Why We Overestimate Threats (Part 2 - Anxiety Equation Series)

Welcome to part two of our series! Today, Amanda’s diving into the first half of the anxiety equation: the “Overestimation of Threat.” Learn why your brain is wired to assume the worst-case scenario and discover three practical tools to help your nervous system calibrate to the actual level of danger, not just the perceived one.

In This Episode, You'll Learn:

• Why your brain’s “negativity bias” is a survival skill that’s poorly adapted for modern life
• How childhood experiences can turn your internal alarm system up to the highest setting
• The connection between your nervous system state and the stories you tell yourself about what’s happening

Tools to "Right-Size" the Threat:

1. The Reality Check Question: "What do I actually know to be true right now?"
2. The Percentage Game: "If I had to bet money, what's the real percentage chance of the worst-case scenario happening?"
3. The Friend Filter: "What would I tell my best friend if they came to me with this exact situation?"

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