How an Anxiety Loop Starts — and How to Stop It

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Have you ever noticed that anxiety can seem to take over before you’ve consciously decided to do anything? A thought appears. You check something. Look for reassurance. Replay what happened. Try to make certain nothing is wrong. You feel better for a moment. Then the loop starts again. In this live Meetup, we’ll look closely at an important partsof the Seven Layers of Anxiety: The Autopilot — Layer 3 How checking, reassurance, avoidance, and other learned responses can bring short-term relief while making the pattern more likely to repeat. The important question isn’t simply: “How do I stop feeling anxious?” It’s: “Where is the loop being reinforced and what would be a better response to practice?” Because knowing why you do something does not automatically give your system a new response. That part takes practice. I’ll finish the session with a short guided exercise you can use to begin interrupting the loop differently. If you’ve ever thought, “I know what I’m doing, so why do I keep doing it?” this Meetup is for you. Hosted by Bradley Kapture Certified Hypnotherapist \| Creator of the Seven Layers of Anxiety This meetup will not be recorded and admission will be closed at 11:10.