Can anxiety be controlled naturally? What are the signs and symptoms of an anxiety disorder? Anxiety is a mental health condition that can cause feelings of worry, fear, or tension. For some people, anxiety can also cause panic attacks and extreme physical symptoms. Dr Olivia Remes, a mental health researcher at the University of Cambridge, wants to help you overcome these moods so that you can really thrive.
Feelings of being overwhelmed can lead to a state of paralysis. Procrastination is the result of avoidance, and both the result of and driver of anxiety. In this chat with Fearne, Dr Olivia Remes explains how characteristics like confidence and charisma can be learned, how to make new healthy habits stick, and how real personal growth can come from the most painful of situations.
What did you think of today's episode? Is there anything that particularly helped you or that you would like to know more about?
Olivia's book, The Instant Mood Fix, is published by Happy Place books and is available to buy now at bit.ly/33Vxzul
Dr Olivia Remes is a researcher at the University of Cambridge, and her area of focus is mental health. Her research focuses on anxiety disorders, being featured by the BBC, Forbes magazine and USA today, and Olivia has appeared on several radio shows and podcasts talking about the impact that anxiety can have on people's lives.
Follow Dr Olivia Remes on Twitter here: / oliviaroxann
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