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The 3 Brain Traps That Keep You Stuck in Anxiety (and How to Break Free)

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Danita Young

Neuroscience Coach | CBT | NLP Coach | Health Specialist

Key Takeaways

If you’ve tried herbs, teas, apps, breathing, or even vagus nerve hacks and still struggle with anxiety… it’s not your fault.

You’ve just been aiming at the wrong target.

The real root of anxiety isn’t in your nervous system—it’s in your brain.

 

The Myth About the Nervous System


Right now, the wellness industry is obsessed with nervous system regulation. But here’s the truth: your nervous system is only responding to commands from your brain.

 

The 3 Brain Traps That Trigger Anxiety: 

1. The Fear Center (Amygdala)

This is your brain’s alarm system. When it’s stuck in overdrive, even small worries feel like life-or-death threats.

  • Breakthrough: Activate your prefrontal cortex with truth and logic. Ask yourself: “Has this fear ever actually hurt me before?”

 

2. The Familiarity Center (Basal Ganglia)

This part of your brain clings to old patterns, even if they’re painful. It convinces you change will be too hard or impossible.

  • Breakthrough: Question that voice. Replace “This will be too difficult” with “What if this could actually be easier than I think?”

 

3. The Belief Center (Reticular Activating System – RAS)


This filter decides what you notice and believe. If it’s wired with “I’m not worthy” or “I don’t deserve peace,” it blocks relief—even when solutions are right in front of you.

  • Breakthrough: Reframe with truth. Replace “I don’t deserve this” with “Peace and joy are my new emotional home.”

 

 

Why Hacks Don’t Work 

When you only throw surface solutions—like herbs, teas, or apps—at the nervous system, you’re skipping the root cause. That’s why the relief never lasts.

 

The Path to Your Thriving Brain

This is about rewiring—not coping. Once you break through fear, familiarity, and limiting beliefs, your brain naturally activates its thriving mode. That’s where peace, joy, clarity, and confidence live. And once you’ve shifted—you don’t go back. 

 

⚡ You don’t need to waste another year trying hacks that only touch the surface.


You need a plan that gets to the root of anxiety and rewires your brain for lasting freedom.

 

📅 Book a call with me today.

Together, we’ll map out exactly where your fear, familiarity, and belief patterns are keeping you stuck—and create a personalized plan to break through them for good.

Important Note

💡 If you stay stuck in these brain traps, anxiety will keep running your life. But once you rewire them, peace and freedom become your new normal.

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