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Understanding Socially Programmed Anxiety and How to Fix It

Kara LoewentheilJune 5, 20255 min1 views
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The Impact of Social Programming on Anxiety

  • 💡 The end of the holiday season often brings a return to tasks and a feeling of being overwhelmed, leading to self-criticism and perfectionism.
  • 🎯 Social programming, particularly from a sexist society, convinces individuals that their worth is conditional and constantly fluctuating based on performance and external validation.
  • 🧠 This societal conditioning creates socially programmed anxiety, distinct from childhood or evolutionary anxiety, by making individuals feel their right to exist is dependent on meeting numerous societal metrics.

The Core Harm of Patriarchy

  • 🔑 Patriarchy's core harm lies in convincing women and those socialized as women that their value is not absolute but akin to stock market prices, rising and falling based on actions and others' opinions.
  • 📈 This constant evaluation across various life areas—from cooking and body image to finances and dating—fuels significant anxiety.

Recovering from Socially Programmed Anxiety

  • 🚀 The speaker's core mission is to teach women how to recover from and cure socially programmed anxiety.
  • 🎓 A free training, "The Feminist Anxiety Fix," is offered to explain the neurological basis of this anxiety and provide strategies for changing thought patterns.
  • 🎯 The training covers specific areas where women often experience social programming, including job performance, motherhood, body image, romantic relationships, family, fitness, cooking, eating, sex, and friendships.

Free Training Details

  • 🗓️ The "Feminist Anxiety Fix" training is being offered again on Saturday, February 10th, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern.
  • 💬 Attending live allows for potential live coaching and Q&A, with replays available for those who cannot attend.
  • ✅ Registration is free via texting "anxiety" to +1 347-997-1784 or visiting unfuckyourbrain.com/anxiety.
  • 🌟 A separate free training, "How to Stop Caring What Other People Think," is scheduled for Friday, June 6th at noon, focusing on building confidence and reducing worry about external opinions.
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Social ProgrammingAnxietyFeminist Anxiety FixPatriarchySelf-WorthPerfectionismSocietal ExpectationsCognitive Behavioral TherapyMindset ShiftPersonal DevelopmentFree Training
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