14 Anxiety Hacks That Sound Wrong But Work
Bye Bye Panic10 Apr 2025

14 Anxiety Hacks That Sound Wrong But Work

Ever get advice for anxiety that sounds so wrong, you almost laugh?

Like… “Just feel worse and stop fixing it.”

Excuse me, what?!

But here’s the thing — I’ve been helping people overcome anxiety for years, and the advice that sounds the weirdest to most of my clients is usually the stuff that actually works.

Not the breathing techniques. Not the mantras. Not the mindset hacks.

I’m talking about real shifts — the ones that feel uncomfortable, even wrong at first, but actually change everything.

This episode isn’t full of fluff. It’s 14 straight-up, science-backed anxiety hacks that go completely against what you’ve been told. Some of them might rattle your beliefs a little. One of them flipped my entire approach to healing on its head.

If nothing has worked, maybe it’s because you’ve only been trying what sounds “right.”

Let’s change that. Tune in!

Key Takeaways:

  • Intro (00:00)
  • Hack #1: Feel every emotion all the way through (00:36)
  • Hack #2: Letting go of judgments around your thoughts and emotions (01:16)
  • Hack #3: You are not your thoughts (01:38)
  • Hack #4: Throw everything under the anxiety umbrella (01:57)
  • Hack #5: Stop coping and start expanding (02:19)
  • Hack #6: Anxiety isn't a life sentence (02:37)
  • Hack #7: Get comfortable with being uncomfortable (02:54)
  • Hack #8: Treat anxiety like background noise (03:50)
  • Hack #9: Stop asking, "Why am I like this?" (04:06)
  • Hack #10: Anxiety disorder is a 'doing disorder' - stop trying to fix it (04:21)
  • Hack #11: Desensitization beats motivation every time (04:44)
  • Hack #12: Anxiety recovery isn't linear; it's a spiral (04:57)
  • Hack #13: Victimhood is sneaky (05:11)
  • Hack #14: You don't have to heal to live — you heal by living (05:32)

Additional Resources:

➡️ To accelerate your recovery journey, book a call to see if the mentorship with Shaan's team will help your specific situation

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