Anxiety and OCD: The Strategy Mismatch Issue EP 351

The Anxious Truth - REAL Help For Panic, Anxiety and Agoraphobia by Drew Linsalata

Aug 26, 202629:05Health

Anxiety disorders and OCD are what you get when a perfectly functioning brain applies its usual problem-solving strategies to the wrong problem. Your brain is good at solving things. The trouble is it keeps trying to sol...

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