2026-10-29
15 分钟You have been doing so well.
You have been trying so hard to manage your anxiety.
But then out of nowhere, you get hit with a major wave of anxiety.
Maybe it's an onset of new intrusive thoughts that just freak you out.
And before you know it, you're spinning.
You're overwhelmed.
You have lost control of the vehicle.
And ultimately, what's happening here is you're framing this as a major setback.
And I don't blame you.
This is so disappointing when you feel like you are on the right track,
but then all of a sudden out of nowhere, something happened, something triggered you, something went wrong.
And all of a sudden that progress you were making has gone away.
In this episode, I want to teach you how to handle setbacks
in anxiety recovery and maybe make you change the way you think about it,
which is going to help you suffer so, so much less.
Okay, so first I want to address the elephant in the room.
Or maybe it's the anxiety in the room,
which is I want to first get really clear on what is and what is not a setback.
A setback is not just the increase in anxiety or distress or uncertainty or intrusive thoughts.
A setback, in my opinion, is usually when you're having these normal daily experiences.