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How Anxiety Is Constructed In The Brain | Ep 327

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The Anxious Truth - A Panic, Anxiety, and Mental Health Podcast
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Oct 8, 2025
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Summary

Anxiety that you cannot control, that keeps coming back, that you don't understand and are terrified of, will trick you into believing that something is really wrong. But what if that intense fear you experience—while absolutely real—is based on a prediction your brain is making that isn't actually true? In this episode, I speak with Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett, neuroscientist and author of How Emotions Are Made and 7 1/2 Lessons About The Brain about how anxiety is constructed in the brain. Dr....