{"podcast":{"title":"The Anxious Truth - A Panic, Anxiety, and Mental Health Podcast","slug":"the-anxious-truth-a-panic-anxiety-and-mental-health-podcast-1095844","podcast_index_feed_id":1095844,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2271214.rss","website_url":"https://theanxioustruth.com","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/jtzibp03he1qwfe390i751xykqep?.jpg","author":"Drew Linsalata","episode_count":342,"summary":"Struggling with panic attacks, agoraphobia, or other anxiety problems? The Anxious Truth will educate you, empower you, encourage you, and inspire you to get your life back! * Featured in the New York Times: \"6 Podcasts to Soothe An Anxious Mind\" (April 27, 2024) * Featured in Vogue Magazine: \"The 15 Best Mental Health Podcasts Recommended by Therapists\" (October 2023) Listen to the podcast, read the books, join the social media community, and get on the path to recovery.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-02T04:18:20.777031+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-anxious-truth-a-panic-anxiety-and-mental-health-podcast-1095844"},"episode":{"title":"Blood Pressure Anxiety. How To Stop Checking and Start Living | EP 342","slug":"blood-pressure-anxiety-how-to-stop-checking-and-start-living-ep-342","published_at":"2026-04-22T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-anxious-truth-a-panic-anxiety-and-mental-health-podcast-1095844/blood-pressure-anxiety-how-to-stop-checking-and-start-living-ep-342","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-anxious-truth-a-panic-anxiety-and-mental-health-podcast-1095844","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2271214/episodes/19049120-blood-pressure-anxiety-how-to-stop-checking-and-start-living-ep-342.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2271214/episodes/19049120-blood-pressure-anxiety-how-to-stop-checking-and-start-living-ep-342.mp3","summary":"If you recognize the sound of a Velcro rip and your heart starts to pound the minute you hear that familiar hum, we need to talk. You likely bought a home blood pressure monitor to feel safer and healthier, but now you might feel like a slave to a rubber tube and a plastic screen. In this episode, we are looking at how a responsible health habit turns into a psychological nightmare in the form of fixation and obsessive fear. We discuss why blood pressure anxiety happens, often in the complete...","meta_description":"If you recognize the sound of a Velcro rip and your heart starts to pound the minute you hear that familiar hum, we need to talk. You likely bought a home…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1526,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-anxious-truth-a-panic-anxiety-and-mental-health-podcast-1095844/episodes/blood-pressure-anxiety-how-to-stop-checking-and-start-living-ep-342/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-anxious-truth-a-panic-anxiety-and-mental-health-podcast-1095844/blood-pressure-anxiety-how-to-stop-checking-and-start-living-ep-342.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}