I Am Anxiety episode 2. The brain can be such a pain!

In episode 2, David discusses the three parts of the brain involved in the development of anxiety illness.  He outlines how changes to these parts of the brain - initiated by the stress hormone cortisol - can slowly lead us into the never ending cycle of worry and fear that ultimately leads to anxiety illness.

This knowledge is important because once we understand why we have become trapped  -physiologically speaking - we can then begin to understand how we free ourselves.