Anxiety Road Podcast

Anxiety Road Podcast

This is the Anxiety Road Podcast, the involuntary journey in finding treatment options for people that have anxiety and panics attacks with side trips into related mental health disorders. This podcast is treatment agnostic.

Episodes

ARP 354 Basic Info on A.I. and Mental Health Apps

April 24, 2024 • 17 mins

There is a lot of turbulence in the mental health space. All kinds of mischief is going on and a portion of Americans who are trying to go back to 1862.

 
It is crazy but I don't think that is a strong enough word for it.  In this episode, I have a very simplistic definition of what is an AI Language Model and what is a scripted AI chatbot and a wee bit on what is or could be a generative A.I. chatbot or treat...
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    ARP 353 - ADAA Online Support Groups

    April 3, 2024 • 5 mins
    This is a pebble in the road about the ADAA On-line Support Group. 
     
    Sometimes you need to connect to an actual human being. Or a group of people that share your problem or have similar questions. 
     
    Lots of things happening and I'm trying to adjust to them. In future episodes, probably starting with this one, there will be a transcript available. It will be 90% accurate. If your po...
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    ARP 352 - Breathing Necklaces or Buyer Beware

    March 20, 2024 • 7 mins
    In this episode a look at breathing necklaces, which are supposed to help you control your breathing. These things irk me. It isn't that they don't have a purpose. But you don't need them.
     
    It is ok to want one or have it around your neck as a touchpoint or you really do understand how to use them. That is what I wanted to communicate in the recording.
     

    I had to cut a lot of stuff out o...

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    ARP 351 Anxiety and Imposter Syndrome

    March 6, 2024 • 8 mins

    For some of us, imposter syndrome is an anxiety generator. 

    It goes to the heart of feeling worthy, being competent or having the right to be in a particular space.
     
    Doing this episode made me feel like an imposter. I can hear slurred words, tangents and howlers of editing. 
     
    But here is the thing.  I don't allow it to keep me from trying and doing. Sure, I could not do the show. O...

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    ARP 350 When An Attack Sneaks Up on You

    February 22, 2024 • 8 mins
    There is a spectrum of decisions between I can and I can't. Part of our healing journey is to understand the concept of acceptance. 
     
    A video popped up called "A Panic Attack Ended My Winter Backpacking Trip" from the Miranda Goes Outside!! YouTube channel. 
     
    I absolutely wanted to view that video. Spent a chunk of it nodding in agreement.
    Not to mention that I learned a...
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    ARP 349 Quick Look at Xaia Mental Health Companion VR App

    February 14, 2024 • 13 mins
    Treatment options are evolving and this one is a pip. An expensive one, but it might be just what is needed in the middle of  a cold dark night of the soul.
     
    Xaia aka eXtended reality Artificially Intelligent Ally is designed to work with the Apple Vision Pro.VR device.
     
    You can talk with it. Share your concerns and get feedback about your issues. That is the topic for a quick look...
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    ARP 348 - Bear Grylls App and Men's Mental Health Resources

    January 31, 2024 • 9 mins
    In 2024, of the things we have to change is the active cultural block against men seeking mental health treatment. We don't have time for it. 
     
    All hands on deck or at least pull the ropes trying to point the ship in the right direction. 
     
    This episode is a little different because it is resource focus. Go to Helpguide.org to learn about therapy or to Heads Up Guys to learn about s...

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    ARP 347 - Ottawa Personal Decision Guide

    January 24, 2024 • 3 mins

    There are a lot of decisions that you have to make when you are seeking treatment.

    Hopefully you find a good doctor or a mental health professional to guide you though the process. Those are aspirational goals by the way. You might run into a doc that just wants to give you medication and then report back in four weeks. 
     
    Or you can't find or afford a provider in your area. I would suggest that you...
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    ARP 346 - Breathing Practice Using Fidget Spinners

    January 17, 2024 • 11 mins

    In January, you often hear about the aspirational pledges. No shopping. No drinking alcohol. 

    Go vegan or as close to it as you can get. My year round goal is to get folks at a basic level to take time to breath. Slow it down. Chill as in being quiet. Not as in ice baths. 
     
    Me in a former incarnation; "Nuts to you, I breath all of the time. I still have symptoms."

    Future me: "Yeah, you dope. You also dr...
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    ARP 345 Ideophobia or Fear of Ideas

    January 3, 2024 • 9 mins

    With all of the book banning in the United States, a person could make a case that some sections of the country has ideophobia or the fear of ideas. 

    Might also be bibliophobia. In this episode, a quick look at the definition of Ideophobia.

    If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741.

    Resources Me...

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    ARP 344 Diabetes and Anxiety

    December 27, 2023 • 4 mins

    If you have type 1 or type 2 diabetes and anxiety or depression, you have to deal with both conditions at the same time.

    It is a challenge but not impossible. There are resources and options to help you deal with treatment. 
     
    This is just a quick mention of some of those resources that could be of assistance to you or someone you know.


     If you need support contact the Nati...
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    ARP 343 Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families

    December 25, 2023 • 12 mins
    In this episode, a look at adult people that grew up in an addictive or dysfunctional family. Because if you did, there is a good chance you might have an anxiety condition or a related mental health problem.
     
    How do you get to be an adult child of a dysfunctional family. There are many pathways. 
     
    Many are raised in an abusive or addictive family. Others are raised in a generation...
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    ARP 342 Adverse Childhood Experiences aka ACEs

    December 13, 2023 • 13 mins
    I did an episode about ACEs a long time ago. It was okay but I know a bit more now. 
     
    At the time I said something to the effect, "Childhood isn't easy even in the best of families, but what if your family of origin contributed to your current condition? I'm not saying that it has, but what if it did?"
     
    That part was ok but listening to it now I did not fully define it or give exam...

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    ARP 341 Sour Candy and Symptom Management

    December 6, 2023 • 7 mins
    So in this episode I wanted to put a bit more context as to why sucking sour candy could work to stop panic attacks. Or not. Or not for the long term.
     
    Here is how it started. I have news feeds for anxiety. This story popped up.
     
    Delish is a food recipe and kitchen gadget website. I've seen videos on YouTube. I was confused when I saw the story about sour candy and panic attacks.
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    ARP 340 Cannabis and Cruising Do Not Mix

    November 21, 2023 • 6 mins

    I don't know if I'll ever go on a cruise ship. The only part that really interest me is tasting a wide variety of food in a short amount of time.

    Plus my anxiety about riding on a human petri dish would get the best of me and cause all kinds of embarrassment. Not to mention that there are hundreds of people around and having to move as a pack once you arrive for an excursion.
     
    Gives me the shivers. Anywa...
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    ARP 339 - You Need to Change Your Ways

    November 15, 2023 • 5 mins

    You made it over the first hurdle. You know you have a problem. 

    You might have even gone to the doctor or your health provider to obtain help. They might have set you up with pills or talk therapy.
     
    And that is a far as you got. You take the meds but you are still drinking.
     
    Or eating high sugar or caffeinated beverages.
     
    Babe, you gotta make some changes. O...
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    ARP 338 Anxiety in Your Guts and Symptom Tracking Apps

    November 1, 2023 • 6 mins

    There is a term called visceral anxiety. According to various sources, it isn't a medical term but more of a description of feeling anxiety in the lower center of your body. We are talking about the gastrointestinal track. 

    For some with anxiety it is a persistent problem of pain in the stomach, being gassy or bloated. Or feeling queasy each and every day. (Pregnant people excepted).
     
    Now life happens, y...
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    ARP 337 - When the World Is Crazy We Worry

    October 27, 2023 • 13 mins
    Worry is powerful, it can dishearten you and have you see nothing but shades of gray. There are techniques that even anxious people can use to reduce the amount of worry and get on with the business of the day. 
     
    I've been around a few spins around the sun. There have been very few times when things haven't been crazy on this planet. Especially with humans having access to weapons.
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    ARP 336 Anxiety Symptoms and Nicotine

    October 18, 2023 • 4 mins

    You can be a smoker that has anxiety or a person with an anxiety condition who smokes. Either way it is a bad deal that can not only make your symptoms worse but cause long term harm to your body.

    In this short pebble in the road episode, some resources to help educate yourself about the problem but some viable resources you can check out to separate yourself from the cigarette or the vape.

    If you need support contact the Nat...
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    ARP 335 Beans or Knowledge

    October 11, 2023 • 11 mins
    I try to keep episodes short and to the point. But sometimes I need to talk about conceptual things that at first, doesn’t seem to have anything to do with anxiety treatment options.  But it does.
     
    I need to talk about beans or knowledge. Or the do before the why. Which I like better but it isn't grammatical. I take comfort that I'm pissing off an A.I. generator.
     
    I know that many ...

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