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Spoiler Warning! Major spoilers ahead if you haven’t read the Dune books or seen the second Dune movie. (And the third one if they make it.) If you’ve seen the first movie, you can read something with less spoilers here: hudymapsychology.com/anxiety-in-pop-culture-what-dunes-litany-against-fear-gets-wrong-and-right-about-anxiety/ OK, let’s dive in. Paul Atreides solved the problem of uncertainty. And it destroyed…

Many science fiction fans who experience anxiety have taken inspiration from Dune, the classic science fiction novel by Frank Herbert, and its movie adaptations. The world of Dune is characterized by political maneuvering between ruling aristocratic houses and powerful organizations. One of these organizations is the Bene Gesserit. In the story, this all-female order has…

Many people come to therapy seeking to change the way they feel. Maybe you want to feel less anxious, or less depressed, or more confident. This is often tied to something you want to do. For example, you might say: If I didn’t feel so anxious, then I could… Leave the house by myself Stop…

The life you want is on the other side of anxiety. What do I mean by this? Think about the things that you value in life. You probably had to go through at least a bit of anxiety to have that in your life, or having it brings some anxiety with it. Being with someone…

When people experience long term problems with anxiety it is common to feel hopeless. By the time someone considers therapy, they have usually been struggling with anxiety for months, often years. During that time they have certainly tried many, many ways to find relief, control their feelings, or solve their problems. And most likely nothing…