How to Untangle Anxiety, Step by Step

An overlooked idea from the 1980s yields a promising new treatment approach that anyone can use

Jud Brewer MD PhD
Elemental
Published in
7 min readMar 9, 2021

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I’m a psychiatrist who struggles with anxiety.

I had my first full-blown panic attack when I was in residency training. It woke me from a sound sleep like a freight train suddenly blowing its whistle in my ear. Heart…

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Jud Brewer MD PhD
Elemental

Addiction Psychiatrist. Neuroscientist. Habit Change Expert. Brown U. professor. Founder of MindSciences. Author: Unwinding Anxiety. www.drjud.com. @judbrewer