Mindset Hack: Stop Catastrophic "WHAT-IF" Thinking Now!
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- Опубліковано 2 чер 2024
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Ever felt like your own thoughts were your worst enemy? That’s what happens when anxiety takes hold. It’s like a hurricane in your mind, paralyzing you and making life feel overwhelming.
But here’s the thing: how you react to those scary thoughts and feelings can either make anxiety stronger or weaken its grip on you. Let’s dig into this. In this video I’ll break down 6 of my favorite strategies so that you can learn how to change the way you think.
You have the power to move through catastrophic thinking and rewrite your story. Here’s to a future where anxiety takes a back seat while you’re driving the bus.
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I had a funny vision of you the other day. You were treating a mountain goat afraid of heights with ERP. You were the wise owl. There's a children's book in there somewhere.
Hahaha. This may be my favorite comment ever. I have to say that goats make me laugh. 😂 ❤️ 🐐
Nice comment, my first girlfriend's when I was 5 years old was Patricia.
Thanks a lot, I was having a panic attack and I saw your video and now I feel deeply calmed. Thanks a lot.
So glad the video helped you.
Thank you great videos
Great Hacks, Paige!
"Feelings rise and fall if we don't attach danger. Feelings are distressing, but not dangerous. Feelings are not fact."
Dr.Abraham A. Low
I love this quote. ❤️
I love that you are honest about your own social anxiety. You are so comforting. Thank you.
Thank you, Barbara❤️
Love your examples!
Thank you 😊
Again your explanation is very clear and easy to use. Thanks Doctor
Thank you. My pleasure. 😊
Thanks God I found this channel. Thank you so much Paige! ❤
I’m happy you found this channel too. Welcome 😊
Thank you 🙏✨
You are so welcome
How does this work when the threat of embarrassment is real and there is no way to mitigate the possibility? I have a health condition which could cause embarrassment at any time.
Can you use all of these tips for OCD as well? I would like to try diffusion, but worry my mind will always find and cling to any what ifs scenarios. It can be difficult to know what techniques to use when you have OCD/GAD. Thank you for all you do :)
Hi. Yes, it definitely gets confusing about what technique to use for OCD and for GAD. My answer is … whatever works for you. I prefer a techniques for OCD and for GAD that has less engagement with the intrusive thoughts. It is called the I. A.M. technique. It includes defusion. (I: Identify the what-if thought as an intrusive thought or OCD or GAD. A: Allow the thought, doubt or urge to be there just floating in the background. M: Shift your focus and attention to doing something in the Moment.) Here is a video: ua-cam.com/video/9nEC8yIgFKg/v-deo.htmlsi=D5nVWTcKaw6JjqwE
I catastrophise every time I get a small twitch or muscle pain in the chest area and it triggers my anxiety to go overdrive 😢 it sends me into a panic 😭
I am so sorry that is happening. Remember that panic and anxiety causes more adrenaline to be released into your bloodstream, and that will then cause an increased heart rate and harmless ectopic beats. It can be uncomfortable, but not dangerous. The fear and anxiety can create a loop of those symptoms. You can break that cycle when you are no longer fearful or anxious about the symptoms.
New subscriber here! Just wanted to thank you for sharing your insight with the world! I have a brother who has OCD and your videos have helped me to be more understanding and compassionate towards him. So HUGE thanks to you! I also like the fact that your thumbnails are not so "click-baity" like most other videos on YT. It's hard to find creators who are genuine. Most UA-cam channels are so concerned about becoming popular that they eventually become something that they're not, and people can sense those things. I hope you continue to grow and reach more viewers who are desperately looking for valuable advice and information.
Welcome to the channel. And thank you so much for the compliment. I appreciate it. 😊
I agree totally, it's going to take more time but Paige will grow her channel for sure, it's very annoying all the ridiculous click-baits, the sad thing is that many of these channels are owned by competent people but decided to play the game.
Feelings or thoughts? Is there a difference? My thoughts make me anxious. Thank you Paige!
Thoughts are cognitions. Emotions are how we feel in our body. However, we can have thoughts about emotions and emotions about thoughts. But they are all interpreted in our mind. If you thoughts make your anxious. Your anxiety is the emotion you feel from those thoughts.
hi paige! i’ve been going through your ERP playlist and i saw you commented that with further research you no longer advise using a SUDS score. i was wondering if you could speak on that a little more, and what to do in place of that? how to rank the list, which exposures to start with, and how to know when an exposure has been successfully completed without the use of a SUDS score. also, the OCD obsession that i struggle with is the daily debilitating fear of being cheated on by my boyfriend, who has shown no signs of cheating. unbelievably detailed and specific plot lines/images unfold in my head, and common triggers include my boyfriend not responding for a long time, or seeing cheating on social media. however, a substantial amount of the time there is no trigger and it just comes out of nowhere. any tips on ERP based on my specific situation?
Hi. Yes, I know longer use SUDS scores or hierarchies. Inhibitory learning research changed some of the ways I teach ERP therapy. Research has shown that exposures are more effective if we mix them up, versus move periodically up a hierarchy. I usually encourage people to start with something that they know they can do to build up their confidence. Then, encourage them to mix exposures up and even combine exposures. In Inhibitory Learning theory, we concentrate on tolerating the anxiety, versus having a goal of eliminating anxiety. This yields better results because in real life, we all have to learn to tolerate anxiety. I encourage people to stay in exposures until they feel like they have learned something. I look at exposures as little experiments where we are facing our fears and testing them out. We stay in the exposure until we feel like we have the answer to whatever we feared might happen. You could trigger that fear of being cheated on by let’s say watching a movie where someone cheats. Then, you will not want to ruminate about it or seek reassurance from your boyfriend or anything to relieve your discomfort. You could also use the I. A.M. technique and not engage with the thought, but stay in response prevention.
It's really bad when you suffer from agoraphobia. I can't work or have fun. I'm completely tied up. I'm very desperate. There's no one to take care of you. I heard a lot of hurtful words and I was hurt by that. I don't know how to get rid of this thing. I want to be free.
Agoraphobia is horrible and I am sorry you are dealing with it. I have a program for people with agoraphobia becoming available soon. If you are interested in learning more about it, please signup for my newsletter at paigepradko.com and I will update you there. I often share help for people with agoraphobia.
Hi mam I am getting doubts for example when my friend is taking photo of me I am getting image in my brain like when I touch my lower lip with upper lip it's getting like it's not nice so I am getting a feeling and I am believing what should I do getting doubt iam believing what it is saying so please tell me how to manage
That sounds like an OCD compulsion. Do your best to resist the compulsion even if you feel anxious resisting.