Matt Abrahams

Well, when it comes to managing anxiety, you have to take a two pronged approach. You have to manage both symptoms and sources. So let me ask you, when you get nervous speaking in front of others, what happens to you symptomatically? For me, I blush and I sweat. That's the big sign for me. What happens for you?

Well, when it comes to managing anxiety, you have to take a two pronged approach. You have to manage both symptoms and sources. So let me ask you, when you get nervous speaking in front of others, what happens to you symptomatically? For me, I blush and I sweat. That's the big sign for me. What happens for you?

Well, when it comes to managing anxiety, you have to take a two pronged approach. You have to manage both symptoms and sources. So let me ask you, when you get nervous speaking in front of others, what happens to you symptomatically? For me, I blush and I sweat. That's the big sign for me. What happens for you?

Yes.

Yes.

Yes.

Perfect. So you are already jumping ahead to some of the remedies for this. So it's very normal and natural to go inward, both mentally, start ruminating, and sometimes we'll say pretty mean things to ourselves, like I should have prepared more, I don't deserve to be here, etc., but also physically closing down. And you have identified some ways to help.

Perfect. So you are already jumping ahead to some of the remedies for this. So it's very normal and natural to go inward, both mentally, start ruminating, and sometimes we'll say pretty mean things to ourselves, like I should have prepared more, I don't deserve to be here, etc., but also physically closing down. And you have identified some ways to help.

Perfect. So you are already jumping ahead to some of the remedies for this. So it's very normal and natural to go inward, both mentally, start ruminating, and sometimes we'll say pretty mean things to ourselves, like I should have prepared more, I don't deserve to be here, etc., but also physically closing down. And you have identified some ways to help.

So let me give some real quick ways of managing symptoms, and then we can talk about sources. So taking deep belly breaths. And what's most important is the exhale, not the inhale. So if you've ever done yoga, tai chi, meditation, qigong, those deep belly breaths, and you want your exhale to be twice as long as your inhale.

So let me give some real quick ways of managing symptoms, and then we can talk about sources. So taking deep belly breaths. And what's most important is the exhale, not the inhale. So if you've ever done yoga, tai chi, meditation, qigong, those deep belly breaths, and you want your exhale to be twice as long as your inhale.

So let me give some real quick ways of managing symptoms, and then we can talk about sources. So taking deep belly breaths. And what's most important is the exhale, not the inhale. So if you've ever done yoga, tai chi, meditation, qigong, those deep belly breaths, and you want your exhale to be twice as long as your inhale.

And if you do two or three of those, you slow down your autonomic nervous system. That rapid heart rate you talked about, that will slow down. If you do what you're doing, which is getting present oriented, when you're in the moment, you are by definition not worried about the future. One of the sources of anxiety is our worry about not being successful.

And if you do two or three of those, you slow down your autonomic nervous system. That rapid heart rate you talked about, that will slow down. If you do what you're doing, which is getting present oriented, when you're in the moment, you are by definition not worried about the future. One of the sources of anxiety is our worry about not being successful.

And if you do two or three of those, you slow down your autonomic nervous system. That rapid heart rate you talked about, that will slow down. If you do what you're doing, which is getting present oriented, when you're in the moment, you are by definition not worried about the future. One of the sources of anxiety is our worry about not being successful.

And we can short circuit that by being present. So talking to other people, engaging in meaningful conversation helps you be present oriented. Listening to a song or a playlist helps you be present oriented. In my case, when I blush and I sweat, that's the core body temperature going up. Your heart's beating faster, your body's tensing up, you're pushing more blood through tighter tubes.

And we can short circuit that by being present. So talking to other people, engaging in meaningful conversation helps you be present oriented. Listening to a song or a playlist helps you be present oriented. In my case, when I blush and I sweat, that's the core body temperature going up. Your heart's beating faster, your body's tensing up, you're pushing more blood through tighter tubes.

And we can short circuit that by being present. So talking to other people, engaging in meaningful conversation helps you be present oriented. Listening to a song or a playlist helps you be present oriented. In my case, when I blush and I sweat, that's the core body temperature going up. Your heart's beating faster, your body's tensing up, you're pushing more blood through tighter tubes.

So just like when you exercise, you turn red and you sweat. So we have to cool ourselves down. And the way you cool yourself down is holding something cold in the palms of your hand. The palms of your hand are thermoregulators for your body. So if you cool yourself down, you'll blush and sweat less. If you take deep breaths, your heart rate will slow down.

So just like when you exercise, you turn red and you sweat. So we have to cool ourselves down. And the way you cool yourself down is holding something cold in the palms of your hand. The palms of your hand are thermoregulators for your body. So if you cool yourself down, you'll blush and sweat less. If you take deep breaths, your heart rate will slow down.