Jemma Sbeg

We take it as evidence that these feelings we have, which is just simply an overreactive limbic system and our brain trying to interpret the environment, we take it as a sign. And then other times our anxiety actually creates a self-fulfilling prophecy, which is one of the reasons we confuse it with intuition. So I'm going to use the example again of you think that a friend is mad at you.

We take it as evidence that these feelings we have, which is just simply an overreactive limbic system and our brain trying to interpret the environment, we take it as a sign. And then other times our anxiety actually creates a self-fulfilling prophecy, which is one of the reasons we confuse it with intuition. So I'm going to use the example again of you think that a friend is mad at you.

You think that's your intuition. It's actually just your anxiety. But because you believe that they are mad at you, it begins to inform your behavior. So you become distant. You become cold. You begin to ignore them as a protective mechanism. And suddenly there is a problem. And you're sitting there going, I told you so. Look, my anxiety was right. It was actually intuition.

You think that's your intuition. It's actually just your anxiety. But because you believe that they are mad at you, it begins to inform your behavior. So you become distant. You become cold. You begin to ignore them as a protective mechanism. And suddenly there is a problem. And you're sitting there going, I told you so. Look, my anxiety was right. It was actually intuition.

You think that's your intuition. It's actually just your anxiety. But because you believe that they are mad at you, it begins to inform your behavior. So you become distant. You become cold. You begin to ignore them as a protective mechanism. And suddenly there is a problem. And you're sitting there going, I told you so. Look, my anxiety was right. It was actually intuition.

When really what was happening was this irrational feeling has created this behavior in you subconsciously. So about 30% of us are going to experience an anxiety disorder in our lives. And like the example I just gave, it does shape our behaviors, our actions and our thoughts. It is such a good thing.

When really what was happening was this irrational feeling has created this behavior in you subconsciously. So about 30% of us are going to experience an anxiety disorder in our lives. And like the example I just gave, it does shape our behaviors, our actions and our thoughts. It is such a good thing.

When really what was happening was this irrational feeling has created this behavior in you subconsciously. So about 30% of us are going to experience an anxiety disorder in our lives. And like the example I just gave, it does shape our behaviors, our actions and our thoughts. It is such a good thing.

liar our anxiety is such a good liar but it's also the part of us that is so vulnerable and genuinely afraid I always think about anxiety as like a parent who tries to shelter their child from the world and tells their child lies like you know the sun is poisonous or other people are evil or these people are the embodiment of satan like you know when you watch those weird cult documentaries and the parent like Carrie for example like the parent has told them something

liar our anxiety is such a good liar but it's also the part of us that is so vulnerable and genuinely afraid I always think about anxiety as like a parent who tries to shelter their child from the world and tells their child lies like you know the sun is poisonous or other people are evil or these people are the embodiment of satan like you know when you watch those weird cult documentaries and the parent like Carrie for example like the parent has told them something

liar our anxiety is such a good liar but it's also the part of us that is so vulnerable and genuinely afraid I always think about anxiety as like a parent who tries to shelter their child from the world and tells their child lies like you know the sun is poisonous or other people are evil or these people are the embodiment of satan like you know when you watch those weird cult documentaries and the parent like Carrie for example like the parent has told them something

about themselves not because they hate them but to protect them because of their own trauma. That's literally how I think about anxiety. This actually brings up an important point which is the relationship between anxiety and trauma because we cannot talk about anxiety and the confusion between anxiety and intuition without talking about trauma.

about themselves not because they hate them but to protect them because of their own trauma. That's literally how I think about anxiety. This actually brings up an important point which is the relationship between anxiety and trauma because we cannot talk about anxiety and the confusion between anxiety and intuition without talking about trauma.

about themselves not because they hate them but to protect them because of their own trauma. That's literally how I think about anxiety. This actually brings up an important point which is the relationship between anxiety and trauma because we cannot talk about anxiety and the confusion between anxiety and intuition without talking about trauma.

So a meta-analysis from 2024, it looked at over a thousand studies and papers written on this topic. Within these papers, there were almost 25,000 combined participants and it found that PTSD makes us more anxiety sensitive. Our anxiety response is deeply informed by our past and the things that have caused us extreme pain and hurt.

So a meta-analysis from 2024, it looked at over a thousand studies and papers written on this topic. Within these papers, there were almost 25,000 combined participants and it found that PTSD makes us more anxiety sensitive. Our anxiety response is deeply informed by our past and the things that have caused us extreme pain and hurt.

So a meta-analysis from 2024, it looked at over a thousand studies and papers written on this topic. Within these papers, there were almost 25,000 combined participants and it found that PTSD makes us more anxiety sensitive. Our anxiety response is deeply informed by our past and the things that have caused us extreme pain and hurt.

And trauma is just going to scramble the parts of our brain that can think rationally about something. Because if you've been through something really terrible, be it relationship trauma, family trauma, childhood trauma, even like a natural disaster, anything like that. Basically, that has almost rewired how your brain sees threats and how it sees information because you survived that.

And trauma is just going to scramble the parts of our brain that can think rationally about something. Because if you've been through something really terrible, be it relationship trauma, family trauma, childhood trauma, even like a natural disaster, anything like that. Basically, that has almost rewired how your brain sees threats and how it sees information because you survived that.

And trauma is just going to scramble the parts of our brain that can think rationally about something. Because if you've been through something really terrible, be it relationship trauma, family trauma, childhood trauma, even like a natural disaster, anything like that. Basically, that has almost rewired how your brain sees threats and how it sees information because you survived that.