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Rob and Jason talk about safety behaviours.

Learn about this essential topic in anxiety management, and how you can reduce safety behaviours for improved well-being.

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Rob and Jason discuss the thinking styles and patterns contributing to social anxiety. They cover thoughts that typically occur before, during, and after a social encounter. They also provide some strategies for dealing with these thinking patterns.

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Rob and Jason talk about struggles in maintaining your social support network, some personal experiences, and potential solutions.

Today's episode sees Rob and Jason talk about the psychological strategy 'notice and name', plus a few other topics.

In this episode, Rob and Jason talk about the role of exercise in anxiety management.

For our first episode, we discuss Rob taking on a 6-month anxiety challenge. We also introduce the skill 'notice and name'.

This is a form of relaxation training that utilises tensing and releasing of major muscles within the body. Consult a physician before trying this exercise if you have any injuries or medical conditions.

Attempting to control, suppress or get rid of difficult physical and psychological sensations within the body is an understandable response to these experiences. Unfortunately, this type of response can lead to unintended consequences, such as intensifying the very sensations we are trying to change.

An alternative approach is to mentally step back from uncomfortable sensations and reduce the struggle to control them. This expansion exercise can help you to achieve this ‘unhooking’. You can listen to the exercise here, or download it to your device.

While there are many different forms of meditation and mindfulness, a body scan meditation is a readily-accessible and easy-to-follow exercise for most people. Developing an ability to tune into your body is a useful psychological skill for a variety of reasons. Follow the instructions on the audio file, and feel free to download to your device.