Empowerment Solutions With Dr. Friedemann

Join me for my interview on "The OCD & Anxiety Podcast" with host Robert James where we discuss all things anxiety. From modern medicine, the root causes of anxiety and the role of the subconscious in both protecting and healing.

Do you also hear yourself saying “I am too busy to take care of myself, call my siblings, enjoy sitting in the yard…….”? Being ???????????????? can be a huge mind-????????????????. Of course, sometimes we are dealing with too many obligations and responsibilities that we can not avoid running around like a chicken without its head. But if we were really honest with ourselves, being busy can also quickly become a justification for our existence...

We've all heard about gaslighting… ...but did you know that this word comes from a play which was later on, turned into a movie with Ingrid Bergman, where her husband is trying to make her feel more and more that she's going crazy and losing her mind so that he could send her off to a mental institution and steal her inheritance? So how do you know that you have been gaslit?

Do you have a hard time finding the mental and emotional space to just enjoy the pleasures of life and have fun? Do you mostly push through your endless daily tasks, trying to ignore stress, anxiety, maybe even anger? Many people feel that this is the most challenging period in their lifetime, which is why fun and pleasure are not at all on their radar...

ENCORE EPISODE | This episode was so well received that I have decided to share it again now. With so many valuable tips and tools it is worth a listen or a re-listen... Anxiety is a natural form of communication from our subconscious mind and serves an important function. Similar to physical pain, which calls our attention to an injury or other problems with our body...

Do you feel anxious all the time? Do you react to anything unforeseen in an anxious, heightened state of being? Does any change bring an enormous amount of stress and worry, and even feeling just a little bit out of control, immediately have you spiralling into anger and frustration? There may be a lot of reasons why you feel those feelings, and why you're responding to your life like this… But one component that a lot of people often overlook, is the component of being addicted to those...

When was the last time your inner child was triggered? It's very likely that this is when you were dealing with anxiety. You see, the inner child is that early developmental aspect, who has to figure out how to get us through life without being harmed, abandoned, and hopefully with a little love and attention? It is in these early stages that our inner child creates the core beliefs we carry about ourselves, and how we see the world around us...

How would you feel, if the fear of failure or what others may be thinking of you, could no longer hold you hostage? And how would your life change, if you could rewrite those old stories and excuses that used to hold you back? If you are ready to make a change, create real movement in your life, and follow your dreams but are lacking the courage, or guts to make those first steps, then this episode is for you...

Unfortunately, in many ways, I feel we have it backward when responding to our anxiety, myself included. During my twenties, I treated my anxiety by trying to numb it with medication, alcohol and staying busy. This gave me the ability to ignore how I was feeling but not did anything to heal the root problem. Instead, the anxiety was only masked, boiling underneath the surface and getting worse...