In the book, I talk about the doom loop, where you have pain for any reason, which then triggers the suffering circuits in the brain that actually are the same ones for anxiety and depression. Anxiety, depression, pain. The same circuits in the brain which then triggers this flood of ants, automatic negative thoughts. I need surgery. I'll never be. Well, I'll always be in pain, which then triggers muscle tension, which increases the pain and leads to bad habits. (37:41–37:51)
CLAIM
Asserts that anxiety, depression, and pain share the same brain circuits.
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