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Why We Worry

2019/1/28
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Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

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Dr. Hanson and Forrest continue their series on the central question “Who Am I” by exploring subjects related to the development of fear, wariness, and worry in our often anxious brains.

Timestamps:

2:00: Threat, aversion, inhibition, wariness, and anxiety.

6:50: The relationship between wariness and anxiety.

8:20: Anxious states vs. anxiety as a trait.

11:30: Is anxiety genetic?

12:20: Why is there variation in levels of anxiety?

17:40: Can we develop an anxious temperament over time?

21:30: Anxious in some situations but not in others.

24:40: Moving without fear.

27:30: Being afraid of not feeling afraid.

29:20: What is anxiety the shadow of?

35:30: Recap

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