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When anxiety about brain function becomes self-perpetuating

I'm having panic attacks about having another panic attack and I feel trapped in my own brain.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Meta-cognitive anxiety about mental processes creates recursive loops that reinforce the very symptoms they fear.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Brain and neurological health?”

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