518 Why 'Pushing Through' Anxiety Isn't Helping (And What to Do Differently)

518 为什么克服焦虑并非解决问题的方法(以及如何采取不同的做法)

Your Anxiety Toolkit - Anxiety & OCD Strategies for Everyday

2026-10-14

14 分钟
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In this episode, I'm sharing why pushing through anxiety and facing your fears might not be helping as much as you'd hoped, and one simple shift that can make a big difference in your anxiety recovery.
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  • Nearly every single time I start with a new patient or new client

  • or new student, we talk about how all of the research shows that our main agenda

  • when it comes to managing anxiety is to stop avoiding and start facing your fear.

  • And in nearly all circumstances where I explain this, the person looks at me and says,

  • but Kimberly, I have been facing my fear.

  • I have to be...

  • Facing my fear every day.

  • Every time I walk out of the house, I'm facing my fear.

  • I'm pushing through my anxiety and it's not helping.

  • And I am here to say, yes, that could be exactly what is keeping you stuck with your anxiety.

  • And so my goal today is to help you understand this.

  • My name is Kimberly Quinlan.

  • I'm an anxiety and OCD specialist.

  • I'm on a mission to help you suffer less from anxiety so that anxiety doesn't make your decisions

  • and anxiety doesn't rule your day.

  • And that is 100% possible.

  • So let's talk about it today on why pushing through anxiety isn't helping and what you can do differently.

  • Okay, so like I said, you're sitting in front of me and you're...

  • You're pleading with me, Kimberly, I am facing my fear.

  • What is it that I'm doing wrong?