How Anxiety Tricks You Into Misunderstanding Yourself

January 13, 2025

Anxiety often tricks us into believing things about ourseleves that are simply untrue. Today in this powerful anxiety guy podcast episode, let’s dive into the truths behind these ‘anxiety tricks’ and move one step closer to becoming more than anxiety. Enjoy!

How Anxiety Tricks You Into Believing Lies About Yourself

I know, I’ve been there. You wake up in the morning feeling a baseline level of bodily symptoms of anxiety then the mind kicks in with its distorted views about you and the day ahead. It convinces you that these good feelings will be short lived and rounds up a story of how you should be furious with that person who did that thing to you 6 years ago.

Welcome to the world of living with anxiety

Anxiety has a creative way of distorting our self-perception. It convinces us to believe thoughts like “I’m not good enough,” “I’ll never change,” or “This is just who I am.” These thoughts feel overwhelmingly true, but they are often just anxiety playing tricks on us (as many of us are learning right now).

In this episode of The Anxiety Guy Podcast, I explore how anxiety tricks you into believing these false narratives and helps you recognize the difference between your true self and the version of you shaped by anxiety. Understanding this can be the key to breaking free from the limiting stories anxiety makes you tell yourself.


Key Takeaways from the Episode:

  • How Anxiety Tricks You Into Distorting Reality: Anxiety thrives on creating worst-case scenarios and negative self-talk, making you mistake fleeting emotions for permanent truths.
  • The Power of Awareness: Learn how observing your thoughts without judgment can reveal how anxiety tricks you into believing lies about yourself. Use this surrender session playlist on my YouTube channel daily for true anxiety relief.
  • Shifting Your Perspective: Discover how to separate your true self from the distorted lens of anxiety and embrace a kinder, more compassionate view of yourself.

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Show Notes:

  • Title: How Anxiety Tricks You Into Believing Lies About Yourself
  • Episode Highlights:
    • Why you shouldn’t trust your thoughts during anxiety.
    • How anxiety tricks you into adopting false self-labels.
    • Simple ways to shift your perspective and reconnect with your true self.

Tune in to this enlightening episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favorite podcast platform. Share it with someone who might need to understand how anxiety tricks them into believing things that aren’t true.


The Anxiety Guy Podcast is one of the most popular mental health podcasts in the world with more than 10 million downloads alongside the Health Anxiety Podcast Show.

It has been selected as the top mental health and anxiety podcast on Apple 6 times, and has been listen as a top podcast for anxiety today on Psychology TodayChoosing TherapyBetter HelpWomen’s HealthMarissa Peer and many more. To listen to any of the past episodes for free, check out this page.

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