Neuroscientist: How To Stop Feeling So Lost, Anxious, Unmotivated & Stressed | Dr. Russell Kennedy

Dr. Russell Kennedy, aka “The Anxiety MD.” Dr. Kennedy specializes in the art and neuroscience of helping people recover from anxiety disorders. He knows anxiety from the inside out, as he developed his own anxiety disorder due to growing up with a dad with severe schizophrenia. Dr. Kennedy has degrees and advanced training in medicine, neuroscience and developmental psychology -but it’s not all science, as he is also a certified yoga and meditation teacher and was a professional stand-up comedian for over a decade (no joke!) In his award-winning book and audiobook, ANXIETY RX, he shows a practical, actionable program for anxiety relief that incorporates a combination of the latest in neuroscience with the grounding wisdom of the body with the ultimate goal of relieving the anxious thoughts of the mind.
Today on the show we discuss: why so many people are feeling so lost right now and what you can do about it, why thinking actually causes more anxiety, first thing you should in the morning to stay connected to yourself, how to deal with the unknown, tips for alleviating stress/anxiety, why doing activities you did as a kid will make you more successful and much more.
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[@claudettesechler149]

What a great discussion! This should be heard by everyone. Thank you for the great questions and information was so helpful.

[@simonepitre9996]

Excellent discussion. I forwarded this to my daughter who like me has these issues. We both have to constantly be pushing ourselves to do more and more to the point that we get sad and lack of happiness occurs unless we keep moving with more projects. He explains very well. Yes social media is terrible.

[@runehagen6942]

Great talk. Thank you!

[@mysticgardener2704]

This is such a good conversation with important information. This makes so much sense! Thank you. I am suffering from anhedonia from dopamine problem. He even gives solutions.

[@ChristineCorey]

So needed this thanks

[@globalheartwarming]

Serotonin sunsets in the Seventies! Sure miss 'em!

[@tracythompson5212]

Thankful for your channel

[@PhilipTheHunter]

Great video!

[@alaalfa8839]

At 14 min well explained. We need ,more sport and serotonin, going for a walk. What he explains is almost like the internet creates an OCD disease, fear of missing out. People have prpoblem to focus.

[@Chickypoo69]

Thankyou this was helpful

[@ooulalah4333]

I'm 2/3rds into video and have gotten so much from this. I just decided to stop erasing my checked off achievements on my whiteboard (lol) this week but have been totally stuck, frozen in hyper vigilant anxiety. I sat here hugging, rocking myself, breathing in sync. Then began speaking to myself very caringly. (it never worked before but i really understood the point this time) Next thing i knew i was standing and swaying, singing a song to me (omg) that ended in "what would my best friend do for me?" I looked around and thought "I need to clean for you"!! It felt soo foreign but really wonderful! I always enjoy cleaning for others but not for myself. I get an avalanche of thoughts of all the rest I should be doing. I will keep trying to apply these insights to see if i can shift my emotions and get a little done every day. This talk really tied it all together. Thank you!

[@EdwardHardy71672]

I love listening to this man speak so calming and the advice hes speaking makes perfect sense.

[@erindabney2758]

I must be some kind of gd anomaly or not actually human or some thing. Self touch makes me angry. Especially when I am substituting it for hugs from other people. Breathing exercises. Increase my anxiety. I’ve sat with my emotions so much that I stopped getting anything done. I have hobbies I do them. The solo hobbies, usually end up making me frustrated and angry. Journaling is an awful experience for me. Nothing good has come from it. I’m so freaking sick of connecting with myself. I am completely burned out on self-care and trying to feel better. I wasted so much time and money on therapy. At this point, I am just trying to have as much hedonistic fun as I can pack in and hopefully one of these things will kill me soon.

[@alaalfa8839]

its not you feeling angry but the ego...ego is your false self or past self, you are your true self the observer...so if yu will contnue you will overcome the negative feelings and feel more positive feeling enjoying music hobbies.

[@bryannicholas2130]

I need serious help and meditation and self touch is not what I want to hear