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Why Your Brain Thinks the World is Scarier Than It Is

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Content provided by Dr. Adriana Jarvis Twitchell. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Dr. Adriana Jarvis Twitchell or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://ppacc.player.fm/legal.

Think you’ve got a good handle on what’s dangerous? Take my three-question quiz in this episode and prepare to be surprised.

Join me as we unpack:

  • Why your brain is wired to overestimate rare threats
  • How news and social media manipulate your attention with the "triple threat" formula: Negative, Novel, and Emotional
  • How relentless exposure to worst-case scenarios is subtly programming you to live in defense mode.

But don’t worry—You’ll also learn:

  • How to “retrain” your brain to perceive the world more accurately
  • Why consuming news is like eating dessert (and what your psychological vegetables should be)
  • Simple practices that can reset your emotional baseline and lower chronic anxiety

Time Stamps

00:30 – Welcome + Risk Quiz

03:45 – Quiz Answers Revealed

06:10 – Media’s Attention-Trap: Negativity + Novelty + Emotion

09:30 – The “Iceberg” of Emotion

12:20 – Plane Fear Explained

15:00 – Leave Skittish Behind: No Longer a Mental Rabbit

18:10 – Mental Junk-Food vs. Mental Vegetables

21:20 – Try a Media Fast

24:00 – Practical Tools for a Stable Mind

27:30 – Kindness Narrative

For full show notes, including resources mentioned, go to https://www.calmyourcaveman.com/episodes/why-your-brain-thinks-the-world-is-scarier-than-it-is

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Think you’ve got a good handle on what’s dangerous? Take my three-question quiz in this episode and prepare to be surprised.

Join me as we unpack:

  • Why your brain is wired to overestimate rare threats
  • How news and social media manipulate your attention with the "triple threat" formula: Negative, Novel, and Emotional
  • How relentless exposure to worst-case scenarios is subtly programming you to live in defense mode.

But don’t worry—You’ll also learn:

  • How to “retrain” your brain to perceive the world more accurately
  • Why consuming news is like eating dessert (and what your psychological vegetables should be)
  • Simple practices that can reset your emotional baseline and lower chronic anxiety

Time Stamps

00:30 – Welcome + Risk Quiz

03:45 – Quiz Answers Revealed

06:10 – Media’s Attention-Trap: Negativity + Novelty + Emotion

09:30 – The “Iceberg” of Emotion

12:20 – Plane Fear Explained

15:00 – Leave Skittish Behind: No Longer a Mental Rabbit

18:10 – Mental Junk-Food vs. Mental Vegetables

21:20 – Try a Media Fast

24:00 – Practical Tools for a Stable Mind

27:30 – Kindness Narrative

For full show notes, including resources mentioned, go to https://www.calmyourcaveman.com/episodes/why-your-brain-thinks-the-world-is-scarier-than-it-is

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