{"id":668303,"date":"2026-05-27T15:43:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T15:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/668303\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T15:43:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T15:43:11","slug":"neuroscientist-reveals-1-question-to-ask-yourself-to-beat-anxiety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/668303\/","title":{"rendered":"Neuroscientist Reveals 1 Question to Ask Yourself to Beat Anxiety"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anxiety is one of the most common mental health conditions in the U.S., affecting up to 19% of adults<\/a> \u2014 but most of us don\u2019t have specialized knowledge of how exactly the brain works to help us stop our racing thoughts.<\/p>\n

Luckily, neuroscientist and author Alex Korb, Ph.D., shared some of his tips based on his over 20 years in the field for managing anxiety in a recent CNBC article<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve learned that you don\u2019t need to optimize every minute of your day to make your brain stronger,\u201d Korb wrote. \u201cEven the smallest shifts in your approach can lead to positive changes that help you focus, feel calmer and fight burnout.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mental Health Tip of the Day: Ask Yourself This 1 Question Next Time You Feel Anxious<\/p>\n

Rather than seeing anxiety as a flaw, Korb says he imagines it \u201cas a smoke detector: signals from the limbic system, your brain\u2019s emotional center, pointing to what matters.\u201d<\/p>\n

Instead of just ignoring it, he sees it as an opportunity to check in with himself. \u201cI pause and ask what (my anxiety) telling me about why this moment matters. Once I can name it, I can address it, rather than stewing or freezing,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n

In the past, when he ignored his anxiety, it made it harder for him to determine if the feeling was signaling something trivial or serious.<\/p>\n

Why It Matters<\/p>\n

Chronic anxiety can take a negative toll on both mental and physical health, research shows. <\/p>\n

It can increase the risk of depression and make you more likely to use substances, and it\u2019s also linked to panic attacks, insomnia high blood pressure, headaches, fatigue and more.<\/p>\n

How to Get Started<\/p>\n

Asking yourself what your anxiety might be trying to tell you is an important step to addressing it, Korb notes.<\/p>\n

Some other ways to manage anxiety<\/a> include:<\/p>\n

Rhythmic breathing exercisesMeditatingReducing technology use, especially of smartphonesGoing outsideExercising<\/p>\n

TODAY\u2019s Expert Tip of the Day<\/a> series is all about simple strategies to make life a little easier. Every Monday through Friday, different qualified experts share their best advice on diet, fitness, heart health, mental wellness and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Anxiety is one of the most common mental health conditions in the U.S., affecting up to 19% of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":668304,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[97,259,260],"class_list":["post-668303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mental-health","tag-health","tag-mental-health","tag-mentalhealth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=668303"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668303\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/668304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=668303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=668303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=668303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}