2026-06-17
24 分钟You've done the work.
You've read the books, maybe done some therapy, watched the videos.
You understand that anxious thoughts are not facts.
You know that engaging with them makes them worse and you know the goal is not to take the bait.
But then the thought comes and something feels different about this one.
This one feels important.
This one actually feels like it needs your attention.
This one feels like all those rules you learn about, let it go, don't engage, it's just anxiety, doesn't apply here.
Because this situation is different.
Because the stakes are too high.
Because what if this one time, the fear is actually right?
And before you know it, you were three hours deep in your own head doing the very thing you promised yourself
that you would no longer do.
That is not a willpower problem.
This is not a sign that the tools don't work.
This is not evidence that your fear is the exception.
This is a very specific trick that anxiety plays on people
who are already in recovery and is one of the most common reasons people stall.
Today we have Drulene Salada, the host of the anxious truth podcast.
He's an author and he is someone who has spent years helping people recognize exactly this pattern.