The Anxiety Guy Podcast

The Anxiety Guy

The Anxiety Guy Podcast is the only resource you need to begin lessening and eventually ending your struggles with generalized anxiety disorder, hypochondria, and depression. Dennis Simsek takes you through the life of a former professional tennis player, who struggled with and eventually ended his 6 year struggle with panic disorder and health anxiety. Within those 6 years a dream was reached, a child was born, and suicide was being contemplated. This podcast exists so that you don't make the same crucial mistakes when it comes to stress and anxiety, that thousands of other people around the world are making. Change begins today...

  1. 18h ago

    The Shift That Makes Anxiety Symptoms Feel Less Threatening

    Ready for true clarity instead of more confusion? Rebuild trust in your body through daily guidance and nervous system retraining: 👉 Start the Health Anxiety Recovery Program ✨ Today's Episode: Your Symptoms Aren't the Real Problem Health anxiety convinces you that your symptoms must disappear before you can finally feel safe. But the constant monitoring, resistance, and urgency to fix them may be what keeps your nervous system on alert. In this episode, I share the inner shift that changes how you respond to uncomfortable sensations. When you stop treating every symptom as a problem that must be solved immediately, you begin teaching your brain and body that the experience may be uncomfortable without automatically meaning danger. The goal is not to ignore your symptoms. It is to stop allowing them to determine whether or not you feel safe. This is where trust begins, the fear cycle starts to weaken, and lasting healing becomes possible. ▶️ Listen and Subscribe 🍎 Apple Podcasts: Listen to the Health Anxiety Podcast Show 🎧 Spotify: Listen to the Health Anxiety Podcast Show ▶️ YouTube: Subscribe to The Anxiety Guy 🌐 Episode page: Listen to Your Symptoms Aren't the Real Problem 👥 About Dennis and Connect Instagram: @theanxietyguy YouTube: The Anxiety Guy Facebook: The Anxiety Guy Facebook Page 📝 Disclaimer This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider regarding specific medical or mental health concerns. Credits Host: Dennis Simsek

    The Shift That Makes Anxiety Symptoms Feel Less Threatening
  2. Jul 6

    The Part of You Beyond Anxiety Is Waiting

    Have you ever wondered why you understand anxiety so well yet still feel stuck in the same cycle? At anxietyguyprograms.com, you'll find science backed recovery programs for Health Anxiety, Panic Attacks, DPDR, and Generalized Anxiety. If you're ready to create lasting change in the way your mind and body respond to fear, find the right program for you today.  The Truth About the Part of You Beyond Anxiety What if the part of you beyond anxiety isn't missing at all? Many people spend years trying to fix themselves through more effort, more healing work, and more self-analysis. Yet the deeper self they long to reconnect with rarely responds to pressure. In this episode, we explore why the part of you beyond fear, overthinking, and survival mode may be far quieter than you expect. Rather than forcing its way into your life, it may simply be waiting for evidence that you are ready to stop abandoning yourself and start listening. You'll discover why healing cannot be forced, how self-fixing can unintentionally keep anxiety alive, and why safety, honesty, and self-trust create the conditions for lasting recovery. In This Episode • Why the self beyond anxiety is often quiet rather than dramatic • How years of self-fixing can keep you disconnected from yourself • Why safety and self-trust are essential for recovery • What it means to welcome the part of you that exists beyond fear Reflection What would the part of you beyond anxiety need to see from you today in order to feel safe enough to step forward? Main Website: https://theanxietyguy.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/theanxietyguy1 Instagram: @theanxietyguy Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider regarding any medical or mental health concerns.

    The Part of You Beyond Anxiety Is Waiting
  3. Jun 28

    When Medical Tests Don't Calm Your Anxiety (Remember This)

    Health Anxiety Recovery Program Break free from the cycle of fear, symptom checking, and reassurance seeking with the Health Anxiety Recovery Program. Discover a proven step by step approach to overcoming health anxiety, rebuilding trust in your body, and finding lasting peace of mind. Start your recovery today: https://anxietyguyprograms.com Health Anxiety Recovery Community You don't have to face health anxiety alone. Join our supportive community to connect with others on the same healing journey, participate in weekly discussions and recovery practices, and receive ongoing guidance and encouragement. Join the community today: https://www.skool.com/health-anxiety-university Why Medical Reassurance Stops Working for Health Anxiety | The Anxiety Guy Podcast There comes a point in the health anxiety cycle where another test, another appointment, another explanation, or another "you're fine" no longer brings the peace it once did. This, I believe is because health anxiety is rarely satisfied by information alone. In this episode of The Anxiety Guy Podcast we will explore what happens when the mind becomes dependent on outside confirmation before it feels safe in the body. You may know logically that you have been checked. You may have been reassured more than once. You may even understand that anxiety can create real physical symptoms. Yet something inside still asks, "But what if this time is different?" This episode will help you understand why reassurance can become part of the fear pattern, how the search for certainty keeps the nervous system on alert, and why true recovery requires something deeper than another answer. Inside this episode, we'll explore: Why reassurance can calm the mind briefly but fail to create lasting safety. How health anxiety teaches the brain to mistrust the body. Why repeated checking, researching, and asking can keep the alarm system active. How to begin responding to symptoms without turning them into threats. Why recovery is not about being 100% certain, but becoming more grounded in uncertainty. This conversation is for anyone who feels stuck in the loop of body scanning, Googling symptoms, asking others for reassurance, replaying doctor visits, or needing one more sign that everything is okay. Healing begins when you stop outsourcing safety to the next answer and begin rebuilding a steady relationship with yourself. Resources & Links Health Anxiety Recovery Program A guided path for those ready to move beyond fear, symptom obsession, and the constant need to be reassured. Learn how to calm the inner alarm, respond differently to sensations, and rebuild confidence in your body from the inside out. https://anxietyguyprograms.com Health Anxiety Recovery Community A supportive space for people who are practicing recovery together through weekly guidance, shared insights, and nervous system based healing practices. https://www.skool.com/health-anxiety-university YouTube: https://youtube.com/@theanxietyguy1 Instagram: https://instagram.com/theanxietyguy Facebook: https://facebook.com/theanxietyguy X: https://x.com/theanxietyguy If this episode supports you, subscribe to The Anxiety Guy Podcast, leave a review, and share it with someone who may be caught in the reassurance loop. Disclaimer: This episode is for educational purposes only and is not a replacement for medical care. If you are experiencing new, concerning, or worsening symptoms, please speak with a qualified healthcare professional. This episode is focused on the anxiety cycle that can continue after appropriate medical assessment has taken place.

    When Medical Tests Don't Calm Your Anxiety (Remember This)
  4. Jun 22

    What Your Anxiety Symptoms Are Really Asking From You

    Use code Love30 today for 30% off at anxietyguyprograms.com and find the program that feels right for where you are in your healing journey. Episode Description: In today's episode of The Anxiety Guy Podcast, we explore one of the most overlooked parts of anxiety recovery: the inner connection to what you've been pushing away for so long. When anxiety symptoms, discomfort, fear, or exhaustion show up, the inner protector often wants to pull your attention toward fixing, analyzing, escaping, or "doing something about it." But what if the next step in healing isn't another technique, but a different relationship with what you feel? Today we'll talk about the practice of sitting with what is, in this very moment not as a way to force anxiety symptoms away, but as a way to finally stop abandoning the parts of you that have been asking for your presence. You'll learn why your symptoms of anxiety may be carrying a deeper message, how nervous system sensitivity and burnout can become conditioned over time, and why love doesn't always mean feeling warm and peaceful. Sometimes love simply means respecting what is here, without pushing it away. In this episode, you'll learn: Why the inner protector keeps pulling you away from being with your symptoms How "doing something about it" can sometimes keep the anxiety cycle alive Why allowing is not giving up, but reconnecting How the phrase "sit with what is, in this very moment" can become a recovery practice Why symptoms may be asking for connection rather than control Episode reflection: What part of you have you been trying to get rid of that may simply be asking you to finally be with it? Join the Community & Subscribe Join over 250,000+ subscribers on YouTube for more anxiety recovery content: https://youtube.com/theanxietyguy1 Join the Health Anxiety University Community: https://www.skool.com/health-anxiety-university/about Connect with Dennis Simsek Instagram: @theanxietyguy Disclaimer This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider regarding any medical or mental health concerns. Credits Host: Dennis Simsek, The Anxiety Guy

    What Your Anxiety Symptoms Are Really Asking From You
  5. Jun 15

    3 Things People Who Heal Anxiety Burnout Finally Stop Doing

    Start your anxiety recovery today at anxietyguyprograms.com. Science backed programs designed to help you heal anxiety and regulate your nervous system for good. Episode: In this episode of The Anxiety Guy Podcast, Dennis explores the common patterns he continues to hear from people who have healed anxiety led nervous system burnout. If you have been dealing with anxiety symptoms, chronic stress, nervous system dysregulation, health anxiety, exhaustion, overthinking, body tension, or the constant feeling of trying to "fix" yourself, this episode will help you see recovery from a calmer and more grounded perspective. Rather than chasing every symptom, forcing the body to calm down, or turning healing into another full time job, Dennis shares a more sustainable way to understand anxiety recovery and nervous system healing. This episode is a reminder that healing is not always about doing more. Sometimes, it begins when the nervous system no longer feels like it has to fight, monitor, or protect all day long. The Anxiety Guy Podcast is about anxiety recovery, nervous system healing, health anxiety, emotional healing, and finding inner peace beyond fear. Join the Community & Subscribe Join over 250,000+ subscribers on YouTube for more anxiety recovery content: https://youtube.com/theanxietyguy1 Join the Health Anxiety University Community: https://www.skool.com/health-anxiety-university/about Connect with Dennis Simsek Instagram: @theanxietyguy Disclaimer This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider regarding any medical or mental health concerns. Credits Host: Dennis Simsek, The Anxiety Guy

    3 Things People Who Heal Anxiety Burnout Finally Stop Doing
  6. Jun 8

    The Truth About Tension: Why Anxiety Keeps Your Body Braced for Danger

    Start your anxiety recovery today at anxietyguyprograms.com. Science backed programs designed to help you heal anxiety and regulate your nervous system for good. Use the code Gift30 to get 30% off for a limited time. Episode:  In this episode of The Anxiety Guy Podcast, Dennis explores the truth about tension and why anxiety can keep the body braced for danger long after the original threat has passed. For many anxiety sufferers, tension is not just a tight jaw, stiff shoulders, chest tightness, muscle aches, or a restless body. It can feel like the body is constantly preparing for something bad to happen. The nervous system becomes so used to protecting, guarding, and anticipating danger that relaxation can almost feel unfamiliar or even unsafe. This episode looks at the deeper connection between anxiety, chronic tension, nervous system dysregulation, and the protective patterns that keep the body locked in survival mode. Rather than seeing tension as something to fight, fear, or urgently fix, Dennis shares a calmer way to understand it as a message from a body that has been trying to keep you safe. You'll learn why tension can continue even when you're mentally trying to relax, why the body often needs repeated safety signals before it softens, and how anxiety recovery becomes less about forcing the body to calm down and more about teaching it that it no longer needs to stay braced. This episode is for anyone who experiences anxiety symptoms such as muscle tension, chest tightness, jaw clenching, shallow breathing, body scanning, exhaustion, or the feeling of being constantly "on edge." The truth is, your tension is not proof that something is wrong with you. It may simply be proof that your nervous system has been working overtime to protect you. Today, we begin softening that pattern with understanding, patience, and a new relationship to the body. The Anxiety Guy Podcast is about anxiety recovery, nervous system healing, health anxiety, emotional healing, and finding inner peace beyond fear. Join the Community & Subscribe Join over 250,000+ subscribers on YouTube for more anxiety recovery content: https://youtube.com/theanxietyguy1 Join the Health Anxiety University Community: https://www.skool.com/health-anxiety-university/about Connect with Dennis Simsek Instagram: @theanxietyguy Disclaimer This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider regarding any medical or mental health concerns. Credits Host: Dennis Simsek, The Anxiety Guy

    The Truth About Tension: Why Anxiety Keeps Your Body Braced for Danger
  7. Jun 1

    The Shame Nobody Talks About in Anxiety Recovery

    Start your anxiety recovery today at anxietyguyprograms.com. Science backed programs designed to help you heal anxiety and regulate your nervous system for good. Use the code Gift30 to get 30% off for a limited time. Episode: The Shame of Dealing With Anxiety In this episode of The Anxiety Guy Podcast, we talk about the shame that often comes with anxiety. This is the shame of struggling in front of family, friends, partners, or people who simply do not understand what anxiety really feels like. Shame can make anxiety feel heavier than it already is. It can make us hide, over explain, pretend we are fine, or push ourselves to recover faster just so no one sees the struggle. But anxiety is not a character flaw. Anxiety is not weakness. Anxiety is often a nervous system that has learned to protect, brace, scan, and prepare for danger. In this anxiety guy podcast episode, Dennis shares how to soften shame, stop judging the anxiety response, and begin meeting yourself with more compassion. Healing does not begin with more pressure. Sometimes the most powerful message you can give your body is, "I am not falling apart. I am learning to feel safe again." Join the Community & Subscribe Join over 250,000+ subscribers on YouTube for more anxiety recovery content: https://youtube.com/theanxietyguy1 Join the Health Anxiety University Community: https://www.skool.com/health-anxiety-university/about Connect with Dennis Simsek Instagram: @theanxietyguy Disclaimer This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider regarding any medical or mental health concerns. Credits Host: Dennis Simsek, The Anxiety Guy

    The Shame Nobody Talks About in Anxiety Recovery
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The Anxiety Guy Podcast is the only resource you need to begin lessening and eventually ending your struggles with generalized anxiety disorder, hypochondria, and depression. Dennis Simsek takes you through the life of a former professional tennis player, who struggled with and eventually ended his 6 year struggle with panic disorder and health anxiety. Within those 6 years a dream was reached, a child was born, and suicide was being contemplated. This podcast exists so that you don't make the same crucial mistakes when it comes to stress and anxiety, that thousands of other people around the world are making. Change begins today...

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