Can you medicate anxiety away?
In this episode, we take a balanced, research-informed look at the role of chemical manipulation in anxiety — including prescription medications, alcohol, cannabis, beta blockers, and emerging treatments. This isn’t about telling you what to use or not use. It’s about helping you understand how these tools interact with your brain so you can make informed decisions.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why medications can sometimes help, but don’t replace deeper work
• The risks of short-term relief vs. long-term consequences
• What to understand about:
  • Prescription anti-anxiety medications
  • Cannabis (including tolerance, withdrawal, and dopamine effects)
  • Alcohol and “hangxiety”
  • Emerging treatments like the so-called “anxiety vaccine”

⏱️ Timestamps

00:57 – Intro: drugs & anxiety
02:39 – How chemicals can change your emotions
04:11 – Short-term relief vs. long-term cost
07:12 – Prescription medications
09:03 – Cannabis: risks & addiction
13:14 – Alcohol & “hangxiety”
16:05 – “Anxiety vaccine” explained
17:48 – Why anxiety isn’t a disease
18:58 – Final takeaway: Don’t skip the deeper work; Be aware of long-term effects

For full show notes, including resources mentioned, go to: https://www.calmyourcaveman.com/episodes/drugs-and-anxiety

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Avoiding social situations can feel like relief…but over time, it can actually make anxiety worse.
Your brain is constantly asking one question in social situations: “Do I have what it takes to handle this?” If the answer feels like “no,” you go into a threat response—anxiety, self-doubt, overthinking, exhaustion. But if you can shift how your brain sees the situation…everything changes.

In this episode, I share 3 ways to do that:
• Look for connections
• Reduce the unknown
• Accept yourself kindly

These small shifts can move you from avoid → approach.

⏱️ Timestamps

01:13 – Why humans need social connection (even introverts)
03:15 – The “glasses” metaphor: how perception shapes social stress
05:03 – What a threat response looks like in social situations
07:02 – What a challenge response looks like in social situations
10:17 – Strategy #1: Look for connections
14:33 – Strategy #2: Reduce the unknown
18:33 – Strategy #3: Accept yourself kindly
21:49 – Final thoughts: experimenting with your “glasses”

For full show notes, including resources mentioned, go to: https://www.calmyourcaveman.com/episodes/3-ways-to-feel-less-anxious-around-people

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Do you feel anxious or “not good enough” when you compare yourself to other people? In this episode, I break down what research shows about how happy people relate to social comparison—and how you can shift from feeling threatened… to actually growing from it. I also share personal stories of when I felt completely outmatched, and the mental shifts that helped me move through it. If comparison has been fueling your anxiety, this episode will give you a different way to approach it.

What you’ll learn:
• How to stop using others as your standard
• How to turn comparison into growth
• How to protect yourself from social media comparison

⏱️ Timestamps

00:43 – Happy people and social comparison
04:30 – Real story: How to focus on your own standard
10:38 – Real story: How to stop feeling threatened by others
13:03 – How to protect your mental health on social media
15:44 – Share your story / request an episode topic

For full show notes, including resources mentioned, go to: https://www.calmyourcaveman.com/episodes/the-comparison-trap-how-to-stop-feeling-behind

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