Dr. Nicole Cain argues that anxiety medication and CBT treat the symptom, not the cause. She says the body produces anxiety to signal deeper issues that need healing, not suppression. Her approach flips the standard medical model to address what's actually wrong.
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Here's the truth of why you haven't healed from anxiety yet. When you go to the doctor and you tell them that you're struggling with anxiety, what do they do? Well, if you have a compassionate doctor, they'll try to solve the problem. Right? Treatment is often twofold. Prescription medications. And if you're lucky, they'll recommend CBT or cognitive behavioral therapy counseling. So we have two major issues here. One is the paradigm, and two are the treatments that come from that paradigm. If you look at anxiety as the problem, you're never going to allow anxiety to tell you what the problem actually is. The paradigm is all wrong. Have you ever played that game whack a mole? The mole pops up, you whack it with a hammer, it goes down, but then another one pops up. That is a metaphor for the dominant medical model's approach to treating anxiety. It doesn't work. This is why, despite so many incredible medical advancements, we have record breaking numbers of people that are struggling with anxiety. It's not because the science is wrong and there is a solution. There is a solution that works and you can actually heal from anxiety. But that means you have to flip your paradigm. We have to consider that our body is wise and in its wisdom, it's producing symptoms, including anxiety, to tell you what needs healing and how. And I'm here to help. If you're tired of taking handfuls of pills, spending tons of time doing anxiety coping skills, and if you want to heal from anxiety, click on the link in the bio.
