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Scott Stossel
Scott Stossel is the National Editor of The Atlantic and the author of My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind and Sarge: The Life and Times of Sargent Shriver. He is featured in the Netflix documentary Take Your Pills: Xanax. He lives in Washington, DC.
We talk about…
- Why he wanted to share his mental health experience inside a documentary
- Where his mental health journey began
- What his experience with psych meds looked like
- What he believes is at the root of his anxiety
- Why being a man has made his anxiety worse
- How benzodiazepine use can lead to addiction
- How benzos impact GABA production
- The role the nervous system plays in anxiety
- What you can do to shift your nervous system back into a ventral state of calm
- How benzodiazepines impact your amygdala
More from Scott Stossel…
Visit his website
Watch Take Your Pills: Xanax
Buy his book, My Age of Anxiety
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Love this episode? Be sure to checkout Episode 40: Dr. Catherine Pittman Shares her Concerns about Benzodiazepines