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Overcoming Your Anxiety Podcast is not the cure for your anxiety. It's simply a tool to help change your perspective. The cure is in you. This podcast is about my journey and the knowledge I've collected having suffered from debilitating anxiety for many years. The podcast is filled with stories and…

Andrew Castro


    • Jun 4, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 19m AVG DURATION
    • 43 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Overcoming Your Anxiety

    Attachment Styles Part 2 (Avoidant)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2021 18:12


    Part 2 of attachment styles. This week I talk about avoidant attachment and the anxious/avoidant trap. 

    Attachment Styles Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 18:13


    I want to discuss the three types of attachment styles in relationships. This week I start with Anxious Attachment style.

    Embrace the Suck

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 16:31


    Embrace the Suck.

    Alcohol and Anxiety

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2021 15:59


    What to do with alcohol and your anxiety cycles.

    The Obstacle Course

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2021 16:00


    We've been through this obstacle course a thousand times. We know what's coming if we can learn to be present in the obstacle course. 

    The Morning Mindset

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 16:00


    If you are in an anxiety cycle then you are probably constantly monitoring your every thought and sensation all the time 24/7 and probably doing it through a negative anxious lens. Let's try and change that. 

    Performance Anxiety

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 18:11


    Whether you work in an office, or are an athlete, a performing artist, this episode will help you. 

    Adopting a New Vocabulary

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2021 18:11


    We tend to talk to our anxiety in negative fear based ways. We need to start implementing new and more productive self talk. 

    My Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 18:59


    I want to share a little about my anxiety journey with you all. 

    You are in Your Own Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 15:59


    We are the ones blocking ourselves at every turn. Be inquisitive about your direct experience. 

    Self Sabotage

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 15:38


    We've created a negative identity for ourselves over years and years of negative patterns. This keeps us from making any positive progress because we sabotage any steps we might take by reifying our negative view of ourselves. 

    Uncertainty

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 13:44


    We need to find comfort in uncertainty. 

    Now Offering Life/Anxiety Coaching!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 13:47


    I am excited to announce that after finishing my Masters Degree in Human Behavioral Psychology, studying Buddhist/Eastern Psychology for the last 6 years, and bringing my direct experience having dealt with anxiety, I am now taking clients for 1 on 1 Life/Anxiety Coaching. Find out more in this weeks episode.

    Don't Run!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 16:47


    We are always trying to run from pain and run towards pleasure. But this is a mistake that keeps in the anxiety cycle. Let's find out why.

    Waves

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 18:05


    An analogy for looking at our thoughts and sensations in a different way. 

    Therapy and Medication

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 18:59


    In this episode I share my experiences and thoughts on going to therapy and using medication for our anxiety.

    Trouble with Overthinking

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 20:30


    Overthinking or ruminating in our thoughts is probably the most common troublemaker that I run in to. We must learn not to let every thought dictate our every moment. Let's find out how we start to do that little by little.

    Hypochondriacs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 15:08


    Anxious people tend to have their anxiety spill into all facets of their lives. One big area it spills over to is worrying about our health. Let's see how anxiety and being a hypochondriac go hand in hand.

    Anxiety Wrecking Ball Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 15:12


    I take a different look at my Anxiety Wrecking Ball analogy and apply it to the year 2020.

    Appearances

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 15:32


    We tend to see our thoughts and sensations as these static things, as part of our identity. We see them as solid and there to hurt us. However, thoughts and sensations, just like everything else are mere appearances. Let's learn about this. 

    3 Things We Need to Stop Doing

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2020 20:37


    The three most common things I saw in myself and I see in other people dealing with anxiety is they either: Fight it, run from it, or ignore it. We need to stop doing these three things. Let's find out what they are, how we are using them, and how we can learn to move away from them. 

    Reaction Patterns and Repetitive Thoughts

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 23:25


    Try to notice how often you have the same thoughts over and over again. Try to see how when you have those same thoughts you give the same reactions over and over again. This creates our anxiety cycles, this feeds the beast. We think we want to change but through our reactions we have reified our identity as someone who has anxiety. We need to change this. I give a couple practical things we can do to set us on our way.

    My Top 6 Books on Anxiety

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 27:48


    I give my top 6 books on anxiety! Knowledge is key. We can't begin to change our perspective unless we learn what our current perspective is and how to change it. Reading has been such a huge part of my journey. It has opened the doors to a river of knowledge that has guided me and changed my life for the better.    

    Start Your Day Off Right

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2020 23:58


    Even if it sounds cheesy or feels fake at first, starting our day off with some positive and healthy practices can help us avoid just diving right into our anxiety cycle as soon as we wake up. We can't keep doing the same thing over and over and expect different results. So let's try and break up the cycle by interrupting it first thing in the morning.

    Our Mindset towards Exercise and Diet

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 27:38


    The benefits of diet and exercise on our anxiety are well known. But sometimes we have the mindset that these two things, when implemented, are going to "fix" us. This mindset towards exercise and diet puts added pressure on us to feel better. When we don't immediately feel better then we've created another problem for ourselves. I'll explain how I view exercise and diet as just another part of the whole process, rather than a quick fix. 

    Three Steps to Practice Acceptance...Plus a Q & A

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 27:00


    We can't just accept things with a snap of our fingers. Even just thinking "I accept this" isn't enough, it's a start, but we need action behind that mindset. I give three steps to help us practice acceptance: Don't Run, Start a Practice (Meditation) to Practice Acceptance, Fake it 'Till You Make it. Plus a short Q & A on performance anxiety.

    Stop Staring at the Sun

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 24:30


    I bring back an old metaphor with an update and a brand new metaphor. The first is the anxiety tug of war. We are always pulling on the rope trying to make anxiety do what we want, trying to "win". But who and what are we actually pulling against and can we "win". The second metaphor is if we keep staring at the sun and it hurts our eyes why do we continue to stare at the sun instead of moving our focus to the blue sky. 

    Overcoming Your Anxiety

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 23:22


    We are always wondering why the lights are off? Or Why we can't see things like we used to? Or, who turned off the lights? But maybe we need to stop asking who turned the lights off and start just trying to get to the light switch and turn them on. 

    Overcoming Your Anxiety

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 22:21


    Boredom is a common feeling and is very underestimated in its ability to create anxiety and depression. It's a very dismissed feeling because we have so many distractions at the ready. But let's not distract, let's try to investigate through simply being aware of our states of boredom. 

    Overcoming Your Anxiety

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2019 15:43


    How I use positivity. 

    Overcoming Your Anxiety

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2019 14:52


    We don't like to hear it, but it's easier to stay the same than it is to change. Change is hard and takes work and staying the same just doesn't. 

    Overcoming Your Anxiety

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2019 17:22


    Thinking isn't the problem, chasing your thoughts is the problem. Let's go deeper. 

    Overcoming your Anxiety

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2019 20:27


    Promoting healthier daily routines. Routines help us stay on track and not wander. Healthy routines lead to a healthier lifestyle which leads to healthier choices and breaking those old patterns and habits that got us into this trouble. 

    Overcoming Your Anxiety

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2019 19:32


    Just a few things that we can do in our everyday life to be more mindful. No headphones at the gym, silent car rides, no phone or book on the toilet all that stuff

    Overcoming Your Anxiety

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2019 19:32


    Can't sleep? Neither could I. Let's find out what to do.

    Overcoming Your Anxiety

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2019 19:17


    This week I talk about attachment and how we cling to emotions of happiness. This can lead to falling further into the tough times when they arise. 

    Overcoming Your Anxiety

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2019 21:39


    What is the present moment and why do we try to avoid it?

    Episode 6 Overcoming Your Anxiety

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2019 22:11


    We identify with our minds so much that it becomes our identity. But let's take a look and see if the old mind is playing some tricks on us. 

    Overcoming Your Anxiety

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2019 22:11


    Your anxiety is not special or unique. That is a hard fact to realize because we create this identity of ourselves that we think is unchangeable and solid. We then reinforce our new identity by isolating ourselves and feeling sorry for ourselves. This is something you have to overcome

    Overcoming Your Anxiety

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2019 26:01


    I'll be talking about mini cycles. These are little anxiety cycles that tend to happen after we get out of the big cycles.  

    The Anxiety Wrecking Ball

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2019 23:04


    Let's talk about the Anxiety Wrecking Ball. Stop micro managing all your symptoms (Which we talked about last week) and learn to recognize the main issue. 

    Episode 2 Anxiety Symptoms

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2019 26:13


    Those crazy symptoms.You know; Depersonalization, depression, fatigue, headaches, racing thoughts, adrenaline, insomnia etc..

    Overcoming Your Anxiety Episode #1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2019 24:15


    The Snowball Effect is a very common metaphor used in life to explain how things continue to build. In this episode we are going to apply this metaphor to how our anxiety and unhealthy habits and patterns got us in the mess we are in. 

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