Dr. David Rosmarin

I am even more excited.

I am even more excited.

I am even more excited.

Okay. The most fundamental is to stop judging yourself for feeling anxious, to stop feeling anxious about the fact that you have anxiety in your life. Because everyone does. It's a normal human emotion. In fact, if you don't have anxiety, something's probably wrong. That's number one. And number two, once you accept that it's part of your life, you can use it as an ally instead of an enemy.

Okay. The most fundamental is to stop judging yourself for feeling anxious, to stop feeling anxious about the fact that you have anxiety in your life. Because everyone does. It's a normal human emotion. In fact, if you don't have anxiety, something's probably wrong. That's number one. And number two, once you accept that it's part of your life, you can use it as an ally instead of an enemy.

Okay. The most fundamental is to stop judging yourself for feeling anxious, to stop feeling anxious about the fact that you have anxiety in your life. Because everyone does. It's a normal human emotion. In fact, if you don't have anxiety, something's probably wrong. That's number one. And number two, once you accept that it's part of your life, you can use it as an ally instead of an enemy.

I would say it's almost as counterintuitive as let them. What do you mean? Well, I don't want to let them. I want to control them. I want to stop them. these annoying, irritating situations in my life.

I would say it's almost as counterintuitive as let them. What do you mean? Well, I don't want to let them. I want to control them. I want to stop them. these annoying, irritating situations in my life.

I would say it's almost as counterintuitive as let them. What do you mean? Well, I don't want to let them. I want to control them. I want to stop them. these annoying, irritating situations in my life.

Once you accept that you can't, that actually becomes a resource for you to become more resilient, more connected to people who are worth connecting to, worth focusing more on things in your life that you can control. And anxiety is the same way. It's kind of like let them for your internal world.

Once you accept that you can't, that actually becomes a resource for you to become more resilient, more connected to people who are worth connecting to, worth focusing more on things in your life that you can control. And anxiety is the same way. It's kind of like let them for your internal world.

Once you accept that you can't, that actually becomes a resource for you to become more resilient, more connected to people who are worth connecting to, worth focusing more on things in your life that you can control. And anxiety is the same way. It's kind of like let them for your internal world.

100%. That's exactly what's happening. Our society is over-medicalizing, over-pathologizing a normal human emotion. Now, don't get me wrong. At a certain point, it does become pathological, but we are conflating clinical pathological anxiety with normal anxiety that all healthy human beings experience.

100%. That's exactly what's happening. Our society is over-medicalizing, over-pathologizing a normal human emotion. Now, don't get me wrong. At a certain point, it does become pathological, but we are conflating clinical pathological anxiety with normal anxiety that all healthy human beings experience.

100%. That's exactly what's happening. Our society is over-medicalizing, over-pathologizing a normal human emotion. Now, don't get me wrong. At a certain point, it does become pathological, but we are conflating clinical pathological anxiety with normal anxiety that all healthy human beings experience.

And in making all of that one big lump of craziness, we have become allergic to the normal side of anxiety, and that's creating the anxiety epidemic today.

And in making all of that one big lump of craziness, we have become allergic to the normal side of anxiety, and that's creating the anxiety epidemic today.

And in making all of that one big lump of craziness, we have become allergic to the normal side of anxiety, and that's creating the anxiety epidemic today.

I did this for years myself. I would show up to work, have clammy hands, have a little bit of an upset stomach. My breathing would be a little bit labored because it's a stressful day. And I would say, David, what's wrong with you? Until it was really during the COVID pandemic that it hit me. I'm like, that's not true. We're going through a hard time. We're going to feel somewhat anxious.

I did this for years myself. I would show up to work, have clammy hands, have a little bit of an upset stomach. My breathing would be a little bit labored because it's a stressful day. And I would say, David, what's wrong with you? Until it was really during the COVID pandemic that it hit me. I'm like, that's not true. We're going through a hard time. We're going to feel somewhat anxious.