Anxiety has a way of convincing you that the answer must be hidden, complex, or buried under hours of research. You start thinking maybe it’s your diet, your hormones, or some mysterious illness no doctor has caught yet.

But the real fuel behind anxiety is often something much simpler – and way more subtle.

It’s the mental habit of catastrophizing. That automatic leap your mind makes from “I don’t feel right” to “Something is seriously wrong.”

You feel a stomach cramp and instantly wonder if it’s a gut issue. A little dizziness? Maybe it’s your blood sugar, or worse. You start analyzing, avoiding, googling… all while your nervous system keeps ramping up because your brain keeps feeding it the story that danger is right around the corner.

What most people miss is – it’s not the symptom itself keeping you stuck. It’s the meaning you attach to it.

In this episode, I’ll break down:

✔️ How this habit silently feeds your anxiety cycle

✔️ Why you don’t need more supplements, diets, or tests

✔️ The simple shift that changes everything

Let’s dive in. You need to hear this.

Key Takeaways:

• Intro (00:00)
• Healing starts with noticing subtle mental traps (00:49)
• Intrusive thoughts often get ignored (02:08)
• The first step in healing is education (04:02)
• The simple mindset shift seems too basic, but it works (05:35)
• Reacting keeps anxiety alive (07:08)
• Blind spots are the hardest part of healing (08:08)

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