Dr. Paul Conti
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
let alone in the bed, right, each day.
So we have to take some chances and what we want them to be smart chances, measured chances.
So being aware of what we're anxious about, right, makes it a very, you know, it's really important because then the person could say, well,
No one ever likes me.
And I never meet anyone I could ask out anyway.
But it's really they talk to one person.
The person said no.
Then they're trying to keep themselves safe.
So they don't ask anyone.
Then they conclude there's no one to ask.
But what if we could stop and look at that and say, well, why do you feel that way?
Let's just talk about it.
Why do you feel that way?
No one ever says yes.
No one's ever interested.
Well, then they maybe say what happened, right?
And you say, oh, it's natural to be anxious, right?
But the anxiety is telling you to keep yourself safe by avoiding any possibility of the thing that you want.
Right?
So let's talk about how we can manage anxiety.