Chapter
The Benefits of Anxiety
05:38 - 09:55 (04:17)
The stigma surrounding anxiety causes it to mostly be studied in the context of pathology, but anxiety can actually provide advantages in certain situations, such as affording better preparation for potential risks.
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Anxiety can provide preparation and precaution in potentially dangerous situations, whereas a lack of anxiety could lead to being caught off guard.
05:38 - 07:09 (01:31)
Summary
Anxiety can provide preparation and precaution in potentially dangerous situations, whereas a lack of anxiety could lead to being caught off guard.
ChapterThe Benefits of Anxiety
EpisodeThe Wisdom of Anxiety with Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary
PodcastA Bit of Optimism
This podcast discusses the three types of attachment theory: secure, anxious, and avoidant, and how they affect relationships.
07:09 - 08:26 (01:17)
Summary
This podcast discusses the three types of attachment theory: secure, anxious, and avoidant, and how they affect relationships. Anxious attachment is characterized by uncertainty in the caregiving environment whereas avoidant attachment is when a person rejects others before they can be rejected.
ChapterThe Benefits of Anxiety
EpisodeThe Wisdom of Anxiety with Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary
PodcastA Bit of Optimism
This episode discusses how the mindset and story we attach to anxiety can make it worse, even when looking at anxiety on the healthy spectrum, and the differences between the biology of anxiety and fear.
08:26 - 09:55 (01:28)
Summary
This episode discusses how the mindset and story we attach to anxiety can make it worse, even when looking at anxiety on the healthy spectrum, and the differences between the biology of anxiety and fear.