Almost everyone on the recovery journey has that one symptom. The stubborn one. The one that convinces you: “OK, sure, maybe the other symptoms are anxiety… but not this one.”

Maybe it’s burning nerve pain, dizziness that never ends, heart palpitations, or bizarre itching. You throw it under the anxiety umbrella for a while… but it still shows up. And your brain whispers:

“What if this one is different?"

"What if this one never goes away?”

I get it. Mine were digestive issues.

I could accept the panic and racing thoughts as anxiety. But the bloating, nausea, food reactions felt too real. I tried cleanses, diets, supplements, everything I’d heard of… but nothing worked.

What actually changed things was understanding that my nervous system was hypersensitized. And that everything I was feeling was coming from that one place.

In this episode, I’m sharing why isolating that one stubborn symptom keeps you stuck and how putting everything under the anxiety umbrella is where real healing begins.

Believe me, you're not broken. What feels stuck is your body doing its best to protect you.

🎧 Tune in and learn how to stop fearing the symptom… and start truly healing.

Key Takeaways:

• Introduction (00:00)
• Everyone isolates one bizarre symptom – Shaan's was digestion (01:09)
• Symptoms stem from a hypersensitive nervous system (02:18)
• Stop treating symptoms as separate problems (03:24)
• Use the ALARM method for stubborn symptoms (05:32)
• The “Five Fs” amplify anxiety responses (06:51)

Additional Resources:

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

➡️ Get access to the Desensitization Blueprint

➡️ FREE E-BOOK

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At first, it’s just a symptom. A tight chest. A dizzy spell. A strange wave of nausea out of nowhere.

So you adjust. You breathe deeper… Leave the room.. Tell yourself it’s nothing, just a blip.

And maybe it is. But then it happens again. And again. And each time, the response gets quicker. More practiced. Until suddenly, it’s not just the symptom – it’s the pattern around it. Something happens, you react, it quiets down. But somehow the next one always comes back stronger.

That’s the loop.

It doesn’t shout. It just runs. Predictably, like a background process you never quite notice – until you're deep in it.

This episode looks right at that cycle. The back-and-forth between fear and relief. The things we do to escape it, and the signals those actions send.

If you’ve ever wondered why anxiety keeps showing up even when you're doing everything you’ve been told to do, tune in to this episode – it breaks down the loop and what actually starts to shift it.

(This is an AI-generated episode inspired by my YouTube videos. I personally moderate these to share insights more efficiently, keeping the content informative yet completely free.)

Key Takeaways:

• Introduction (00:00)
• Anxiety symptoms feel like the body attacking itself (00:50)
• Nervous system treats your reactions as confirmation of danger (03:30)
• Amygdala learns through action, not thought (06:05)
• Inhibitory learning rewires anxiety responses (09:09)
• Acting without urgency reprograms the fear response (11:03)
• One small action can change the brain’s belief system (16:12)

Additional Resources:

➡️ Want personalized recovery guidance on your healing journey? Learn more about working with Shaan and his team here

➡️ Access to Shaan’s Courses

➡️ Get access to the Desensitization Blueprint

➡️ FREE E-BOOK

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➡️ Want personalized recovery guidance on your healing journey? Learn more about working with Shaan and his team here

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Disclaimer: The content in this video is for educational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. It assumes you’ve already been evaluated by a healthcare provider and told your symptoms are related to anxiety. Always consult with a qualified health professional before making any changes to your care.