Episode 301: Encore: Do You Know There Are 5 Anxiety Languages?

Which anxiety language do you speak? To celebrate 300 episodes of Being Human, we're bringing back one of your all-time favorites. Dr. Greg walks through the five anxiety languages (reactive, activated, minimizing, withdrawing, and impulsive) and shows why none of these parts is the enemy. Once they're let off the hook, they can become gifts.

Key Topics:

• Why snapping at people, staying busy, or shrugging "this is fine" can all be anxiety, even if you'd never call yourself anxious
• Why being "always on" can pass for ambition when it's really running from an inner voice that says you'll fail
• Why pulling back and procrastinating are often your nervous system bracing for a threat, not laziness
• How anxiety can look like ADHD: the half-organized closet, the car you can't drive, the bathroom you never finished
• How each part, once it's let off the hook, can become alertness, motivation, peace, or spirit-led creativity

Learn More:

• What's your primary anxiety language? Take the free Anxiety Languages Quiz: https://catholicpsy.ch/quiz
• Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat: eight weeks of daily videos to help you work with your anxiety language
• Blog article: Is Mindfulness Safe for Catholics to Practice? 
• The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman
• Previous episodes on parts work (IFS):
  • Ep. #34: A New Theory! w/ a Catholic Lens
  • Ep. #35: Why Do I Feel Like I Have Conflicting Thoughts? w/ Dr. Peter Malinoski
• Need help? Schedule a free CatholicPsych consultation
• Want to help? Learn more about our Certification in Professional Accompaniment

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