Unpacking the Science: The Cause of Physical Anxiety Triggers
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Unpacking the Science: Why you get anxious (Physically) whenever you do
Science has shown that physical anxiety is caused by our beliefs (what we think things mean, what we think is true about ourselves, things in the world, etc). But what does this really mean? Being able to honestly answer this question will likely help you completely see how to eliminate your anxiety triggers. Fortunately, we can answer …
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What does it mean to change how we think?
To understand this we have to first understand what a belief is. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Harrison Obiorah (@harrisonobiorah) You may have heard the phrase, “Change your thinking, change your life.” Using the definition of “belief”, I put forward to you that this is just another way of saying, change …
Where do anxiety-causing thoughts come from?
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Harrison Obiorah (@harrisonobiorah) As someone who’s studied anxiety for the past 8 years to eliminate my own triggers, I believe we can answer this question with reason: Some of you may have had times when you thought of doing something and immediately felt physically anxious. The …
What is an Anxiety Trigger?
A trigger = something, that when encountered, we experience a physical anxiety/fight-or-flight response. Triggers can be anything Examples: physical and non-physical objects like thoughts, people, aspects of yourself, emotions, events, memories, words, behaviors, actions, and impulses.
Becoming a force – The end state
Although I believe that improving your anxiety and mental health has inherent benefits like more internal peace, I do what I do so people can also become forces. A force is someone who lives in alignment with who they are. By this, I mean they know their likes, dislikes, and the problems they truly care …
FAQ about the cause of anxiety
Link to the session where I found the root cause of the anxiety trigger I presented in the video A condensed summary with key takeaways of the sessions is here. The full audio of the session can be found here. https://youtu.be/2t98uGW0Gfc What I mean by unconscious Things that exist–especially aspects of ourselves–that we are not …
We can be triggered by anything
For example, we can be triggered by: what we see/hear/taste/touch, physical and non-physical objects like people, yourself, thoughts, ideas, events, memories, places, words, impulses, and emotions. I encourage you to validate this statement with your own life experience.
What is the Option Method?
The Option Method is a system of five questions applied in a Socratic dialogue, created by Bruce Di Marsico, to help people find and eliminate the root cause of their undesirable emotions. This is a more verbose transcript of Bruce’s description of the Option Method. Heads up: Those unfamiliar with this work may get confused …
From A CBT Revolutionary: How Beliefs affect and give rise to our anxiety
This is an excerpt from one of Bruce Di Marsico’s lectures, in which he explained how beliefs affect our feelings. This perspective explains what causes our anxiety. Bruce created a form of CBT based on the Socratic dialogue called the Option Method that gives clear insight into what causes our negative emotions like anxiety.
