The Most Effective Way to Address the Root Cause of Anxiety

Feeling overwhelmed by anxiety? You're not alone. In this podcast, we'll be diving deep into what makes anxiety tick, but ditch the stuffy lectures.
We'll chat about how stuff from our childhood can show up in our grown-up worries, and how our bodies can get stuck in a bit of an alarm state.
But hey, there's good news! We'll explore ways to connect with that inner part of us that feels scared (think inner child) and learn to deal with those uncomfortable feelings head-on.
No more just trying to white-knuckle our way through - we'll be talking about healing that deep-seated anxiety, not just covering it up.
So, if you're ready to ditch the anxiety and find some peace, come hang out with me!
Thank you for listening and you can find me on IG: @theanxietymd if you have any questions.
PS. If you would like to join the MBRX family of 3300+ anxiety WARRIORS who are shifting from coping with their anxiety to actually HEALING it, click the link below: www.theanxietymd.com/MBRX
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Recognizing Anxiety in Childhood (00:00:01)
Neurological Reward System of Worry (00:01:11)
Shame and Alarm in Childhood (00:03:27)
Connecting with the Wounded Child (00:06:03)
Anxiety as a Separation (00:09:11)
Background Alarm and Coping Strategies (00:11:17)
Acclimatizing to Alarm (00:17:32)
Healing through Integration (00:20:37)
Processing the Alarm (00:21:51)
Metabolizing the Alarm (00:23:13)

[@rakshnashiren2408]

You have no idea how much grateful I am for you Russell. With your help I got to know the root cause of my anxiety that no one could explain before. I never thought I could heal my anxiety. But here I am living a normal life. All thanks to you❤

[@hswick100]

I just wanted to thank you. Your book and podcast are truly the only things that have ever led to real healing for my anxiety and ocd, and I recommend them all the time. Found this episode during a panic attack today and it helped so much.

[@TheRPetterson]

I feel and relate to this from trauma in my 30s, not as a child. Now in my 50s, this explains a lot of what I’m going through now. Thank you.

[@ursulamackinnon119]

Yes this is my case as well.

[@NosDeuxMusique]

Each week, i can’t wait to hear your new podcast 🙏♥️thank you SO MUCH !

[@b_cr8ive]

At this point it feels like my stomach tissue is just simply contracting into itself and as if I cant breath from my stomach area . . . weird as it may sound. I'm living daily for the past 7 years feeling like I'm dying everyday. My whole life has come to a dead halt. Friendships, finances, business opportunities . . .everything has completely collapsed. Everyday feels like I'm on borrowed time. To put it in my frustrated way . . .It's a living, tormenting , hell . . . whilst suicide is not an option due to my faith. 🤷‍♂🙇‍♂

[@gregcruse4647]

I feel exactly the same. The ability to function just stops as your mind looks for the next thing to panic about about. I was having a good day until a pain in the back of knee and then my foot has sent me down the rabbit hole. Logic goes out of the window and you just cannot see a way through the anxiety. I had it at 9 years old and now its back with a vengence in my 50's. Its just misery

[@amandaloveman2387]

I feel this way too

[@ursulamackinnon119]

I’m so sorry you live with this…I do too. How we keep going I really don’t know, but we do. The frustration of why I can’t release this is literally sucking my life away. You are not alone 🫂

[@Arrasel]

Same here. I'd die happily but I cannot due to my faith. I'm a Christian. Only God can deliver us.

[@philippkarner_]

Beautiful. Thanks so much.

[@lynnfletcher6776]

Thank you for all that you do to try and ease the suffering for so many of us, free of charge with your channel. I wish I could come and see you as have been battling with being in a fight or flight mode for, well I realise now, a very long time. My adrenal glands on high alert but am now taking a natural supplement for that and it has really helped. The daughter of a manic depressive (or Bipolar as it is now known). A complex issue of learnt patterns and trauma. Thank you, I am just about to sign up for your online course, sorry, experience.

[@simonepitre9996]

Makes so much sense. My place is my stomach and chest. I have a lot of old unresolved wounds as a child. My adult mother who is 89 now has been a major trigger my whole life. My father gave me happiness and comfort. He died last year and i lost tgat support. Great podcasts. I have been sharing a lot with people in same position

[@bryannicholas2130]

I need a lot more than meditation and cold plunges

[@liluapple-b7387]

First, a big thank you for this content, which is so supportive and helpful! Second, a question: how do you tell the difference between the memory of a wound that you need to process, and ruminating about a painful event from the past that caused a wound at the time? I recently realized that i ruminate a lot and have been consciously redirecting my thoughts to the present moment, to avoid reliving the painful memory. However, i don't want to abandon myself by blocking a memory that surfaces, and it's not clear to me how to tell those two very different instances apart. I can report that i've been feeling a lot more focused and present since i've been preventing rumination. I don't know if you already have a video about this subject, and if you do address it, i'd love it if you could point me in the right direction. Much appreciated!

[@majaantolic4231]

wow

[@fredstrong5387]

You have to be careful with this book it my turn your life upside down. Went you get out of your head and into your body. Anything you need is deep within your chest, like love for yourself and others

[@zillahbugeja8973]

Could you explain the term ´metabolise´? Thanks

[@WigRealtor]

What happens if you can’t even remember your childhood

[@kirbywider8792]

I don’t know where the alarm is in my body- how do I find it and how do I connect with my inner child?

[@WigRealtor]

Do you tale patients. I saw you on mel robins youtube. I tried to listen to you but she made me anxious interrupting you

[@liam.4454]

What happens if you can find the alarm, feel it and it doesn't go

[@faisr366]

It will not go anywhere,you will get used to it .. and over time the pain will not bother you much ..

[@liam.4454]

@@faisr366 thanks for the reply, that does actually make sense

[@liam.4454]

@@faisr366 when you feel that alarm, does that mean you should avoid the situation or does it mean do it anyway and accept the alarm?

[@catq6864]

I really didn’t like the idea of an inner child and sometimes I still “resent” it. It helped that you described it in another video or in your book as a “part”, I could connect to it more. I now realized that I don’t “like” it because I don’t want to feel what it feels. Thank for your work, Dr. Russ. Your book started off my healing journey.. 🫶😊

[@user-ce2vv8en6r]

The inner child is just another word for our vulnerability which usually starts in childhood

[@user-ce2vv8en6r]

Dr Russell your videos are so helpful to those of us who suffer from anxiety and depression. The inner child is the key to healing and your technique to connect with and soothe our inner child is very powerful, thank you ❤ 🇬🇧

[@user-hw3zb4sc8q]

Read your book, I think i have it now, im feeling the feelings, can't breath it's like a cement block in my chest, thanks so much Russell.

[@AngelaKhatri-sp4rs]

Hello I am confused as to why I relate to having an alarm in my body but I cannot relate my anxiety to “worry”. Thank you for any insight.