“Learning to recognize anxiety prevents relapse.” Stress expert Elke Van Hoof on residual anxiety, recovery, and relapse in cases of stress.
In this episode of “Stress as a BFF,” stress expert Elke Van Hoof addresses questions that many listeners are wondering about: How do you know if your anxiety is protecting you or trying to tell you something else? And why is a relapse sometimes inevitable?
You’ll discover that it’s not what you feel that’s decisive, but how it moves through your body. There’s a difference between residual anxiety and warning anxiety, and this involves the lesser-known “rollback effect”—namely, why, during a relapse, signals often return in the reverse order of recovery.
Using relatable examples, gentle yet clear guidelines, and concrete reflection questions, Elke helps you learn to interpret anxiety without immediately panicking.
