This episode covers the Mental Health category.
Join Sammy Warrayat and Corbin Elliott as they discuss how to deal with anxiety. Corbin is a psychological strategist and founder of Affect Media, focusing on creating music to make one feel better. In this episode, he narrates his story when he was at his lowest point, and he coped with it.
Breaking Point
Corbin developed anxiety because he pursued the wrong degree in college. Having ignored that feeling resulted in his anxiety manifesting on his body. He had muscle spasms so bad that it got to the point he was stuck in bed for a week. While that experience was already bad for him, it had a silver lining: it sparked his interest in psychology. After that, he realized how important it was in the context of living an enjoyable life. With the internet’s power to connect to the masses, Corbin had an idea to distribute what he knew in order to help others going through anxiety as well. To ensure he influences people in a positive way, Corbin follows the rule of applying it to himself first. In doing so, he understands how one thing works, and it does not affect other people if things do not go as planned. The experience made Corbin stronger, and with that, he helped others overcome anxiety.
Anxiety Described
Anxiety, the way Corbin looks at it, is having a circle of danger and a circle of fear. They are not always the same thing. Now, the thing is, anxiety is sometimes there for a reason; if one has anxiety about jumping off a cliff, that is a good thing. In this case, the danger and fear overlap because jumping off a cliff will hurt. Yet, a lot of times, the body is designed to survive but not to be happy. That is the problem with anxiety – the thing that makes a person happy is perceived as dangerous. Corbin explains that it is powerful to leverage perspective because it helps understand where the fear and danger zone do not line up. With that, capitalize on that opportunity because that will make one happy.
About Corbin Elliott:
Corbin Elliott is a psychological strategist. In other words, he leverages analytical, cause-and-effect problem solving to facilitate a higher degree of emotional well-being and life satisfaction. His tactics are systems-based and rooted in self-observed and external data-driven applications.
Through his company, “Peace and Purpose,” Corbin writes books and produces a podcast to show his audience that they don’t need to settle for a life that is less than the one they are capable of living.
Connect with Corbin:
- Website
- LinkedIn
- Peace and Purpose Podcast
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