Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & Depression
May 8, 2026 · 14 min · 12 segments
Summary: In this episode, I talk about two very common mistakes anxious people make that actually keep anxiety cycles going stronger: responding with urgency and treating every thought, feeling, or…
[gentle upbeat music] There are two mistakes that anxious people do that makes everything worse, and I'm willing to bet that you are doing both of them.
The reason I wanted to record this is recently I was working at a bake sale.
I was at a bake sale, and I found myself engaging in these two mistakes, and I knew it was a sign that I needed to talk to you about these two things.
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[gentle upbeat music] There are two mistakes that anxious people do that makes everything worse, and I'm willing to bet that you are doing both of them.
The reason I wanted to record this is recently I was working at a bake sale.
I was at a bake sale, and I found myself engaging in these two mistakes, and I knew it was a sign that I needed to talk to you about these two things.