Could talking make anxiety worse?

Forty Hall
Forty Hall

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/could-talking-anxiety-make-worse/

 

“The psychologist Felix Economakis helps anxiety sufferers learn to ‘reframe’ their experiences as manageable rather than overwhelming, and believes that ‘our  society is making people more stressed  and depressed’. Modern life, he argues, ‘overstimulates the limbic system’ (a set of brain structures that deal with emotion and memory).

‘It’s always on high alert because the moment you walk out of the door, you’re fighting to get on the bus, you’re seeing newsflashes about terrorism, you’re worrying about keeping your job – there’s no respite.’

He believes there’s little point in exploring the possible roots of the anxiety when  it’s often simply a chemical response to ongoing stress. Instead, he leads clients through a series of stages to reprogramme negative thoughts.”