loop of stress chemicals going between the body and the brain. Essentially it requires a complete physical detox before the anxiety levels will drop since the feedback loop and strength of the impulse loops between the body and the brain will start to diminish, leading to a calmer more emotionally stable individual.

[@AtypicalPaul]

I agree! You can't fix mental stress with more thinking. I've tried since I was in 10th grade and had my first panic attack. I've been in therapy off and on for over 20 years and know so much about psychology and have loads of tools. No mental tools help when you're having a panic attack because your frontal lobes are all off grid. The body is the 1st to respond and key to regulation. Knowing this and being able to do it is totally different. I'm struggling so bad with agoraphobia now. I've lost my will to live from being so hopeless and stressed all the time. It's a cruel existence. 💔

[@JollyIQYT]

I pray for you im so sorry

[@MrDiamondp]

Hope you are feeling better now

[@ChelseaDisney04]

That is very true Paul about the body is the 1st to respond and is the key to regulation - that hit a chord with me - "regulation". I'm sorry to hear about your battle with agoraphobia, all I can say is baby steps, be kind to yourself, aim small. Everything passes with time or can be managed more efficiently with practice, patience and compassion. Wishing you well.

[@GoldChampion23]

Are you taking medication? Are you finding relief with that bro?

[@AtypicalPaul]

@GoldChampion23 I am on 2 types. One daily and 1 as needed. They do help some but not a cure. I do exposure therapy, cbt, dbt, and art therapy.

[@CocaColeyy]

Best explanation I’ve ever heard!

[@jrt1069]

This is what Claire Weekes is all about. ACCEPT your anxious feelings, images, thoughts and sensations (false alarms) and the anxiety will disappear. Easier yet, Recognize the sensations, Accept them, Dismiss your false alarms as noise and the you will be free of your anxiety. With time and practice the process will become automatic, stick with it!

[@elizabethwilk9615]

Yes she was ahead of her time and she certainly would not have brought up trying LSD so casually. Gee what a dangerous thing to drop on people who might have other mental illnesses and it might trigger psychosis to do LSD.

[@dexio8601]

Yeah Claire's method was, Face..Accept...Float...Let time pass to deal with anxiety and severely sensitized nerves that have been sensitized by the adrenaline rushes you have given your body through fear and fear on fear or 2nd fear, I'm shocked no anxiety video I've watched today has even mentioned your adrenaline releasing nerves... Face- as in don't run when your anxiety comes on Accept- you must accept the anxiety 100%, accept as in don't complain about it at all, that part is hard to do but is key Float- when the symptoms hit, you float or sag yout body through it, instead of tensing up you do the opposite and try to relax and float through it, even though the symptoms may be super annoying Let time pass - this just suggests that by practising the above, your sensitized nerves will desensitize over time, and the length of time may vary for everyone, it can take months or even years, but you will get there...good luck. 😊

[@nicoletteallen2729]

How i love my alarm

[@quickpstuts412]

This makes so much sense because for years I'd have a thought cause me some anxiety, but the thought or worry would be gone after a few hours, but I'd be left with the fear of the sensations that frightened me and I wanted them to stop. So I would assume I had to fix the original thought to fix the sensations, but it wasn't the thought that was really causing the ongoing problem. It was the sensations that scared me which caused more thoughts!

[@ashanakhan5214]

What feeling u having

[@quickpstuts412]

@@ashanakhan5214 palpitations and butterflies in stomach. I’ve improved so much after learning about somatic training.

[@ashanakhan5214]

@@quickpstuts412 ok

[@ashanakhan5214]

@@quickpstuts412 Somatic training is it on you tube

[@quickpstuts412]

@@ashanakhan5214 No. I bought Irene Lyon's course called 21 Day Nervous System Tune Up

[@afri-cola1594]

This was very similar to my own experience with psychedelics as well! The simple act of bringing attention and awareness to an internal feeling will lead to its resolve; it may be scary and uncomfortable, but it’s not there to hurt you - it is either hurt or fear of hurt itself. It’s also very similar to what J. Krishnamurti says about how when you observe a problem, actually observe it - it will grow, flower and then wither away on its own. Great video!

[@zackandkarin]

I've been teaching that for years as a coach, doing inner child exercises & using tools beyond talk therapy to get to the core issue & heal it.. but it's wonderful for others to hear it from a Dr! amazing.

[@trevorcrone2178]

You seriously just changed my life in less than 20 minutes. I owe you the world thank you

[@theanxietymd]

Thank you!

[@aliasjenny]

Thank you so much! This is the exact thing I needed to hear. I always tell myself when I feel that alarm that I just want it to go away, and using the analogy of a small child crying for comfort and pushing it away - omg, I of course would never do that! This is absolutely coming from my childhood, and why would I tell it to go away? I needed the love then and became so hard wired to not receive it, I do the same to myself with the thoughts and meaningless distractions, which never make it better, always worse. Lately I'm becoming better at self nurturing, self soothing and identifying the areas and sensations within my body that require extra love and attention, without judgment. And when I do, I begin to feel better. Also, the dancing, the yoga, yes! This all just resonated with me so well, and I thank you for presenting it in this manner that makes perfect sense to me! Not "out there" at all. Thank you, thank you so very much, doctor!! 🙏❤🙏❤

[@darrenaris297]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@TehPohHong]

Get to the point.Just repeat n repeat.. Which part of the body causes the alarm to cause anxiety

[@aliasjenny]

@@TehPohHong varies from person to person. Generally, parts of the body that react to stress hormones from fight or flight response. Study anatomy and physiology. Maybe rewatch the video. Listen to your own body. It speaks more wisdom than you know

[@fionaroberts1585]

Thankyou so much for this video. I have acute anxiety and have lost almost 9kgs in a month due to being almost continually in alarm mode. I knew where the alarm was, in my stomach and travelling also to the chest, but I was trying to overcome the feelings by pushing them away. I know better now, thanks to your video. I will no longer push away, but will embrace and love that alarm xx

[@steph.damren]

I was in and out of foster care, sexually, mentally and physically abused all through my adolescent years. I have been suffering from extreme panic attacks and anxiety since I was a young teen until now... I would associate my alarms with my health or thinking that I was actually having a heart attack, I have gotten myself so worked up to the point of fainting I ended up in the ICU a couple times. it was so bad after covid I finally got on antidepressants only to realize they weren't actually helping me at all... Anxiety always seemed to me like this mystery disorder that know one could really give us answers to. After watching this video it made me think that maybe our reactive thoughts of the alarm are what complicate it and turning it into a even scarier experience. I love how simple this technique is. In life, most things are very simple but never easy. I truly believe the answers are within all of us and everyones trauma is unique to them so by being aware of that inner Alarm/ Unconscious Trauma, having compassion for it almost treating it like a ally rather then a enemy you can work with it and cure the Anxiety/ Panic Attacks. Thank you for helping me understand this tonight Dr. Kennedy. ❤❤

[@infomercialguy]

Great comments. And bless you! You sound amazing. Question, what have you found to be the best technique on how to embrace the alarm ?

[@hmmcinerney]

I admire you so much for surviving and addressing your trauma, I’m currently reading ‘ The body keeps the score’ by Bessel Van Der Kolk. Also there’s a lot of talks by him on this topic on YT ❤️. Highly recommended

[@steph.damren]

@@infomercialguy honestyly, i surrender to it, treat it with compassion I find that now that i understand its my bodies way of getting my attention i remind my body that it is safe and that it doesnt have to send me alarm signals but i still thank it anyway and im patient with it i do the same with the negative thoughts that follow, and that seems to keep them under control for the most part, I no longer take any medication for my anxiety instead i work through my emotions by journaling, talk therapy and meditation. i also feel better when im eating healthy, working out and managing daily stressor’s. also, never do anything that goes against your heart if something is no longer serving you listen to your feelings and let it go despite what might work for others may not work for you... might sound cliché but, always listen to your heart everything we are seeking is already within us...

[@chem3066]

ICU for panic and anxiety?

[@mildredjackson9455]

I have been having anxiety for years and really didn’t know what it meant until now. I really thought i had something physically wrong with me and doctors shopping for years. I then started to see a psychiatrist and he wanted to do was prescribing medications. Thanks to much for this great insight into anxiety.😮

[@lynnfletcher6776]

Wow! I watched a video with Mel Robbins and you were her guest. Thank you so much, I have been looking for a key to unlock this anxiety that I have suffered with for so long, but especially now with menopause. At moments the loop has been so bad I have even considered what is the point of this life. Thank you, thank you for your grace by sharing your story and helping others. I'm looking at things very differently now 🙌

[@Pthalobluezz]

Im like you going through the same stage of life .at least this is a new perspective to look at .hoping you find peace

[@its-a-bountiful-life]

I think we just found the answer for my wife. Thank you. It's too early to get too excited, but it just makes so much sense. It's not too far "out there", as you warned. I hope to report back that this WAS the answer.

[@aleksanderzupanc2205]

I never really understood why my therapist always talk about how i should concentrate on body, and locate the pain, colour, does it move...always talking about how i should show compasion to younger me...she never really explained it that way...i understand much more now. Thanks!

[@natperez96]

I loved the way you explain this perspective towards anxiety stuck in the body and how to let go. Thank you 🫶🏼

[@deecook9638]

I came by this technique naturally as I didn't understand why my body alarm was triggering , it really works once you embrace the feelings. I now work on my mind separately and it really works. It's about being conscious of your feelings.

[@deecook9638]

​@Kirsty James By looking into them, feeling them, I have finally located it to one specific childhood trauma when I got the alarm feeling and it was locked inside me, it's how I coped with life. I am still working on this feeling, it is so much better. I am learning that I don't need the alarm response except when I'm in real danger. I see it as a warning now, as it was warning then. Its true you have to love the pain that you experienced and nurture it, I'm finally healing.

[@mariemortreuil5130]

This video is amazing. Been anxious for 50 years and struggle so much as every therapist never told me that. But I had pain all the time on the Lower abdomen and on the stomach I focused to those 2 parts now with your video and my anxiety that was a 8 out of 10 bad anxiety has gone down to 4 within this video. Brilliant thanks so much.

[@deekaycomo]

Yes. Thank you. I have dealt with anxiety my whole life and have either surprised it or blamed myself for it because I couldn’t get it under control. Only in the last few years have I learned the physical component and started to pay attention to the effects in my body. It has been a tremendous help. Thank you, Dr. Kennedy for providing free resources that will help so many hurting people. Anxiety is miserable. Perfect love casts out fear and we have to love ourselves before we can love others.

[@janetfenwick4976]

I'm so glad that I came across this. I suffer from anxiety. I've tried so many things to help but ti no avail. I will definitely be trying this. Thank you.

[@AdamSolt59]

My anxiety symptoms are in my forearms. Please pray for restful sleep for me, and relief from my insomnia, all of you out there. TY !

[@ayhanmh1011]

how you doing buddy? getting better?

[@AdamSolt59]

@@ayhanmh1011 I slept a little better without a sleep pill last night, 5 hours I think. Please continue to pray for me though. Thanks !

[@beatlesrutles]

Mine too! Is yours like a burning sensation in your seems?

[@KharnTheBetrayer8]

Nah I'm gonna pray for me thanks

[@jroady79]

I’m so glad I came across this video. Anxiety sufferer for 12 years. Mine is chest pains and dizziness. It’s such a scary feeling but I always say to myself it’s ok

[@teachertrx1204]

I found the breathing exercises by Wim Hof to very helpful in calming the body alarm. He also recommends cold showers to completely change the chemistry of the body. I'm not there yet but willing to try.

[@jodibales3169]

Dr. Kennedy I am 68 and have worked on anxiety for 40 years so you didn’t save me 25 years, but you have save me from more body anxiety starting today and thank you.

[@Rapunzella]

This video has saved me. Everything makes sense now. Addressing the sensation in my body has turned everything around including my anxious thoughts. Thank you for this amazing insight. I’ve been full blown panic or on edge most days for three weeks because of an incident and now I’m actually calmed down and know where to nip it in the bud.

[@elainetaylor914]

Somatic healing explained so well. Thank you

[@poketotes8311]

This is such a breakthrough for me. I've been discribing an alarm sensation in my chest for 4 years. Thank you so much.

[@Ann-tq2me]

Me to.

[@Vnce.Passionate1]

Your final words on this video! "Dont Believe everything you think" Love it! Thanks Dr!😁

[@off-gridsimplyhappyrodriguez]

My head goes numb when I'm anxious My head also goes numb when I hear a song from my teen years I just figured this out yesterday after 5 er visits. Now im learning to control it. I had no idea anxiety could be so debilitating 😢❤

[@helix577]

This is true. Mine comes from the little 8 year old boy inside me still, that's very scared about everything. Thank you so much for this practical application. Bless you Doc. ❤❤❤

[@angelahoward3642]

Hi from Liverpool UK. This is the best ever advice I ever heard of anxiety thank you so much ❤

[@SugarsugarFruity-hz6lz]

Before the pandemic I never thought that anxiety could affect you that intensely. I used to only have small amounts of anxiety and honestly I wish I could have those small amounts of anxiety instead of having health anxiety Because this health anxiety shit is another beast like GODDAMN BRO!!! It's the worse and it legitimately made me feel like I was losing control. I've had days when I've been terrified out of my mind. I didn't know how to deal with it at all I've had way too many symptoms to even count on one hand lol Head pressures, chest pain, muscle cramps, tensed body, body shakes, overthinking, intrusive thoughts, heart palpitations, numbness, vertigo, depersonalisation, feeling like nothing around me is real, State of panic and fear, impending doom, neck pain, shortness of breath etc... All that happened a week after having my first ever panic attack. I had a caffeine withdrawal and then all those symptoms just started occurring out of nowhere. I've had some really bad insomnia at the time as well, had a lot of days where I couldn't fall asleep at all. I was trying to couldn't sleep one bit. So I was just awake, bloodshot eyes on the internet trying to look for a solution to my problem. I remember obsessively watching podcasts about anxiety and I would just do that everyday. Having anxiety for the first time and not knowing who to talk to was most definitely a challenge for me and I've never been through that before in my life so this is quite new for me I've only had social anxiety but that was nothing compared to having health anxiety non-stop. I'm scared of everything now. I hate feeling this way. I just want my normal self back🥲

[@Driftwoodstarz]

Health anxiety IS the worst. Mine came on too, during the pandemic. I have never had anxiety like this. Like you, I had small bouts of anxiety before, I could manage. But now, this health anxiety is just horrible. It's everyday. I'm exhausted. I just want my "normal" anxiety back lol

[@bapsymcdowall9574]

First of happy Sunday to all..There are hundreds of people suffering anxiety, depression, not moving thier body, mental ailment this talk will be useful..Will share with others..In the past I have visited such patients in india mostly in thier 80s..

[@HelenaTeeter]

This was the single most important video on this topic I have seen and I fully agree. Perfect love casts out all fear!!

[@valerierupp4924]

Loved this video its exactly what I found and think. Often people want to heal you through the mind but the feelings need to be acknowleged and healed. Thank you for sharing this and I agree that it is love that heals.

[@wadeparker8695]

You really come across as a loving caring individual. This video helped me to see that the love that I have been needing from other people comes from the lack of love that I have been giving myself. “Love is the opposite of fear”this is beautiful. Thank You

[@jonplopp6643]

100% sense...my anxiety is very physical... It's in my chest... which can lead on to catastrophising mainly about heart stuff... I do believe to, with me, it is my sub-conscious mind throwing out stuff into my body because really i am not an anxious, worrying type of person ... The battle goes on and thank you ..

[@marymwangi9672]

Same to me but am overcoming it day by day

[@marymwangi9672]

@@imonkamrul3843 maybe you can indicate what triggers your anxiety

[@jrobi1966]

The same with me. I have been in a cycle where I wake up and the physical stuff starts automatically. Like a wave of fear starting from my head going straight to my chest. Then the hot flash and then the pains in my chest and shoulders starts. I've been trying to explain this to my doctor's for years now and they just think I need an anti anxiety meds. this is the first time a doctor has actually acknowledged this is a real thing and gave it a name. And now I can start to heal. ❤❤❤

[@garyriley405]

Jamie , that's exactly what I'm going through , even ended up ringing ambulance at 3am in the morning to be taken into hospital , done ECG, blood tests , chest x-ray ect ect to all come back all clear , I was convinced I was having a heart attack , was put on Diazepam and then proponalol from doctors , a week later it happened again , again went into hospital all tests done again and all clear , said I was having anxiety and panic attacks, about 5 weeks into it now and still on proponalol, was going great for a couple of weeks then suddenly out of the blue had an anxiety attack, not had anything like this before but 2 weeks before it all started a good friend who was only 4 years older than me suddenly had a heart attack and died instantly, they reckon this is what is triggering my attacks ! Hopefully get it sorted soon and under control , it's not nice at all is it !

[@debbienagy4241]

Yes ! Thank you Dr. Kennedy ! Its also very helpful to know that you have suffered with anxiety . I was self medicating with drugs and alcohol for many years and have found the gift of sobriety through AA and a Power greater than myself . I have also needed outside help through therapy for childhood trauma, and while locating the anxiety in my body was mentioned, and, healing the traumatized child within, i have never heard to SEPARATE the two. The alarm location, and the thoughts ! Game changer ! Plus, LOVING that part of me, instead of trying to distract with tv and food. So helpful and looking forward to my day because of this, and all the great comments also. Thank you !

[@donalddyer5597]

I’ve suffered from anxiety for many decades. I was traumatized by family violence when I was young. For the last quarter of a century I have been practising Buddhist meditation. Mindfulness and serene reflection meditation have brought me to the same insight mentioned in this video. When I hear a loud sound or some other sensory input, I feel a jolt in my nervous system. Now I’m familiar with this reaction and know that I’m afraid. Knowing this I can self sooth and settle down. 🙏🏻

[@kathleenhowe8134]

I'm elated your video showed up on my phone the other day. Every morning with the cortisol running too high, I feel sensations in my chest area, fear/terror really. Upon listening to the video, I have recognized that at the age of 68 I have not embraced and loved my traumatized child self. First bullied and exiled in sixth grade by two "friends," then in 7th grade my younger sister had ovarian cancer and died a year later. My parents' grief only was recognized. I hope to be able to finally grieve these traumatic experiences. P.S. I am a therapist

[@juanitayoung9472]

Doctor, you hit it right on the head! Thank you!

[@twowisehands1234]

Dr. Kennedy is so right on. Thank you for your beautiful and accurate explanation. Devote our energy to developing a compassionate relationship with the feeling of trauma. Brilliant.

[@margareteversley7850]

I too experience that jittery feeling in my leg and I stumble. Now. I am always fearful of falling. Sometimes I panic and cannot make the next step. Thanks for this video.

[@tinawilliams9610]

I have the same issues,it starts in my legs and I'm afraid of falling

[@leannethiel2494]

I am so glad I found this video! I have suffered with anxiety my whole life and this is a game changer! Thank you!

[@homesolutiontv2100]

I’ve suffered anxiety for how many years when I saw this video and try this techniques and it works amazing on me… thanks doc Kennedy❤️

[@youtubeokay5769]

Liar

[@FollowingJesus17]

Video is very important especially the latter part where he's saying that we need to fill the feeling. This definitely will save years of therapy.

[@florinmatthew1]

This is the most accurate description of anxiety manifestation! After many years, I started to notice what u're saying; I was paying attention as to where is this thing starting in my body...Few years ago I was told by a doctor that anxiety actually starts somewhere in the belly, around navel but didn't care than much back then. But now, after a stressful time, anxiety started to rumble again, and was able to access the 'source' of it; when felt this anxiety at it's best, started massaging the area left and right; then started belly breathing for a few seconds; after 1 minute or 2, the anxiety dissipated completely. I said to myself "whuuuuuttt!??!" was that all? Is this real? But, yes it's real. Of course, mind is also entangled in this story, but just as an echo of that sound in the body, and yes, can keep the alarm on and on with catastrophic thinking and all the stuff out there we know from CBT therapy. I can confirm that anxiety does not always starts in the mind! There are times when I do have anxious thoughts but they just don't bother me; I mean, same anxious thoughts.

[@ravenmm1]

Dr… u r absolutely right. The alarm is from the body. Not the mind. Spot on. Love this. I need this a lot.

[@gwen6453]

Yes, did feel a little woo woo but the main message is having compassion to yourself.

[@user-bu8ff2pb6g]

This is so true, thank you very much Dr. Keneddy😀

[@chihuahuapixieprincess2482]

My alarm is weird heartbeat and if I don't have any there is absolutely no anxiety however the minute they start anxiety comes rushing in. Omg although I understood I never thought to separate the two, I've always fought to ignore the sensation via. Mindfulness specifically ignoring the heart beats. Thank you SO SO much.

[@flowerinthedawn1]

This video is just on point. I realized that I carry the same feeling on my body around my upper chest and my neck since I was a child.

[@DAClub-uf3br]

The feelings location depends on the severity of the anxiety attack. It can include my chest, stomach, throat or any combination of the three. The anxiety is without conscious thoughts. By the time my anxiety hits my brains higher functions fail. I loose the ability to talk and even remember the words i want to say. I tend to also suffer from paralysis i am stuck were i am until is is almost over. There is no getting used to it. I have tried to get comfortable with the feeling but it does not go away.

[@parisaforpeace]

I wonder if there was a time where you experienced intense fear causing you to freeze and being unable to get away (hence the feeling of paralysis). The body may be repeating the same pattern when triggers arise. Apologies if this was not the case. But the work of Peter Levine speaks to this kind of bodily response to trauma. All the best.

[@dexio8601]

They key is to accept it 100% and try to not make it go away, by accepting it the fear of it lessens, and with this so does the adrenaline surges, and over time your adrenaline releasing nerves will desensitize....

[@bainbridgetimbaci9067]

Thank you sir, that was really on point with my anxiety. I found out that my body sensations were growing my anxiety and from what you are saying its very true. I have to accept my alarms to break my anxiety. This will be my goal this week. Thank you

[@RnW9384]

Many ppl are not grounded. Practice grounding your energy daily is very helpful. KZbin has lots of videos on grounding . We can have anxiety when we're deficeint in certain vitamins/ nutrients. Have your doctor do a blood test. Dr. Julia Ross' book Mood Cure talk about amino acid deficiency. 💟🌻

[@lilianat7533]

This is what basically ‘Vipassana Meditation’ teaches and is all about, relationship between body, sensations, and thinking

[@lesleysears9808]

I got a 20 pound sweet and calm dog that cuddles with me when I am anxious and stays with me all day long reducing the ⏰

[@renhoek]

Watching this raised my stress levels…