What is the Linden Method for anxiety and how does it work

In My Humble Opinion
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In my googling on anxiety this method comes up several times. The problem is that when you google it instead of finding scientific research that is free all you find are various commercial websites selling it (which should tell me something, but meh).

So, what is it exactly? All I can gather is that it is a theory that an overactive amygdala can cause hyperarousal leading to anxiety disorders, and that in order to overcome anxiety you have to reduce the sensitivity of the amygdala to environmental stimuli. But I can’t find any info about whether this has been scientifically validated as a treatment for anxiety (making the amygdala less sensitive), or what methods are effective for doing this.

So does anyone know?

There is a book called ‘hope and help for your nerves’ written a few decades ago that basically has a philosophy of ‘face, accept, float, let time pass’ which implies that by facing what is stressing you, accepting it, floating past it (basically just sitting with it w/o being overwhelmed by it) and doing that until it dies down you can reduce the oversensitivity of the brain to anxiety since you aren’t constantly retraining your brain to be overwhelmed by stress, but to competently cope with it.

Is the Linden method just a rehash of what Claire Weeks wrote about, or something different?

Are there scientific studies (backed up with diagnostic tools like MRIs as well as behavioral tests, etc) showing that these methods work or showing that an oversensitive amygdala is behind anxiety disorders, and effective methods for reducing sensitivity?

For that matter, what is the ‘one move technique’?

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Threads for medical and psychological anecdota and advice go in IMHO, so I shall move this thither for you.

twickster, MPSIMS moderator

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It basically boils down to “Pretend like you don’t have anxiety, and eventually you won’t,” combined with “Embrace your panic attacks, and try to have them, and you’ll short circuit it.”

The one move technique is the latter. Supposedly, once you realize you are in control of your panic, it will no longer happen. I have no idea if that worked or not, but it didn’t hurt.

BTW, I haven’t had a full out panic attack in a long time. I still have anxiety when I go out, but not an actual panic attack.

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if you can’t find any real information about this, it’s prbly some snake-oil BS that somebody’s come up with to separate ppl from their money…
BTW “amygdala” sounds like a Salvadore Dali rendering of Lady Gaga to me…
for anxiety, take Xanax SPARINGLY & Vistaril. also, taking somebody with you when you go out helps.
Good Luck & remember there are a lot of us out there…:cool: