Understanding the Anxiety-Anger Connection for Better Emotional Health | Praise Podcast

Continuing our discussion of mood for Mental Health Awareness Month, let's look at the anxiety-anger connection. It may surprise you. Tune in!

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00:00:01 --> 00:00:05 Continuing our discussion of mood for Mental Health Awareness Month,

00:00:05 --> 00:00:08 let's look at the anxiety-anger connection.

00:00:08 --> 00:00:09 It may surprise you.

00:00:10 --> 00:00:10 Tune in.

00:00:10 --> 00:00:14 Hello,

00:00:15 --> 00:00:17 and welcome to MOMO 634,

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00:00:26 --> 00:00:47 MOMO 634 motivational moments just for today I'm over six

00:00:47 --> 00:00:48 decades old and have an

00:00:49 --> 00:00:50 IQ in the gifted range

00:00:51 --> 00:00:57 Yet, I never understood the simple connection between anxiety and anger.

00:00:59 --> 00:01:00 As mentioned in the episode,

00:01:00 --> 00:01:01 Knowledge is Power,

00:01:02 --> 00:01:05 it's not just helpful to understand any mental health concerns

00:01:05 --> 00:01:06 we may have.

00:01:06 --> 00:01:07 It's vital.

00:01:09 --> 00:01:11 The principle of Occam's Razor states that the simplest

00:01:11 --> 00:01:14 explanation is often the correct one.

00:01:15 --> 00:01:20 Since anxiety is the amygdala activating the fight-or-flight response,

00:01:21 --> 00:01:26 it stands to reason the word fight in this context implies

00:01:26 --> 00:01:27 standing up to a

00:01:27 --> 00:01:28 perceived threat.

00:01:29 --> 00:01:32 While anxiety is also a response,

00:01:33 --> 00:01:33 the flight,

00:01:34 --> 00:01:38 fight seems a more imposing response.

00:01:39 --> 00:01:40 Sometimes,

00:01:40 --> 00:01:42 when we're overwhelmed by stress,

00:01:43 --> 00:01:43 worry,

00:01:43 --> 00:01:44 or anxiety,

00:01:45 --> 00:01:49 our brains might instinctively shift into frustration or irritation,

00:01:50 --> 00:01:53 a position of vulnerability like flight.

00:01:54 --> 00:01:56 So fight it is!

00:01:58 --> 00:02:01 For tips on grounding as a way to bring ourselves out of

00:02:01 --> 00:02:02 fight-or-flight mode and

00:02:02 --> 00:02:03 back into the present,

00:02:04 --> 00:02:08 our most recent episodes focus on practical grounding applications.

00:02:09 --> 00:02:10 Additionally,

00:02:10 --> 00:02:14 check out our searchable episode guide with clickable links.

00:02:15 --> 00:02:17 Use grounding as the keyword search term.

00:02:18 --> 00:02:19 In particular,

00:02:20 --> 00:02:24 the episode 5 positive prompts to counter negative self-talk

00:02:24 --> 00:02:25 contains a number of

00:02:26 --> 00:02:28 Bible verses to center on.

00:02:29 --> 00:02:32 Here are some other verses to focus your mind on.

00:02:33 --> 00:02:38 Anxiety weighs down the heart of a man, but a good word cheers it up.

00:02:39 --> 00:02:44 Proverbs 12.25 I sought the Lord, and he answered me.

00:02:45 --> 00:02:48 He delivered me from all my fears.

00:02:48 --> 00:02:53 Psalm 34.4 In our last episode,

00:02:53 --> 00:02:55 and at the top of this episode,

00:02:55 --> 00:02:58 I mentioned that May is Mental Health Awareness Month.

00:02:59 --> 00:03:03 As this podcast tends to focus on the intersection of faith and

00:03:03 --> 00:03:04 positive mental health,

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