🎙️ Episode 2: My Anxiety is a Liar: How to Catch Your Brain in the Act

Written By Taylor Garff

Published: 4.10.25
Duration: 5 Minutes
Category: Mental Health, Anxiety, Cognitive Distortions

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📝 Episode Summary

Anxiety is convincing—but not truthful. In this episode, we break down how anxious thoughts show up disguised as “logic” and what to do when your brain starts screaming disaster. You'll learn how to recognize distorted thinking patterns like catastrophizing, mind-reading, and fortune-telling—and how to challenge them with clarity and compassion.

✨ You’ll Learn:

  • What cognitive distortions are and why anxiety loves them

  • How to spot your most common anxious thinking traps

  • Simple strategies to interrupt spirals before they take over

🧠 Try This After You Listen:

Write down your last anxious spiral. Can you find the distortion? Label it (like "catastrophizing" or "mind-reading"), then write a more grounded version of the story.

Taylor Garff https://Innerhearttherapy.org
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