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Welcome back to Anxiety Slayer.

I'm Shan Vanderbilt, here with my wonderful friend and co-host in Angas

Civier.

Today we're exploring the connection between living life on

autopilot and the rise of anxiety. We'll uncover the power of choice, the importance

of embracing change, and the remarkable adaptability of our brains.

Welcome back in Nanga.

Hey Shen.

What a gift to share a conversation about how you can break the cycle and get yourself off of autopilot.

Yeah, it's one of my favorite topics.

Yes, and it affects all of us in one way, shape, or form. And I didn't really realize until, I don't know, some time ago, how much that autopilot is not in our best interests.

Yeah and how we can slide back into it as well.

We might have made some changes and become aware of what serves us better, but there might be some. some

and become aware of what serves us better, but there might be some travel, holiday, illness, adversity, and then we slide back in.

I think it's very helpful to be reminded regularly.

Let's start by a conversation about what it means to live on autopilot.

Have you ever found yourself going through the motions and just not being fully present in that moment?

That's autopilot mode. That's a state where we are operating mechanically, but there's really not any conscious thought or awareness.

It's kind of like cruise control on your car if you have that where you're just coasting down the road without truly engaging and your experiences.

Some of us are more introspective by nature than others.

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