Why do we get anxious? Proof included

Using science and a real-life counseling session of mine you’ll see that we get anxious because we unknowingly or knowingly think we should be anxious about whatever we’re anxious about. Note: This article is not speaking on anxiety that has physiological causes like low blood sugar.

We aren’t designed to feel bad about anything

Summary: Feeling bad is a net negative for a human being from a physical and mental health perspective so its not an ideal tool for humans to use. The fact that we the ability to feel bad about things shows that our creator gave us this “feature” but I argue that it’s a feature we’re …

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Won’t it be bad for society if people don’t/didn’t feel bad about things?

The below Excerpt by Frank Mosca from his Joy Building Workbook addresses this question. Now some will object that there are categories of people, called psychopaths, who are living proof of what happens when you care only for your own happiness. These people are dreaded precisely because they seem to fit a caricature of the …

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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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Finding the root cause of an anxiety trigger – real-life example: grocery store

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Harrison Obiorah (@harrisonobiorah) This video is a real-life example of what finding the root cause of a physical anxiety trigger looks like. Precisely speaking, the first step to eliminating an anxiety trigger is finding the reason(s)–which will be unique to you–why the trigger makes you anxious …

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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 …

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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 …

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