Discover how your subconscious need for conflict might be keeping your anxiety alive. Learn to recognize when you’re seeking external validation through conflict and practical steps to break free from this cycle to regain your inner peace. Enjoy!

Welcome back to The Anxiety Guy Podcast — your trusted source for actionable advice on overcoming anxiety and finding emotional freedom. In this episode, we delve into a compelling topic: how external conflict, especially with others, fuels our anxiety and keeps us feeling threatened.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• How the ego drives our need for conflict to feel validated.
• The connection between external tension and heightened anxiety.
• Why letting go (surrender sessions on YouTube) of the need for external approval is key to lasting peace.
• Practical tools to break free from the cycle of conflict and anxiety.

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Key Takeaway:
True peace isn’t found in winning arguments or proving yourself to others. It’s about releasing the need for external validation and reconnecting with your inner calm.

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