Why You Wake Up Anxious For No Reason - Dr Russell Kennedy
The guest argues that anxiety is primarily a somatic 'alarm' stored in the body from unresolved childhood trauma, rather than just a cognitive issue.summaryTraditional talk therapy and CBT often fail to heal anxiety because they only address the symptoms (worrisome thoughts) while ignoring the root cause (the bodily alarm), leading to a cycle of coping rather than healing.summaryThe 'Alarm-Anxiety Cycle': Anxiety consists of two parts: a physical state of alarm stored in the body (from childhood trauma) and worrisome thoughts in the mind. The mind generates worries to distract from the uncomforttakeaway














