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#anxiety #andreatomassetti #panicattacks [ANXIETY AND PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS: THE MISTAKE THAT MAKES THEM WORSE] Do you ever feel anxiety much more intense during the summer? Do you feel like the heat increases your heart rate, shortness of breath, a lump in your throat, dizziness, unsteadiness, lightheadedness, or that constant fear that a panic attack might strike at any moment? If you're experiencing this period with greater distress than usual, this video can help you understand one of the most important mechanisms that keep anxiety alive over time and often leads to the onset of increasingly frequent and intense physical symptoms. Many people who suffer from anxiety develop the habit of constantly monitoring their bodies. They check their heart rate, observe their breathing, check whether they feel stable, and constantly assess their physical state in an attempt to prevent a panic attack or a worsening of their symptoms. At first glance, this seems like a useful and sensible strategy. Ultimately, if I can immediately notice that something is wrong, I can intervene before the situation gets worse. And yet, this is precisely where one of the biggest problems arises. When you constantly monitor your body, you are unconsciously teaching your brain that those sensations are dangerous. Every time you monitor your heart rate, breathing, dizziness, or physical tension, you reinforce the idea that those signals represent a threat that needs to be defended. Over time, this creates a very peculiar effect: you no longer fear just the situations that cause you anxiety, but you also begin to fear anxiety itself. Symptoms become the enemy. A racing heartbeat becomes dangerous. Shortness of breath becomes alarming. Dizziness seems like a signal that something serious is about to happen. And so the brain enters a state of constant alert. In this video, you'll discover why constant monitoring of your body, seeking reassurance, repeated checking, and many other protective behaviors end up maintaining an anxiety disorder instead of resolving it. You'll understand how this vicious cycle arises and why, especially during the warmer months, it can become even more intense. We'll discuss how heat affects the perception of physical symptoms, why so many people report increased anxiety during the summer, and how catastrophic interpretations and bodily sensations end up feeding each other. If you suffer from somatic anxiety, panic attacks, fear of fainting, tachycardia, feelings of instability, derealization, fear of losing control, or fear that physical symptoms conceal something serious, you'll find practical explanations that will help you better understand what's happening. The goal isn't to forcibly eliminate physical sensations, but to develop a different relationship with them. Only when we stop viewing anxiety as a threat can we interrupt the mechanism that keeps it alive and begin to gradually regain freedom and serenity. In the video, I also present the new video course "Body, Anxiety, and Heat," a practical program designed for anyone experiencing increased summer symptoms such as tachycardia, shortness of breath, dizziness, lightheadedness, faintness, and general malaise. The course provides an in-depth explanation of the connection between heat, catastrophic interpretations, and physical symptoms, along with specific exercises addressing the main fears that accompany anxiety. The course includes exercises addressing the fear of cardiac symptoms, fear of breathing, fear of dizziness and instability, and all those sensations that often lead people to limit their lives. It also addresses some of the situations that most frequently create difficulties during the summer: going to the beach, dealing with the heat, traveling, flying, dining outdoors, taking walks in the sun, or enjoying a vacation without constantly focusing on the symptoms. Buy my PRACTICAL GUIDE: a 5-hour video course "Body, Anxiety, and Heat," on SALE until June 18th. For more information, click this link. 👉 https://andreatomassetti.com/corpo-an... To your freedom. VIDEO CHAPTERS 00:00 Why anxiety seems to get worse in the summer 01:14 The mistake that fuels physical symptoms 02:07 Why controlling your body worsens anxiety 03:28 When symptoms become real fear 04:21 The brain goes into double-alarm mode 05:30 How to break the vicious cycle 06:36 Body, Anxiety, and Heat: the new video course 07:36 Specific exercises for physical symptoms 08:44 How to deal with summer, travel, and vacations 09:49 Learning to distance yourself from your thoughts