One of the things I realized very recently is that Anxiety is NOT a reaction. It FEELS like a reaction. But it's something in our minds that's running around in tight little circles looking for something to attach itself to.
@@joannacardoso1115 Hey thanks. Sometimes the same thing said the 37th time is the one that hits you. I tripped over that realization last year, at 51. Yeah it doesn't make it go away. But it helps me box out my anxiety and separate it from what's actually going on. Like "okay man you're a tornado of 'holy hell' right now. You're not going to be able to make a career decision. Just go eat some protein and drink some water."
@@joannacardoso1115 I had that exact situation with survivor guilt after 9/11 (I was in the building.) Once I understood what it was (I'd never even heard the term before) it just became SO much easier to manage.
Deleting social media apps has helped me too. I take blackout periods where I come back to talk to people or post things then uninstall for a while, but it was wasting my life and not healthy for me and I didn’t realize.
ive been wondering why my stomachs been turning lately and this might be why. Ive been staying away from politics, but my bf hasnt and i always hear it from him 😅
Avoiding the news just gives me a different kind of anxiety, but choosing my news sources and limiting the time I spend on them has improved some things. What really helped me (your mileage may vary) was deleting all of my “social” media apps. Except IG. That one’s still kinda nice.
"A brighter future isn't built when we're anxious, it's built when we have hope". Your channel has offered so much wisdom in such a short amount of time and there's so many quotes like this that just make me go "holy shit, why didn't I think of it this way?"
Recognising that its just anxiety is so often difficult. I just can't stop myself from thinking that this is the truth and I just feel so powerless. After watching your journalling video, I have been doing it and seriously have seen a massive improvement. On my journey:) Thank you very much.
A tip is to practice checking in with yourself multiple times a day. Take a moment to pause and ask yourself “how am I feeling” if you try to do it when you are at the peak of your anxiety it’s not going to work without practice so that’s where the breathing and grounding exercises help.
Especially when it manifests into physical symptoms!! Like oh I feel like I’m gunna vomit or oh I can’t breathe or oh I feel like I’m having a heart attack… I have anxiety about my health even though I’m healthy so when I get those symptoms with bad anxiety attacks man it’s a spiral that feels endless. Anxiety makes you think everything is literally wrong and you’ll die… His videos have helped me so much too. And I had a bit of a panic attack at work today I felt so stupid, embarrassed and whatnot I just froze and my brain shut off I couldn’t think for the longest time I was panicking more and even though I got it under control I keep thinking and worrying about it, so this video came at a perfect time.
It triggered the anxiety of two of my cats, who are on the bed with me, and reacted to that noise as if I had turned on my vacuum. 😹 Great thing about being a cat, they are back to sleep, that deep, fearless sleep of small animals without a care in the world.
Just watching your videos makes me feel less anxious. And this means A LOT to me today. Two weeks ago I was diagnosed with cancer and positive videos help me so much find strength and courage to get over this period in my life. Thanks for the video and I hope your book becomes a great success! 🙂
I've been journaling daily since 2016, and I can say that in addition to my daily thoughts, it is really great to sometimes just dump all your worries and thoughts onto paper all free form style - there's something extremely cathartic about putting pen to paper and physically writing it all out. a lot of the brain dumps I have done end up happening when I am feeling anxious and feel stuck - and what I find interesting is going back to those old journal entries and reading what I wrote and realizing I completely forgot that was a thing I was worried about, realizing it all worked out just fine, and ultimately it puts into perspective my current anxieties. If I was THIS worried 2 years ago about xyz and it worked out fine, maybe I am ALSO just spinning up about something that will be just fine now. That kinda thing. I've also utilized some of your journaling exercises from past videos and found them to be a fun break in my routine and they've given me more to think about, too! Thanks for the video, as always!!
@@lalalalalalalala8558 what's helped me is making it part of my bedtime routine - I get out everything from the day that needs to go outta my brain so I can rest easily. most days I just need to write a few paragraphs (or even less), but sometimes if I need to do a HUGE brain dump I will open up a notion blank page and just type it all out (since I can type faster than I write, it goes faster). another thing that has helped is finding the right combo of paper and pen, as silly as that may sound! there's just something really soothing about using a pen that feels good to write with, on paper you enjoy touching. I started out w/the leuchtturm 1917 A6 notebooks and used them for at least 5 years no problemo, and while I like ball point pens sometimes, for journaling I prefer felt tip and absolutely LOVE the sakura microns (in size 01 for daily journaling). years into this journey, I prefer heavier weight paper (scribbles that matter, for example, or archer and olive) but I still adore the microns. also, if I REALLY don't feel like writing anything, I will at least open up my journal, and say so, i.e. "feeling sad today." and leave it at that. that way I get the habit ticked off for the day in my brain, and can process my feels later on when I am in a mood to write more. I hope this helps! good luck on your journaling journey :)
Oh also, “Self-Help For Your Nerves” by Dr. Weekes is a chef’s kiss book for anxiety. “Face, Accept, Float, Wait for time to pass.” Pretty much what you said about observing it rather than being engulfed by it. I used to always try to distract myself when I was anxious and it usually just put it on hold and then slapped me in the chest 10x worse later on 😅
My therapist used to give me a schedule with 5 colomuns. The situation that is happening, the irrational thoughts, how i feel, the rational thought, and how i feel again. This helped me so much to not judge myself and the people around me
i found that accepting your fears to a great level and even welcoming your fears instead of fighting against also helps. its okay to be anxious. youre okay. you dont have to be someone else who isnt anxious. being friends with your axiety you will feel so relieved from fear
My brain is very good at constantly imagining the worst case scenario: every car ride could be the last, every thunderstorm will cause a tree to fall on me in my sleep, etc. This year, I am just making my brain imagine a good scenario immediately after catastrophic thoughts appear. What I found is that my brain is currently very bad at even imagining good things, so that is a “muscle” I am building this year. This video is very helpful, thank you!!!
One thing that really helped me is having a "conversation" with my anxiety as if it were a real person. Like, get her/him out of your head and talk to them. I realized that my anxiety is not there to hurt me, she's just trying to do what's best for me. This really helped me to be more mindful and to love myself more
Really like the idea of ,"adopting a mindset of hope instead of fear" since, i believe for most, anxiety stems from forced fears and thinking that things will crumble and you'll be helpless or that you have to be ready to defend for your life when all it was, was a small trigger. It actually made me tear up hearing that, since it's a truth that sounds simple but really hard to think of yourself. Great stuff as always!
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In therapy I did this thing where I made “movies” of the specific triggers, where we worked with boiling pans to describe the state we’re in. For example, the moment where I noticed I’m anxious I’m already quite anxious, but I get so anxious because for example I had a few awkward social interactions during the day or made mistakes or something along those lines. Once I saw how every time it plays a similar pattern I was able to notice these sub-stages and already make efforts to journal, meditate, draw, or whatever works to reduce or stabilize my anxious state. Really helps in short and long term because you get present and also learn what types of triggers you have and how effective your strategies are. That said, I did my therapy a while ago and will probably revisit. Also, as a part of therapy, we made posters about things that calm us, which I hung in my bedroom and was my designated “de-escalation room”, and just being there pavloved me into getting relaxed once I entered my bedroom. ;)
I just pre ordered your book and i am so excited about it. I stumbled upon your youtube channel a few days ago and i absolutely love your content. So sad i did not find it sooner. Just can’t get enough. Just so relatable and so many great tips. Grateful and looking so forward to the book!
That's great content! I always say to my friends that struggle with anxiety that it's just the result of pure instincts, not many know that and consequently have worst "mind tools" that won' t allow them to cope well with their state. The root cause of that is that in the last centuries people made the mistake to detach themselves from their instincts, (like icarus flying and forgetting that his wings were made out of wax too, not just feathers) even emotions, forgetting that of course we must strive to be better but at the end of the day we're still animals, and what we developed (as animals, not just as humans) through more than 500 millions of years is something that's still with us and probably will stay with us as long as we'll continue feeling the ground beneath our feet. This led to flawed moral rules and as a consequence of that new mental illnesses which at the time of course we couldn't understand. I feel like the internet is a device that makes us face our badly engineered morals 24/7, now we don't even have a home/small community in which we can recharge, we're always exposed to everything, and that's why we as a society are constantly dealing with anxiety and depression. "Perfect" models are pushed on us constantly and while our rational part may remind us that that stuff is just not true, our brain in the meantime may be screaming "DANGER" constantly, invalidating any argument, which leads to feelings of unworthyness, of being fundamentally wrong with everything etc. Luckily the internet is also helpful in spreading awareness and i hope that in a near future we won't just be able to cope with things by ourselves through the means we have, such as meditation for instance, but that the society will make an active effort to make itself feel better. We have the option to live better now, we should decide to speak about this more and do it, to consolidate what we already have instead fo focusing solely on productivity. Nature just doesn't care about productivity, trees die, the world warms up and our brains (which are part of nature too!) feel like they are slowly poisoned by something. We need to stop and reflect about it before it's too late. We're all fellow mortals trying to enjoy it here, there's no point in limiting eachother just because "that's how the world goes". 20 years ago the world was already different, a century ago it was already completely different and nothing makes me think it's going to stay this way for long. I just hope we can take the right direction down this path, learning from what we know instead of just denying what now is just factual evidence. If you read all of this (Even if you didnt ofc) I hope you have a great day! You are not alone!
You have no idea how much I needed to hear all this, thank you for always being a helping hand and role model to me and all those who watch. You're frikken amazing Struthy, much love to you dude🌻
Talking about anxiety makes me more anxious. Just the word starts to send me. Pushing myself towards my goals helps me though, just need to find a balance between that and my social life :/ congrats on your book dude. Seeing that reduced my anxiety immensely, and good luck this month! ❤️
You've been a really bright beacon in my existential crisis. You're so genuine, empathetic and humble and your way of explaining things just resonates. I don't know if you still read these comments, but from the bottom of my heart, thank you for being a relatable resource to so many. I hope you're enjoying early parenthood!
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I think god really sent me to you. I have been doing years of procrastination from being anxious and i have never come across a youtube video that gets me so much. Thank you. Just thank you.
Oh, another thing. Something that helps me a lot is to recognise at a physical level what anxiety does to me. For example, I feel a burning sensation in my chest and palms of my hands. So when the physical sensation is there, I know I need to do something. I try to accept that it’s there, and understand where it’s coming from to rationalise as much as possible. Then I’ll do something about it that makes me feel better like cooking or going for a walk 😊
This also happens to me. Tightening chest, sweaty hands, faster heartbeat. Recognizing, breathing and doing the 5 senses/being present technique always help.
I love how you speak so honest from authentic experiences. It really translates into effective wisdom that right away brings a certain clarity. Thanks man, I'm hooked
As a chronic overthinker, anxious perfectionist , I really appreciate how relatable and real you are, unlike other RU-vidrs that actually end up making you feel worse about your life. This feels like having a chat with one of those friends that give good advice 🌈 💜 and it makes me actually wanna listen and absorb your words. Btw, the link to pre order your book (oz and nz) doesn’t work!
I enjoy you and your videos very much. I am a Nana, but I also been "closet artist" all my life while Nursing was my main money making career. Traditional paints and canvas, pencil and paper. I have ipad and one of their drawing pens, learning curve here. I encourage art on all levels frequently, it seems to bring people up a step in daily life. Art has kept me inspired, as organized many circumstance of daily life obligations to appreciate,line,light,and color.
And like was said anxiety very much is attached to survival. A lot of the time we adopt beliefs and behaviors as young kids that we carry into adulthood for survival. I seriously recommend EMDR to anyone who can get it who has PTSD or anxiety, it’s not a cure all by no means but it helps the brain process things that are hard to do. I’ve been going to therapy for years but I recently started EMDR and it has done so much for me. I’m still anxious, I’m always going to be a more anxious person but I’m a lot more connected and grounded even from the small bits I’ve done.
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Thank you for making this! I thought this video was recommended to me because i was recently searching how to deal with anxiety, but then i realized it was actually brand new and just super relevant to what I'm dealing with right now. Another small relaxation tip that sounds super simple but helped me a ton with dealing with the physical parts of anxiety is to relax your pelvic floor muscle, the muscle you hold when you really have to pee. It sends a signal to the rest of your body to chill too. I also have a massager to rub my legs and arms with because i feel like it physically helps distribute the tenseness from anxiety.
I have major depressive disorder and c-ptsd as well as high functioning Asperger's. Its can get really overwhelming the way they feed on one another. But ur videos and your sense of humor has given me life these last few months. U get it. And ur realistic and have realistic ways to deal with it and that is super positive. We've had a bit of a similar life journey but obviously not same same. Im currently looking for a tattoo apprenticeship after spending a good part of my adulthood so far chasing after things that wouldn't fufill my life in the long run. Part if being mentally ill is being aware of it and when it affects you which can bring anxiety in itself but the methods you've talked about are the ones I use as well along with a few more which made me smile. Thank you for your content. Being an artist is hard but its Beautiful and you do wonderfully
Bruh you are my savior! A lot of stuff is happening to me atm. Fear of the future, fear of being bad at art, trauma replaying in my head, family stuff, and some other stuff I'm probably forgetting. It's been to much to bare and I have no one I trust to talk about it tbh. You deadass have shown the light at the end of the tunnel. Thank you so much for your work!!!
Just found your Channel courtesy of the miracle of RU-vid. So much of your subject matter resonates right here in my ❤ & 🧠. Your thoughts on Sobriety, Mental Health and Accomplishment in an info saturated and comparative world are so well articulated. This video, while it contained alot of the tactics that come up therapy, offered some helpful thoughts on my most resent personal adversary, Anxiety. You are a talented artist for sure but your use of that medium as a vessel of communicationto help people with the dark shit that rattles around in our heads is truly the difference you are making in this beautifully f**ked up world of ours. Your contribution to this world means something great to me, a stranger from half a world away. Respect 🙏
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Holy shit- how did you know I was clenching my jaw and hunching my shoulders?!?! That's how I freaking go day to day! I am so glad I found your channel my guy!
Thank you so much for making this video!! Today was my first day of high school and none of my friends went to my school, so I felt really anxious before leaving the house. I felt so anxious trying to find my classes but on the bright side, I made a friend in math :)
A strategy I’m trying and what makes meditation more fun for me is imagining I’m a dog sitting along the highway and that all of the thoughts that come into my mind are cars I wanna chase, I’ll find myself chasing a thought and when I realize I’m thinking about that thought I try to stop chasing it and let it go. A lot of times it doesn’t work super well bc my dog brain wants to run a marathon after all of these thoughts but it’s at least a silly visual that makes it feel less intense
1. You are truly doing your life’s work with this channel. I can’t tell you how much you’ve inspired and encouraged me, (I’m an artist and writer with a ton of anxiety and limiting beliefs I’m working through,) and you’ve also made me laugh when I didn’t think I had a laugh in me. I just want to affirm to you that you’re making a positive difference in what appears to be many many peoples lives. This is one of the channels I follow here that I actually rush to watch new uploads, and they are ALL so good, entertaining and useful. Your empathy and teaching points are so genuine. So can’t thank you enough. 2. I preordered your book! So excited to get it, so proud of you! I know it’ll be a hit. -K
Anxiety hit me in many ways, especially during this pandemic ages of our time. Thank you Struthless for this video, gonna spread it to others I know and love and struggle the same way like myself. 💜🙏 Have a nice day!
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Breathwork is LIFE CHANGING! Done it everyday for more than a month now, and I’m already starting to feel the changes: now when anxiety hits, even without breathwork, I feel like I can change my mindset just by thinking how good it feels to breathe ✨
Recently my therapist described anxiety as unchanneled energy,our bodies sending signals for us to do something,which is kind of the same description as said in the video,but with a bit additional something,we can turn anxiety into work(sorta)-if you can break the cycle and e.g. sit yourself down to work,anxiety is like fuel
I just tried the whole chart thing and it actually helped. Recognizing and acknowledging our thoughts, fears, emotions, etc. is a helpful step in trying to dissect and logically assess them. It's so helpful, thank you so much. I will have to use this strategy even more. I love your videos. You are a blessing in this world full of terrible people. God bless you
This channel has helped me through so much, and Cambell I really appreciate you and the amount of effort you put into your videos because the impact they have changes a person’s life. Thank you!
@@brucewayne3608 I was having an anxiety attack when I got the notification for this video, been drowning in anxiety lately. He always posts things that are directly on my mind cuz he lives in there
Preordered the book a handful of videos ago and can’t wait for it to arrive! These videos have honestly been a huge help and I’m so thrilled I stumbled onto this channel.
Just preordered your book!! For the record, I’ve never done that before…but I know for a fact that this is going to be such an amazing resource! So excited for it. Thank you for all that you do Campbell!
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You really are making a difference! only been a subscriber for like 3 months but ever since I’ve found your channel I’ve improved in my behavior a lot, and obviously in my anxiety. Thank you dude!
Honestly i used to hate "positivity" and "productivity" gurus. I always say we're gonna die anyway (still true tho). But when I started watching your video and actually following your advice, my life improved little by little. I love journaling now. I still need therapy but, man, you changed my life. And i always tell my friends that a random bald guy on youtube is one of the people that saved my life
Another amazing video :-) I read somewhere "let your faith be stronger than your fear", I really like this and although I am not very religious I find comfort in allowing myself to look at things differently.
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It’s Thanksgiving in the US (or it was a few hours ago). I’m grateful for your videos. You remind me that I’m not the only one, and make me laugh about things I usually take too seriously. So thanks for that.
As someone who does feel like they have a harder time / need put more effort into handling my anxiety, I felt so much love from the joke at 8:10. It brought a genuine smile to my face, thank you :)
I LOVE your videos! I found you at a time when I desperately needed someone to help me and didn’t know where to turn, and then you were there. I’ve started journaling and sometimes it’s hard as fuck, but most of the time it’s GREAT! Writing about things that make me happy and things that have bothered me every day really puts things into perspective. I’ve preordered your book and I’m soooo excited for it to arrive!
wow. i can't thank you enough. this is such a well-structured video and so informative, gives hope of actually getting out of this anxiety ocean i've been drowning in for the past four weeks
Really needed this video today, I've only recently just started to actively deal with my constant anxiety so stuff like this video is always super helpful. Also who knew that just drinking more water would help so much, it's also helped me cut out more caffeinated and alcoholic drinks which helps a lot too. Keep up the good work man!
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This video came at such a perfect time, health anxieties and intrusive thoughts didn't help me sleep at all last night. I'm very grateful to you for this, it's time to clean out my mind
anytime someone tells me to unclench my jaw and relax my shoulders i am always amazed that i didn’t know i was doing that. a wow moment every time for sure.
for whatever its worth, anxiety: I am doing an experiment a second time journaling my experience of quitting caffeine. Im sitting here writing instead of going out drinking which will throw off my results. I get the feeling the caffeine does not cause the anxiety but rather the withdrawal 6-12 hours later. My first experiment , I was drinking about 6 or more cups of coffee a day and getting this gut wrenching anxiety by after noon and evening. Granted, I have a stressful life and a stressful wife to be ex wife, but non the less I believed the anxiety was the result of caffeine. After quitting coffee, within 3 days the anxiety disappeared and did not return. Several weeks ago I added tea, matcha and green tea and recently started getting that familiar gut wrenching anxiety. So my new experiment is journaling my round two of caffeine addiction and anxiety and quitting caffeine. It seems to take 2-3 days to get past the caffeine withdrawal mostly. I would hypothesize that caffeine addiction may be a leading cause of anxiety in people, globally. But more data is needed for sure.
I don't know that this will make any sense, but...... You know cute aggression? When something is so cute that you want to squeeze it and smoosh it and grind it into dust? You give me helpful aggression. Like you're just so damn helpful that I want to crumple you up like a ball of paper and carry you around in my pocket. Which has nothing to do with the topic of this video, aside from the fact that I want to get into journaling so I'm watching a lot of your content cuz your somewhat-chaotic energy drags me in and your explanations are really useful, so this is the third vid in a row that I've watched today. Luckily I can just close the app and still carry you around in my pocket in a more ephemeral way. Thanks for this, I hope you're having an amazing day :D
Thank you for that vacuum joke! I needed that. ‘Some folk have to work harder just to show up, it’s not fair it sucks.’ Thank you for stopping the loop in my head that says ‘why am I like this???’
I didn’t really have anxiety until I became a mother... one day I learned I was responsible for another human being and it was solely up to me to keep them alive. All of a sudden everything crappy in the world became a possible problem I had to protect my child from. Whereas the day before those things weren’t such a big deal. I’m horrified on a regular basis. You don’t want your kid to get snatched at the playground. You turn your back for one second at the lake/pool/river/bathtub and they can drown. Don’t even get me started on car accidents. The list literally goes on. Mothers don’t tell other mothers about this phenomenon and no wonder people get so anxious. Children are amazing and I don’t want the world to ruin them.
Great tips and I love the washing machine analogy! I know everyone's body is different but for me quitting gluten changed everything drastically. It takes about a year to see the mental health improvements but it's totally worth it, I'd never go back. So I just wanted to put it here in case it might be the solution for someone else out there too. If you're skeptical, there are bunch of studies about it, look it up! But of course everything you mention in this video are still super important and helpful, thanks for the great content.
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I receive anxiety just existing, even meditating (trying to) and gardening, and especially while overthinking how to calm my anxiety. This video was actually really useful! Journaling is proving to be SO helpful. Thanks for laying it out in such a way that I feel less crazy for how anxious I get.
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Thank you so much for this video, amazing as always!! Some of the strategies I already used, but what hit me the most was the "hope instead of fear". I can't get away from some sources of my anxiety, but I for sure can change the way I manage situations and feelings to feel better.
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Thank God this comes out just when I need it! Thank you, this helps me feel less overwhelmed and see my problems more clearly. What you're anxious about is kinda the same as mine, got too many things to do. I'll try your method when I journal📝
Been watching your videos for a year or so now and you've really grown into your own in front of the camera. Love to see it! Also thanks for the tips for anxiety. Helpful as always!
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Anxiety is the expectation of pain/disappointment/sadness of a future event Once you get to the said event, it is never as bad as the expectation. So I think, why suffer twice, I'll just see when it happens, and it is always more positive than the worry
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The RU-vidr I NEEDED in my life!!! Thank you for all the amazing content you put out. You’re like the big brother I wish I had. Your advice is so so helpful
