3 steps of anxiety overload -- and how you can take back control | Lisa Damour

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🗓️ 13 February 2023

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Anxiety is a normal part of life, so why are we so afraid of it? Psychologist Lisa Damour breaks down how to recognize when anxiety is helpful and when it's harmful, offering simple solutions for calming yourself and taking back control when you feel it slipping away. (This conversation, hosted by TED science curator David Biello, was part of an exclusive TED Membership event. Visit ted.com/membership to become a TED Member.)

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective
0:11.0	You're listening to Ted Talks Daily, I'm Elise Hugh, and today we're talking anxiety.
0:17.0	We'll all feel it at various points in our lives, and sometimes we need to bring it under
0:21.6	control.
0:22.6	In a 2022 Ted membership event, clinical psychologist Lisa Demore gives us actionable advice on how
0:29.1	to understand and handle anxiety.
0:32.6	She's in conversation with Ted Science Curator David B. L.O. and they take questions from
0:37.3	the audience.
0:38.3	After a short break.
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