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Confirmation Bias, Anxiety, and its Effect on Your Life
Confirmation Bias, Anxiety, and its Effect on Your Life
Confirmation Bias, Anxiety, and its Effect on Your Life
Monday 30th October 2017
Explore how confirmation bias affects anxiety and get practical tips to challenge it in 'Finding Calm: Real Strategies for Anxiety and ADHD Recovery'.
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Get the buttons here!How Confirmation Bias Fuels Anxiety and What You Can Do About It
Confirmation biases contribute to overconfidence in personal beliefs and can maintain or strengthen beliefs in the face of contrary evidence.
Ever wondered why you always seem to find evidence that supports your worries? This episode of 'Finding Calm: Real Strategies for Anxiety and ADHD Recovery' dives into the concept of confirmation bias and its sneaky role in ramping up anxiety. Matthew from Panic Attack Recovery breaks down how this psychological quirk leads us to seek out, interpret, and remember information that aligns with our pre-existing beliefs, often to our detriment.
For those grappling with anxiety, this means focusing on negative thoughts and reinforcing fears, making it harder to break free from the anxiety loop. But don’t worry, Matthew doesn’t just leave you hanging with the problem. He offers actionable tips to combat confirmation bias, like challenging your own thoughts and treating yourself with the same kindness you’d offer a friend.
He also shares relatable examples from everyday life, showing how these biases can sneak into our thinking patterns in everything from politics to personal relationships. If you’ve ever caught yourself spiraling into negative thinking or felt stuck in your anxious thoughts, this episode is a must-listen. It’s packed with practical advice and a hopeful message: you can train your brain to think more accurately and ease your anxiety.
So grab your headphones and get ready to learn how to outsmart your own mind.