How To Unwind Our Pandemic Of Anxiety (w/Dr. Jud Brewer)

[@tracyosick1099]

Oh Z, please have Jud on the show again!! So smart and funny, and I really enjoyed and appreciated everything he had to say! So insightful, with a healthy dose of humor. You guys have a nice rapport as well. Can’t wait for Part 2!

[@ronaldjones996]

My wife and I retired last year as a psychiatrist and family physician. I wish I had this info prior to now!

[@nicoledburns82]

About 9 years ago I was agorophobic and having daily panic attacks. I was terrified to sleep, leave my house, exercise or drive. I still have anxiety and at the beginning of the pandemic those fears came back but with yoga and meditation and videos like this I am getting alot better :) thank you

[@christineritchie8014]

Brilliant interview! The simplified explanation of how to get out of a worry loop is awesome, Thank you! In regards to being aware I wanted to add that I started wearing a CGM (I’m not a diagnosed diabetic) because I wanted to see how insulin resistant I have become, I’m 52 and overweight. What I’ve learned so far is the real time information is extremely useful for my mind and body connection when I succumb to overeating the wrong foods (candy/cakes/ice cream/fast foods/supposedly healthy foods) not only could I see the damage it was doing when my BS spiked and took forever to come back down but I also felt “saw” how sick and fatigued it made me feel long after, including disturbing my sleep cycles. I literally stopped eating all the things I was addicted to previously. I still get a sweet tooth but am discovering what foods my body tolerates well as well as enjoys, BS wise. My CGM has been the best device to help me be aware and should be common place and available for all who struggle with overeating. Thanks!

[@jeanieschainost6233]

"Worrying is a mechanism of control." An aha moment!

[@wednesdayschild3627]

Worry controlled me my whole life. At 55 I had a heart attack, and now I have to figure out how to stop. I am thin, good diet exercised for 30 years.

[@Winterseve86]

Really liked this (of course). I have anxiety disorders and I recently found that studying for nursing school helps me calm down. I like to learn and now i guess it makes sense? Avoidance to break anxiety reaction? Learning is quenches the curiosity that is the BBO for my anxiety. So I started making soap from scratch when the pandemic started hitting the USA. I think it was a natural takeover that learning (again with curiosity) helped me focus on something besides anxiety and it was something productive to kill germs (aka have a little control).

[@california_grown_carissa216]

I’ve been paying once a week for therapy for the last year to learn what I could have just learned in an hour watching this . LOL ok reality is I’ve learned the tools in therapy but this is a great conversation

[@mccallumcra]

Yes. Knowing is something but going through it takes work.

[@laughter95]

I've been struggling, hard, with mental health for the last 13 months. I'm glad I came across this video. Just tried the first day of the Unwind App. Starting to think a little differently about these unpleasant feelings. I'm really looking forward to getting better. This is me taking steps toward being better. Thank you so much.

[@ballboys607]

I like this guy's relaxing sense of humor, reminds me of my psychiatrist too.

[@jamesronald1882]

Mushrooms saved my life Hit up @adam_shrooms on Instagram...He sells psychedelics discreetly. He got shrooms,Dmt,Lsd,dope asf💀🍄

[@TheEvaluna1975]

Excellent interview! I can only imagine what most physicians, nurses and assistants go through while trying to do their best within the system... on the other side, the trauma, ( mental and physical) suffering and frustration that patients and families have to endure at their most vulnerable moments... Health care is broken in America and it needs to be fixed. This is a wake up call! ❤

[@ericablack7823]

I am so glad that I made that shirt for you. Can't wait for your reaction to the ones I am sending you now.

[@karenkaren3189]

I am not a very anxious person so I haven't suffered as much as my very anxious friends. My own son has severe OCD ( an anxiety disorder), and Covid hasn't bothered him at all. (which is good because he suffers so much). Today I saw a woman in a parking lot. She was wearing an N95, googles and gloves, to go to the store. I felt sorry for her, but I also didn't judge her. It might be the only way she can get herself out of the house at all.

[@gbernardwandel4174]

Knocking ‘em out of the park doc ! I love this And I just listened to the Bernard Kostrup one(somehow I didn’t see it til last night) this morning Gotta scrape my pennies to contribute 🙏🏽

[@craigwillms61]

It was literally a life changing interview for me. His idea of consciousness, based on really good evidence puts my mind at ease. Having faced my own mortality several times in the last few years the idea that something amazing awaits after death helped me put a concrete idea onto the Christian heaven my upbringing imbued in me.

[@homospicious]

Thank you for utilizing a compassionate approach with this topic, it feels like I am participating in a more productive and constructive convo about how to support clients better (and also, the people that we love). I've always thought it was unfair to victim blame folks that are still learning how to cope and co-exist with the harmful attitudes that are ingrained into our society designed to destabilize specific communities. For decades we have seen how this type of stress (COVID adding a new layer of stress) has manifested in people's health. It can’t be denied anymore and totally support people people stepping up to actually meet this demand in public health. I also have respect for those willing to step down because they really didn’t understand the field that they were committing to until now.

[@lis9762]

This helped me quite a lot, being a long term worrier as part of having ‘control’ it was an interesting listen. Thanks

[@Cochranflutes]

I have been meditating since 1977, before mindfulness was a thing... I don't really have much anxiety, meditation helps tremendously.

[@jannz1942]

My worry process is concentrated 'concerned thought'. I problem-solve all the what-ifs ... so that I'm prepared for a result of a what-if.

[@paintlady2268]

😂🤣😂 only because it's so very true.

[@1janelaf]

I've been seeing a psychiatrist for 10 years. Anxiety to the nth degree. I'm doing a hell of a lot better now, no drugs.

[@ednshell]

Football or funerals is how one superintendent put it. We have a suicide epidemic but no pandemic beyond the normal yearly one. Nothing can justify the unconstitutional mandates, forced closing of small business, schools and more. V-Relealed has a free series of interviews with M.D.s, Virologists and other scientists on what is really happening here.

[@darkydoom]

That's HILARIOUS hearing you say, "I prescirbe medications for anxiety," and here's me 15yrs with anxiety and doctors always refusing to medicate me. Depression on the other hand, all the drugs you want! Which.... I don't want... anyway!

[@sanamsitaram7940]

That is awful. I do very well on medications for anxiety. Many anxiety meds are more "addictive" so doctors often use caution. But its ridiculous that they would refuse to give you ANYTHING that would help in the short term.

[@darkydoom]

@@sanamsitaram7940 I presume because of their tolerance that leads to addiction, but I finally had a GP that likes me, plus being a nurse myself, plus just losing my father the cancer, to convince her to give me a prescription. The good thing is I have developed so many coping mechanisms that it's been a year and I still haven't finished the 8 she gave me. And antidepressants don't work for me (they only work for 40% of recipients). I honestly don't think I've even even properly diagnosed to begin with because trying to find a good psychiatrist and then the cost of all those appointments on top of it, I've given up.

[@leahlei5776]

I have had a MUCH better experience with psychiatric nurses than psychiatrist mds. Might be worth looking into. Another consideration is seeing a psychologist for a thorough assessment and differential diagnosis. Psychologists can also do testing as part of assessment. Past trauma, sleep disorders, and ADHD are just some of the possible issues that can masquerade as other things-and consequently may be overlooked.

[@sanamsitaram7940]

@@darkydoom absolutely, antidepressants dont work for me either, I have terrible side effects. But somehow anxiety meds do work for me, but all of them make me fall asleep

[@wednesdayschild3627]

For myself, I have not found medications do be helpful for either anxiety or depression.

[@missyblu4983]

What a great show. I want more of this guy

[@dianelamorticella6053]

My 15 year old survived a stroke and he has a stable heart murmur. I consented for one dose of vaccine for him. I am waiting for more info about cardiac status before he gets the second dose. He was home from school for a year. I’m grateful we are alive and well.

[@LilCraftyNook]

You’re getting a lot of chair exercise with that shirt!! 😂🙌🏻Awesome info per usual! (Some of it triggered a deja vu back to college Psychology!! 😃) Our creativity and curiosity has been so disincentivized over the last 50 years...

[@haljordan2197]

When ever I wake up to a pounding heart I just start singing "I woke up in beast mode!"

[@wednesdayschild3627]

I am going to borrow this.

[@gabyramos7722]

Omgg this was a fascinating bomb! Love this one most🥳 withyour pods I end up buying the books! Lol thanks for all your content! I truly enjoy them all!🤩

[@SicaGR]

OMG, I wonder if my curiosity over how COVID worked is why the fear & anxiety I saw in everyone didn't hit me? Damn can't wait for the next time he's on!

[@jeffreybrewster4345]

Loving these presentations. We do need to move away from the fear that has been shoved down our throats.

[@faevoryn6578]

This video might possibly be life changing for me. Thank you. I am off to buy the book... 😃❤️

[@amywjn]

Wondering when the guest doctor was going to diagnose the other doctor with ADHD. That was a bit confusing, can I just pray when I feel anxiety or worry? I don’t think I can remember all that.

[@barbaramelady110]

Great interview,Thank YOU xoxo

[@elainemcdaniel3954]

I figured out worry was a waste of time in my youth. My only problem with it now is when I have eaten something I am allergic to eggs and MSf. Then I can't control my response. I try to describe it and I say it's like whatever I am feeling explodes out of control. I can deal with it if I know and remember I ate something. Otherwise I only know a few days later when I start itching. I worry that kids may have this going on without knowing what it is

[@aldrovandoluisazeredoarauj6136]

Hi Dr. Zubin Damania. I would appreciate if you could make a video talking about this Dr. Tess Lawrie and her studies on invermectin. Thanks in advance.

[@kth6321]

Try to listen to this first- great tips on mindfulness, it’s already been proven to boost immunity!

[@terjeoseberg990]

Terri Tarantulas, Talking about ivermectin isn’t a problem. Claiming that it cures Covid is the problem. It doesn’t cure Covid. It only helps some. People in countries where they are using ivermectin are still dying because ivermectin barely works better than Hydroxychloroquine and Remdesivir. You should look into Favipiravir. It helps too, but it’s also not a cure. It too only helps some.

[@jeantjohson9695]

Useless info. They are treatments that my doctor uses. Vaccines don’t cure anything either. Go back to sleep with CNN .

[@wallihaley5194]

@@jeantjohson9695. “Vaccines don’t cure anything either.” Umm, polio has been eradicated in the US since the ‘70s. Same with smallpox worldwide.

[@2snipe1]

Mike Bernoff talks about this. Making your pain of the unwanted behavior more painful and the rewards of the desired behavior more rewarding.

[@hopelavigne317]

So fascinating and very helpful especially during these crazy times. Would love to see more of Jud. Really enjoyed this. Thank you. ❤️

[@cindybogart6062]

This makes so much sense. ... thanks Doc Z. Your the best❣️

[@richardaldom741]

One of the best. Wish I could give it more likes.. insightful

[@darkydoom]

Listening to this on nightshift as I read through hundreds of progress notes

[@justice1yt548]

Love you videos!

[@florianewu1886]

Open and Contract goes along with our Vagus nerve. Ventral is open and Dorsal is collapsed/closed. Add the physical body movements and energy work; we get accelerated Change. Be open to TFT, Havening, EMDR, and hypnosis, etc. 💪🏻

[@florianewu1886]

Then add Compassion therapy which adds another level!!! 🥰

[@dianelamorticella6053]

After supper when my stomach rumbles I go to bed ASAP so I don’t eat anything else! 😂❤️

[@vipcheekymarie]

Just bought the book on Amazon

[@colleenackert5022]

I woke up like that, my limbs were weak my hands and feet were cold, my muscles were tense, heart beating out of chest. I drove myself to urgent care. They ambulanced me to the hospital.. My blood pressure and heart rate were elevated (I usually have low heart rate and BP). I woke up like this, no trigger. Crazy. Haven't gotten results from my stress test yet. I'm assuming it will show nothing wrong

[@SFreedberg1]

99.9% anxiety attack - went through the same thing. Sorry you wet through that. It is not fun.

[@colleenackert5022]

@@SFreedberg1 I understand anxiety attack but to wake up with one?? Another thing to thank Covid for, lol. Hope you are doing well!

[@jessie9653]

Oh yes, I wake up with them all the time, scary as hell!!!

[@SFreedberg1]

@@colleenackert5022 Thank you. Yes it's scarier than ever because of Covid. About a week ago as I was short of breath from panic attack as my breathing gets messed up and I hyperventilate. I convinced myself that maybe my lungs were messed up and I had Covid and of course that made it worse. Soon we should all be back to a semi-normal life. Be well.

[@LangstonDev]

I had that issue regularly for a few years. Was diagnosed with GAD and given an AD prescription. Turns out it was severe obstructive sleep apnea, not GAD at all. The CPAP resolved it 100%. If you have that issue I'd recommend getting a sleep study done.

[@MandiSamara]

I'm totally buying his book! OCD is an anxiety disorder that my 15 year old daughter has, and myself, my 14 year old daughter, and my 15 year old all have Social Anxiety Disorder, General Anxiety Disorder, and I'm 34 without a driver's license because every attempt leads to me having a panic attack. 😅 I was diagnosed when I was 17 after a suicide attempt. I'd like to hear you talk about those things. Why does it seem to run in families if it's habit? Does OCD also follow this reward/addiction/habit theory? I had a pretty rocky childhood. Is it possible I can somehow pass my trauma onto my kids?

[@jessie9653]

I do believe so. I'm 40 don't drive either. I'm afraid 😳 of everything 🙈 I hate it. I feel like a small child being left behind by there parents. 🙄

[@mfrancisco_850]

his book is amazing probably one of the best books on anxiety I have ever read and changed my mind about what is going on when my anxiety thoughts come on. I have bee using mindfulness over the last few weeks and im starting to understand and be aware of my negative thoughts when they do come in.

[@lauriecatizone8759]

Yusss! Please do bring him back.

[@emhammad]

I'll be right back. I am just going to checkout this ZDogg's TedTalk real quick :D

[@jf4814]

I am still researching the vaccines and trying to get comfortable with the idea. I am NOT an anti vaxxer and this is the first vaccine that I am leery about. My boss keeps asking me if I got it yet. So far, our company has not said it is required. I work for a publicly traded company, not sure if they would go so far as to mandate that we employees take it. At any rate, I dont think my boss should be asking or pressuring me. What should I do?

[@jessie9653]

My mother has always said to me when you know not what to do, do nothing. That makes me less anxious and you can clear your mind and eventually make a more informed decision that you feel good about in the end

[@salsspar2132]

i get the heart pounding everytime i stand. maybe ill try meditating

[@Jencala11]

Great interview. I'm one of those crapping 💩 their pants over J&J ... this definitely helped.

[@jessie9653]

Me too

[@MissCase530]

Hey Dr Z, Can you comment in an upcoming video on Canada's plan to only give 1 vaccine shot separated by 4 months. Your comments on the Geert Bosche video indicated this sort of thing can lead to mutations. Should people in Canada wait until they can get the full 2 shot regime?

[@georgesheffield7008]

Hiya Z I'm in ont Canada...53 inline for astra vax. I'm a blood donor and my hemoglobin has dropped to 135per litre after donating..dose it matter to clotting ..thx George...

[@massageworks3067]

Wow, what an amazing episode. I own a massage therapy business and I was thinking of ways to help people get relief and I have been inspired by this video to add what I’m going to call integrative curiosity. And it made me think about the word curiosity, and I suspect it comes somewhere from the word cure and if things could be cured through curiosity that is an amazing loop. Am I canceled yet 👏😂💕 AICY

[@nolongerthere]

It's not just that worrying is internally rewarding as "something to do" in the face of helplessness; it is culturally rewarded in a huge way. If you don't worry about your new driver teenage son, you are labelled as uncaring or even negligent. Widespread helicopter parenting did not arise in a vacuum of social contingencies. No wonder those kids seem to all have anxiety diagnoses.

[@ozziejackson5809]

I have excerise induced asthma am I really at most risk for covid and btw I’m bout to be 20

[@c2farr]

yEAHBUT what really makes me nervous is the prospect of getting back to "normal".

[@c2farr]

@@flagmichael As measured by CO2 emissions, you're right, the Great War resumes with barely a blip... down ~7% for 2020, most of the decrease during the first few months of lockdown. But the atmospheric concentration still rose by 2.5 ppm to ~413 by year end.

[@cindybee9270]

That shirt is hilarious Dr Z! 😂

[@francesco5581]

very useful for everyone i think ...

[@MNP208]

As healthcare workers, anxiety is nothing new. Why are we just shining a light on it now? Covid currently causes me zero anxiety (I'm educated, vaccinated and I have no comorbidities). My job has caused me anxiety for 10 years!!! RNs have a high risk of making mistakes. Does my worrying prevent me from harming patients? Yes, it does. When will we develop real solutions for understaffing and lack of training that causes medical errors? When will be provide help lifting and turning these heavy patients? Risk of future back pain is a 100% certainty.

[@dailydoseofmedicinee]

👍Common anxiety signs and symptoms include: Feeling nervous, restless or tense. Having a sense of impending danger, panic or doom. Having an increased heart rate. Breathing rapidly (hyperventilation) Sweating. Trembling. Feeling weak or tired. Trouble concentrating or thinking about anything other than the present worry.

[@cherlgolja5402]

Knowledge is power 👨🏻‍🔬👩🏼‍🔬🧑‍🔬

[@ellenhunt8767]

Great segment. and rofl Are you part meerkat per chance? :P you got their pose down teehee

[@howel080]

The book is fantastic

[@linda86111]

"Yo she got BBO dog!" 😂😂😂😂😂

[@gayluinstra1396]

This is very helpful :-]

[@JaredandTasha]

It’s not the Quarantine-15, it’s the Covid-19+

[@elizabethfoulks194]

Z Dogg have you had a chance to watch the debate between Jim Jordan and Dr Fauci? Give us your take on that and how disrespectful toward Dr Fauci!

[@meowmeow83]

You should also invite Dr. Bradley Nelson, author of Emotion Code.

[@rubberducky1507]

Question 🙋‍♀️ .... so if I get the vaccine I can still get covid but my symptoms will be much less ?

[@Thelastmecca]

I think the odds of serious complications goes way, way down from what I understand.

[@Skunkhunt_42]

Coffee before or after meditation?🤔

[@ZDoggMD]

Before! Meditation is about alert presence. I personally find myself more alert after some coffee 😂Some find it revs up the monkey mind though, so your mileage may vary...

[@Skunkhunt_42]

@@ZDoggMD hey Z, you do you man, aint gotta splain shjt, Its your practice😘 Doin good work out here. We appreciate it!

[@sazzlepop321]

Shame ‘you’re welcome and now you can go!’ Haha yes

[@patriciabagby90]

As a psychologist, this is frustrating to watch. While I don't disparage the use of meds, I have been doing this stuff since the 1980s!! And Thought Stopping is a real technique, not a joke.

[@slenderforgood]

I'm a psychologist, too, and find it beneficial to think about how thought-stopping works, and how it's different from telling clients to "just stop it" with destructive habitual behaviors.

[@GCT1990]

Great tool to have because benzodiazepines which has sky rocketed in usage is about to cause one of the biggest medical crashes we've ever recorded and worse... Most doctors have no idea how damaging long term exposure is on not only Gaba/Glutamate but on the CNS as a whole, alot of suicide is about to under go from benzo usage longer then 2-4 weeks (which is the max usage recommendation) from many who truly believe you can only be a victim if abused which is such a sicken lie, more then 72% according to. The FDA will hit tolerance, eventually will hit tolerance withdrawal which is when a person has problems and health complications even while on the drug and don't even get me started on withdrawal. Doctors have really fucked over the general public with ignorance of not knowing the dangers of benzos. My sight is still fucked after three years of recovery. Good luck everyone

[@mikejahncke7234]

That shirt is what we all need but don't deserve. Who cares about lost ad revenue when we'd all buy a pair or two of the damn thing?

[@mrmister1448]

This was a love-fest between the two lads

[@elizabethfoulks194]

Have you seen and heard how how Jim Jordan has been treating Dr Fauci? It’s so so respectful toward a man who has done all he could to keep us alive.

[@RickySparks]

Im chilling 😎🇺🇸

[@Holly-days]

What's the # needed to be "cancelled"? 😂

[@wednesdayschild3627]

Anxiety is our good friend. Anxiety is not killing us. It keeps us alive. It is okay. I am viewing it as good. Embrace anxiety as a friend. I am excited about defeating covid 19. Claire Weekes said anxiety was a habit 60 years ago. Psychologists have been saying it for years. Claire Weekes said benzos hindered learning long ago.

[@kth6321]

What we resist persists!

[@DavidGelmanE]

I agree with Wednesday's Child. The biggest reason I try to keep my BMI below 25 is fear and anxiety of death from the virus. Many of my colleagues passed before the virus hit us. I believe the number one correlation is lack of exercise. I exercise because I have fear and anxiety of death. At age 60 I find that fear and anxiety is the number 1 motivator to do the weekly 150 minutes of moderate aerobic exercise and in addition some resistance training. Maybe that makes me crazy. You tell me.

[@wednesdayschild3627]

@@DavidGelmanE no you are fine.

[@wednesdayschild3627]

@@flagmichael I began to see that my anxiety was a warning. I was not paying attention to things that I needed to. I was not speaking up. I was accepting the unacceptable from people. My downfall was not listening to my good friend anxiety. I resisted.

[@wednesdayschild3627]

@@flagmichael anxiety is trying to tell me something like take care of yourself, speak up, rest, be kind...your jobs wrong. If I listen to her, and don't fight, she is my giod friend.

[@NuanceOverDogma]

People dissing will power have none

[@frankboutillette8019]

What is happening with the drug out of Israel Exo-CD 24?

[@jetmejia1058]

fuck psychiatric meds I would rather put my patient on a an ayahuasca trip than some benzos

[@mccallumcra]

More of this. Excellent discussion kinda. Your a bit of a drama queen Mr. Z

[@attackscorpion5323]

People want to be afraid, it’s what keep sheep in a herd.

[@jessicabrooks9230]

stop with the shirt! not funny the 10th time ... not even funny the first...

[@Busboss1811]

Ya cancelled.

[@survivaloftheconscious]

Genocide.