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Apr 2020
26m 13s

EP 0103 - You Don't Have to Feel OK To B...

Drew Linsalata
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Inspired by a post I made on Instagram, here's 25 minutes or so on the difference between feeling OK and actually being OK. The highlights: Your anxiety disorder has you in the bad habit of scanning and evaluating your state all the time Your anxiety disorder has you interpreting how you feel through a distorted lens of fear and misguided threat assessment ... Show More
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