The Anxiety Guy Podcast
The Anxiety Guy · Dennis Simsek
Show overview
The Anxiety Guy Podcast has been publishing since 2016, and across the 10 years since has built a catalogue of 555 episodes. That works out to roughly 140 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 11 min and 17 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-CA-language Health & Fitness show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 weeks ago, with 25 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2018, with 71 episodes published. Published by Dennis Simsek.
From the publisher
The Anxiety Guy Podcast is the only resource you need to begin lessening and eventually ending your struggles with generalized anxiety disorder, hypochondria, and depression. Dennis Simsek takes you through the life of a former professional tennis player, who struggled with and eventually ended his 6 year struggle with panic disorder and health anxiety. Within those 6 years a dream was reached, a child was born, and suicide was being contemplated. This podcast exists so that you don't make the same crucial mistakes when it comes to stress and anxiety, that thousands of other people around the world are making. Change begins today...
Latest Episodes
View all 555 episodesWhat Your Anxiety Symptoms Are Really Asking From You
3 Things People Who Heal Anxiety Burnout Finally Stop Doing
The Truth About Tension: Why Anxiety Keeps Your Body Braced for Danger
The Shame Nobody Talks About in Anxiety Recovery
The Hidden Cause of Anxiety Exhaustion
The Missing Step in Your Anxiety Recovery: Completing the Stress Response
How to Live Slowly in a Fast World
How to Handle Anxiety While It's Happening (3 Keys)
The Right Way to Handle Anxiety Symptoms (Key Lesson)
The Hidden Reason Your Anxiety Never Settles (Capacity)
Why Letting Go Feels Wrong (But Heals Everything)
The Healing Power of Doing Nothing for Anxiety
The Real Reason Your Anxiety Symptoms Keep Coming Back
Want a step-by-step path out of anxiety, health anxiety, panic attacks, and symptom fear? Explore Dennis Simsek's science backed anxiety recovery programs here: https://anxietyguyprograms.com If you're tired of anxiety symptoms coming back just when you thought you were making progress, this episode will help you understand why. In this Anxiety Guy Podcast episode, Dennis Simsek explains the real reason anxiety symptoms keep returning and what your mind and body are truly asking from you during the healing process. Many people struggling with health anxiety, panic disorder, chronic stress, nervous system dysregulation, dizziness, chest sensations, derealization, fatigue, adrenaline surges, and symptom monitoring believe recurring symptoms mean something is wrong. But very often, recurring anxiety symptoms are linked to fear patterns, hypervigilance, body checking, emotional resistance, sensitization, and the pressure to make sensations go away quickly. In this episode, you'll learn: why anxiety symptoms keep coming back why healing can feel inconsistent even when progress is happening how health anxiety keeps the body on alert how nervous system sensitization affects symptom intensity why fear of symptoms can prolong the anxiety cycle what real anxiety recovery begins to look like If you've been searching for answers around anxiety symptoms, health anxiety recovery, panic attack symptoms, chronic stress, symptom fear, and nervous system healing, this episode is for you. Learn more about the Health Anxiety University Community Here: https://www.skool.com/health-anxiety-university/about Listen and connect with Dennis Simsek, The Anxiety Guy: Instagram: @theanxietyguy Programs: https://anxietyguyprograms.com Disclaimer: This Anxiety Guy Podcast episode is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider regarding any medical or mental health concerns. Credits: Host: Dennis Simsek, The Anxiety Guy
7 Reasons You're Still Not Healing From Anxiety
Want a path out of anxiety? Explore Dennis's science backed recovery programs: https://anxietyguyprograms.com Today's Episode: If you have been wondering why your anxiety healing feels slow, stuck, or inconsistent, this episode is for you. In this podcast, Dennis Simsek shares 7 powerful reasons you may not be healing from anxiety yet, including hidden patterns that keep the nervous system in survival mode. You will learn how fear habits, symptom monitoring, over-efforting, emotional resistance, and safety seeking behaviors can quietly block true anxiety recovery. This episode is for anyone struggling with health anxiety, panic attacks, chronic stress, nervous system dysregulation, and the frustration of feeling like nothing is working. Listen in and begin understanding what real healing from anxiety truly asks of you. ▶️ Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts: Subscribe Here Spotify: Subscribe Here YouTube: Subscribe Here Episode page: Catch up on previous episodes here 👥 About Dennis / Connect: Instagram: @theanxietyguy · YouTube: Click Here · Facebook Support: Click Here 📝 Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider if you have specific medical or mental health concerns. Credits: Host: Dennis Simsek (The Anxiety Guy)
How to Redirect Anxiety Energy: From Fear to Fuel
Want a path out of anxiety? Explore Dennis's science backed recovery programs: https://anxietyguyprograms.com Today's Episode: Anxiety is energy, but healing begins when you stop directing that energy into fear. In this episode of The Anxiety Guy Podcast, Dennis explores how symptom checking, body scanning, Googling, and overanalyzing keep the nervous system stuck in survival mode. When fear keeps receiving your attention, it keeps receiving your energy. You'll learn how to notice where your attention is going, redirect that energy into something grounding and healing, and respond to symptoms with calm rather than urgency. These simple shifts help teach the brain and body that the sensations are not dangerous, and that you no longer need to feed the anxiety cycle. This episode will help you begin transforming anxious energy into greater clarity, steadiness, and healing. ▶️ Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts: Subscribe Here Spotify: Subscribe Here YouTube: Subscribe Here Episode page: Catch up on previous episodes here 👥 About Dennis / Connect: Instagram: @theanxietyguy · YouTube: Click Here · Facebook Support: Click Here 📝 Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider if you have specific medical or mental health concerns. Credits: Host: Dennis Simsek (The Anxiety Guy)
Body Scanning & Hypervigilance: Why You Can't Stop Checking Your Symptoms
Break the anxiety cycle with daily guided support inside my End The Anxiety Program, step by step tools, CBT based direction, and a clear path forward. Start today by Clicking Here. Today's Episode: In this episode of The Anxiety Guy Podcast, we focus on body scanning and hypervigilance, the habit of constantly monitoring sensations for signs of danger. If you keep checking your pulse, breathing, dizziness, chest sensations, tingling, tension, vision changes, or "weird" feelings and then spiraling into health anxiety, panic, or catastrophic thinking, you're not alone. You'll learn why symptom checking, tracking, and Googling symptoms can feel helpful in the moment but actually trains the brain to stay on high alert. We'll break down how reassurance seeking and safety behaviors keep the nervous system stuck in fight-or-flight, and how to start interrupting the loop with a more neutral response. This episode is for anyone dealing with health anxiety (hypochondria), panic attacks, intrusive "what if" thoughts, DPDR, and chronic hypervigilance. You'll walk away with simple, practical steps to reduce scanning, stop compulsive checking, tolerate uncertainty, and begin rebuilding trust in your body again. ▶️ Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts: Subscribe Here Spotify: Subscribe Here YouTube: Subscribe Here Episode page: Catch up on previous episodes here 👥 About Dennis / Connect: Instagram: @theanxietyguy · YouTube: Click Here · Facebook Support: Click Here 📝 Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider if you have specific medical or mental health concerns. Credits: Host: Dennis Simsek (The Anxiety Guy)
Triggered by Other People's Calm? The Anxiety Comparison Trap
Break the anxiety cycle with daily guided support inside my End The Anxiety Program, step by step tools, CBT based direction, and a clear path forward. Start today by Clicking Here. Today's Episode: In today's episode the anxiety guy podcast, we're talking about what happens when someone else's calm, confidence, or freedom triggers you and how social comparison quietly fuels anxiety, tension, and inner conflict. We'll break down the jealousy loop, the stories your mind creates to keep you stuck, and the shift from resisting life to allowing it so your nervous system can finally soften. I'll also share a practical story at the end so you can make the deepest connections possible towards your own anxiety recovery. ▶️ Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts: Subscribe Here Spotify: Subscribe Here YouTube: Subscribe Here Episode page: Catch up on previous episodes here 👥 About Dennis / Connect: Instagram: @theanxietyguy · YouTube: Click Here · Facebook Support: Click Here 📝 Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider if you have specific medical or mental health concerns. Credits: Host: Dennis Simsek (The Anxiety Guy)
High Functioning Anxiety: Why "Done Enough" Never Comes (And How to Fix It)
Head to theanxietyguy.com for the highest rated anxiety programs online along with a membership community (under community) where we can heal health anxiety together starting today. ✨ Today's Episode: If you're dealing with high functioning anxiety, you can get everything done and still feel behind. In this episode, I break down why the "done enough" feeling never arrives for Type A nervous systems and how that keeps anxiety, overthinking, and internal pressure alive. You'll learn the hidden pattern behind "not enough yet," how it turns productivity into a safety strategy, and a simple daily reset to help your body accept closure so you can preserve energy, build self-compassion, and heal long-term. Reflection question: Where does your mind most often say "not enough yet," work, exercise, or relationships? ▶️ Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts: Subscribe Here Spotify: Subscribe Here YouTube: Subscribe Here Episode page: Catch up on previous episodes here 👥 About Dennis / Connect: Instagram: @theanxietyguy · YouTube: Click Here · Facebook Support: Click Here 📝 Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider if you have specific medical or mental health concerns. Credits: Host: Dennis Simsek (The Anxiety Guy)
Stop Overthinking: A Practical Technique for Your Anxious Thoughts
Head to theanxietyguy.com for the highest rated anxiety programs if you're tired of guessing and want simple daily steps to retrain the anxiety loop. ✨ Today's Episode: In this powerful podcast episode, Dennis Simsek guides you through the "Anxiety River" exercise, a simple visualization that helps you stop getting pulled into anxious thoughts and come back to a steadier place in your body. You'll learn how to notice worries without chasing them, reduce the urgency to analyze or seek certainty, and train your nervous system to respond with calm presence instead of fear. If overthinking, intrusive "what if" loops, or body-based anxiety symptoms have been running your day, this is a practical tool you can use in the moment, at night, or anytime anxiety tries to take over. ▶️ Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts: Subscribe Here Spotify: Subscribe Here YouTube: Subscribe Here Episode page: Catch up on previous episodes here 👥 About Dennis / Connect: Instagram: @theanxietyguy · YouTube: Click Here · Facebook Support: Click Here 📝 Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider if you have specific medical or mental health concerns. Credits: Host: Dennis Simsek (The Anxiety Guy)
The Best Morning Routine for Health Anxiety
Less fear. More direction. If you want daily structure to break the health anxiety loop, head to anxietyguyprograms.com. ✨ Today's Episode: Mornings can be the hardest time for health anxiety. The moment you wake up, your mind starts scanning for symptoms, looking for certainty, and bracing for the worst. In this episode, I share the best morning routine for health anxiety, simple, repeatable steps that help you stop body scanning, reduce reassurance habits, and retrain your nervous system to respond to fear differently. If you deal with morning anxiety, cortisol spikes, or that "here we go again" feeling, this routine will help you start your day with more steadiness and less panic. ▶️ Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts: Subscribe Here Spotify: Subscribe Here YouTube: Subscribe Here Episode page: Catch up on previous episodes here 👥 About Dennis / Connect: Instagram: @theanxietyguy · YouTube: Click Here · Facebook Support: Click Here 📝 Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider if you have specific medical or mental health concerns. Credits: Host: Dennis Simsek