The Anxious Truth - A Panic, Anxiety, and Mental Health Podcast

How To Turn Off Anxious Self-Scanning and Checking | EP 354

October 7, 2026·29 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Send in a question or comment via text. "How do I stop scanning and checking myself all the time?" If you struggle with anxiety or OCD, you've probably asked some version of that question. Scanning your body for sensations. Scanning for bad thoughts. Checking whether a thought or emotion is the right one. I get asked how to make it stop almost every day. In this episode I tell you the honest answer. You can't turn it off. Even my therapist brain scans and checks. I get migraine aura, an...

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