102. Understand and reduce anxiety

The Pleasure Project with Dana Skoglund · Feb 12, 2023 · 23m

Anxiety is an inevitable part of being human.

As humans, we’re wired to look for threats. Anxiety serves to prepare us for possible danger. It’s a built-in survival mechanism meant to keep us safe. Thank you, brain.

Also, the nature of reality is that we can’t predict the future and we can’t control the world. This fact contributes to all the anxiety-related emotions of fear, worry, nervousness and unease. Since it’s impossible to be completely free of anxiety, we might as well get better at dealing with it.

Anxiety, like any other difficult emotion, feels more overwhelming the more we resist…