The Vicious Cycle of Worry and Anxiety

Added: 2026-05-23

[00:00:00]Here's what happens.

[00:00:01]You feel anxious.

[00:00:04]Then the mind will start to worry.

[00:00:07]As you worry, your anxiety decreases.

[00:00:11]And now you're screwed.

[00:00:14]Because you've just taught your mind the way to stop anxiety, the way to minimize anxiety, is to start worrying.

[00:00:23]And your brain learns, "Oh, if I want Daniel to stop feeling anxious, I just need to think about it over and over and over and over again."

[00:00:35]Short-term relief of anxiety.

[00:00:39]Guess what happens in the long term?

[00:00:41]Increase of anxiety, because that emotion never gets processed.