WEBVTT - Introducing: Anxiety Bites

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<v Speaker 1>Anxiety is really having a moment. It's in the zeitgeist

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<v Speaker 1>and all these other buzzy things. I hear the media

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<v Speaker 1>saying as though anxiety is the new hot accessory to have.

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<v Speaker 1>But for people with anxiety, that can make you feel

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<v Speaker 1>even more alone. Why is that? Because no one's really

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<v Speaker 1>talking about it until now. I'm Jen Kirkman, host of

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<v Speaker 1>the Anxiety Bites podcast, premiering on Wednesday, October six. We

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<v Speaker 1>all have times when we're anxious, and when we worry,

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<v Speaker 1>for example, that can actually feedback and basically kicking our

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<v Speaker 1>adrenaline that makes us more anxious. I'm not a mental

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<v Speaker 1>health professional. In fact, I'm a comedian and a writer,

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<v Speaker 1>but I've had generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and multiple

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<v Speaker 1>phobias for decades. I also have a lot of recovery,

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<v Speaker 1>so I'm an expert in having anxiety. And my attitude is,

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<v Speaker 1>I seriously have anxiety, but I don't have to treat

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<v Speaker 1>anxiety so seriously. So join me every week as I

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<v Speaker 1>have conversations with esteemed experts in the field of anxiety

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<v Speaker 1>or even other artists with anxiety, as we talk honestly

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<v Speaker 1>and factually about what anxiety even is. And how we

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<v Speaker 1>put it in its place. The more you know about

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<v Speaker 1>how your mind works, the more you'll be able to

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<v Speaker 1>work with me. I wanted to start this podcast because

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's important to normalize conversations about anxiety. I

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<v Speaker 1>want people who think they're going crazy, who think they're

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<v Speaker 1>the only one who's ever felt that way, who think

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<v Speaker 1>they're beyond help, to know that that is totally normal

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<v Speaker 1>and not true. The important thing to understand is that

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<v Speaker 1>what you feel is not in your body. It's actually

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<v Speaker 1>in your brain. Your brain is modeling your body in

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<v Speaker 1>the world. I wish this podcast had existed when I

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<v Speaker 1>was younger, although that would have been weird because there

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<v Speaker 1>was no Internet and I would have been like, what

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<v Speaker 1>is this and that probably would have given me anxiety.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know what I'm saying, We're stronger than we

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<v Speaker 1>think we are, and that's what I love to tell

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<v Speaker 1>people like, you can handle so much more than you

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<v Speaker 1>think you can handle. Anxiety Bites premieres Wednesday, October sixth.

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<v Speaker 1>Subscribe on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or

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<v Speaker 1>wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts, and this is

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<v Speaker 1>your new favorite podcast.