The Anxiety Guy Podcast

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Today's Episode:
Anxiety is energy, but healing begins when you stop directing that energy into fear.
In this episode of The Anxiety Guy Podcast, Dennis explores how symptom checking, body scanning, Googling, and overanalyzing keep the nervous system stuck in survival mode. When fear keeps receiving your attention, it keeps receiving your energy.
You'll learn how to notice where your attention is going, redirect that energy into something grounding and healing, and respond to symptoms with calm rather than urgency. These simple shifts help teach the brain and body that the sensations are not dangerous, and that you no longer need to feed the anxiety cycle.
This episode will help you begin transforming anxious energy into greater clarity, steadiness, and healing.
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This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider if you have specific medical or mental health concerns.
Credits:
Host: Dennis Simsek (The Anxiety Guy)

Break the anxiety cycle with daily guided support inside my End The Anxiety Program, step by step tools, CBT based direction, and a clear path forward. Start today by Clicking Here. 
Today's Episode:
In this episode of The Anxiety Guy Podcast, we focus on body scanning and hypervigilance, the habit of constantly monitoring sensations for signs of danger. If you keep checking your pulse, breathing, dizziness, chest sensations, tingling, tension, vision changes, or "weird" feelings and then spiraling into health anxiety, panic, or catastrophic thinking, you're not alone.
You'll learn why symptom checking, tracking, and Googling symptoms can feel helpful in the moment but actually trains the brain to stay on high alert. We'll break down how reassurance seeking and safety behaviors keep the nervous system stuck in fight-or-flight, and how to start interrupting the loop with a more neutral response.
This episode is for anyone dealing with health anxiety (hypochondria), panic attacks, intrusive "what if" thoughts, DPDR, and chronic hypervigilance. You'll walk away with simple, practical steps to reduce scanning, stop compulsive checking, tolerate uncertainty, and begin rebuilding trust in your body again.
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Apple Podcasts: Subscribe Here
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YouTube: Subscribe Here
Episode page: Catch up on previous episodes here
👥 About Dennis / Connect:
Instagram: @theanxietyguy · YouTube: Click Here · Facebook Support: Click Here
📝 Disclaimer:
This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider if you have specific medical or mental health concerns.
Credits:
Host: Dennis Simsek (The Anxiety Guy)

Break the anxiety cycle with daily guided support inside my End The Anxiety Program, step by step tools, CBT based direction, and a clear path forward. Start today by Clicking Here. 
Today's Episode:
In today's episode the anxiety guy podcast, we're talking about what happens when someone else's calm, confidence, or freedom triggers you and how social comparison quietly fuels anxiety, tension, and inner conflict.
We'll break down the jealousy loop, the stories your mind creates to keep you stuck, and the shift from resisting life to allowing it so your nervous system can finally soften. I'll also share a practical story at the end so you can make the deepest connections possible towards your own anxiety recovery.
▶️ Listen & Subscribe:
Apple Podcasts: Subscribe Here
Spotify: Subscribe Here
YouTube: Subscribe Here
Episode page: Catch up on previous episodes here
👥 About Dennis / Connect:
Instagram: @theanxietyguy · YouTube: Click Here · Facebook Support: Click Here
📝 Disclaimer:
This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider if you have specific medical or mental health concerns.
Credits:
Host: Dennis Simsek (The Anxiety Guy)

Head to theanxietyguy.com for the highest rated anxiety programs online along with a membership community (under community) where we can heal health anxiety together starting today. 
✨ Today's Episode:
If you're dealing with high functioning anxiety, you can get everything done and still feel behind. In this episode, I break down why the "done enough" feeling never arrives for Type A nervous systems and how that keeps anxiety, overthinking, and internal pressure alive.
You'll learn the hidden pattern behind "not enough yet," how it turns productivity into a safety strategy, and a simple daily reset to help your body accept closure so you can preserve energy, build self-compassion, and heal long-term.
Reflection question: Where does your mind most often say "not enough yet," work, exercise, or relationships?
▶️ Listen & Subscribe:
Apple Podcasts: Subscribe Here
Spotify: Subscribe Here
YouTube: Subscribe Here
Episode page: Catch up on previous episodes here
👥 About Dennis / Connect:
Instagram: @theanxietyguy · YouTube: Click Here · Facebook Support: Click Here
📝 Disclaimer:
This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider if you have specific medical or mental health concerns.
Credits:
Host: Dennis Simsek (The Anxiety Guy)

Head to theanxietyguy.com for the highest rated anxiety programs if you're tired of guessing and want simple daily steps to retrain the anxiety loop.
✨ Today's Episode:
In this powerful podcast episode, Dennis Simsek guides you through the "Anxiety River" exercise, a simple visualization that helps you stop getting pulled into anxious thoughts and come back to a steadier place in your body. 
You'll learn how to notice worries without chasing them, reduce the urgency to analyze or seek certainty, and train your nervous system to respond with calm presence instead of fear. If overthinking, intrusive "what if" loops, or body-based anxiety symptoms have been running your day, this is a practical tool you can use in the moment, at night, or anytime anxiety tries to take over.
▶️ Listen & Subscribe:
Apple Podcasts: Subscribe Here
Spotify: Subscribe Here
YouTube: Subscribe Here
Episode page: Catch up on previous episodes here
👥 About Dennis / Connect:
Instagram: @theanxietyguy · YouTube: Click Here · Facebook Support: Click Here
📝 Disclaimer:
This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider if you have specific medical or mental health concerns.
Credits:
Host: Dennis Simsek (The Anxiety Guy)