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For when you feel

Anxiety

Worry that keeps running even when you try to switch it off: racing thoughts, a tight chest, bracing for things that haven't happened.

341 picks matched to this feeling

Films

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  World War Z
  Film · 2013
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  Inside Out 2
  Film · 2024
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  Temple Grandin
  Film · 2010
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  Iron Man 3
  Film · 2013
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  Eighth Grade
  Film · 2018
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  Still Alice
  Film · 2014
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  The King's Speech
  Film · 2010
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  Finding Nemo
  Film · 2003
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  Mary and Max
  Film · 2009
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  Melancholia
  Film · 2011
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  My Neighbor Totoro
  Film · 1988
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  Ordinary Love
  Film · 2019
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  Spirited Away
  Film · 2001
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  Take Shelter
  Film · 2011
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  Luca
  Film · 2021
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  Please Stand By
  Film · 2017
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  Toc Toc
  Film · 2017
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  The Aviator
  Film · 2004
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  What About Bob?
  Film · 1991

TV shows

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  The Bear
  TV · 2022–2026
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  Black Mirror
  TV · 2011–present
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  Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
  TV · 1968–2001
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  Big Mouth
  TV · 2017–2025
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  Daily Dose of Sunshine
  TV · 2023
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  One Day at a Time
  TV · 2017–2020
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  The Twilight Zone
  TV · 1959–1964
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  Arthur
  TV · 1996–2022
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  The Bob Newhart Show
  TV · 1972–1978
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  Bob Ross: The Joy of Painting
  TV · 1983–1994
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  The Great British Bake Off
  TV · 2010–present
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  Peep Show
  TV · 2003–2015
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  Tuca & Bertie
  TV · 2019–2022
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  Obsessed
  TV · 2009

Anime

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  Welcome to the NHK
  Anime · 2006
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  Bocchi the Rock!
  Anime · 2022 (Season 2 announced)
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  Komi Can't Communicate
  Anime · 2021–2022
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  Yuri!!! on Ice
  Anime · 2016

Documentaries

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  Brené Brown: Atlas of the Heart
  Documentary · 2022
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  Planet Earth II
  Documentary · 2016
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  Headspace Guide to Meditation
  Documentary · 2021
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  The Mind, Explained
  Documentary · 2019–2021
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  Educating Yorkshire
  Documentary · 2013–2014; new series 2025
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  Free Solo
  Documentary · 2018
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  Angst: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety
  Documentary · 2017
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  Chasing Coral
  Documentary · 2017
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  Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now
  Documentary · 2023
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  The Social Dilemma
  Documentary · 2020
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  UNSTUCK: An OCD Kids Movie
  Documentary · 2017
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  OCD: The War Inside
  Documentary · 2001

Books

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  All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries #1)
  Book · 2017
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  An Angel at My Table
  Book · 1984 (vol. 2 of an autobiography, 1982–85)
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  Challenger Deep
  Book · 2015
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  Essays
  Book · 1580–1592
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  Guts
  Book · 2019
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  Letters from a Stoic
  Book · c. 63–65 CE
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  Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me
  Book · 2012
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  Meditations
  Book · c. 170–180 CE
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  Reasons to Stay Alive
  Book · 2015
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  Turtles All the Way Down
  Book · 2017
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  Anxious People
  Book · 2019
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  Between the World and Me
  Book · 2015
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  Coraline
  Book · 2002
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  Every Last Word
  Book · 2015
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  Fever Dream
  Book · 2014
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  Heartstopper (graphic novels)
  Book · 2018–
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  I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki
  Book · 2018
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  The Invisible Kingdom
  Book · 2022
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  It's Kind of a Funny Story
  Book · 2006
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  The Lathe of Heaven
  Book · 1971
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  Macbeth
  Book · c. 1606
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  Made You Up
  Book · 2015
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  Michael Kohlhaas
  Book · 1810
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  Milkman
  Book · 2018
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  Nineteen Eighty-Four
  Book · 1949
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  Notes on Grief
  Book · 2021
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  On the Edge of Gone
  Book · 2016
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  Pensées
  Book · 1670 (posthumous)
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  The Red Badge of Courage
  Book · 1895
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  Robinson Crusoe
  Book · 1719
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  Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
  Book · 2015
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  Thinking in Pictures
  Book · 1995
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  Versos sencillos (Simple Verses)
  Book · 1891
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  Watership Down
  Book · 1972
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  Here's the Deal: Don't Touch Me
  Book · 2009
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  The Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It
  Book · 2015
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  The Imp of the Mind: Exploring the Silent Epidemic of Obsessive Bad Thoughts
  Book · 2001
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  Rejection Proof: How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible Through 100 Days of Rejection
  Book · 2015
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  The Man Who Couldn't Stop: OCD and the True Story of a Life Lost in Thought
  Book · 2014
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  Brain Lock: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior
  Book · 1996
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  Talking Back to OCD: The Program That Helps Kids and Teens Say "No Way" — and Parents Say "Way to Go"
  Book · 2006
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  Jabari Jumps
  Book · 2017
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  Psyched Up: How the Science of Mental Preparation Can Help You Succeed
  Book · 2017
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  Kissing Doorknobs
  Book · 1998
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  Wemberly Worried
  Book · 2000
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  Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts: A CBT-Based Guide to Getting Over Frightening, Obsessive, or Disturbing Thoughts
  Book · 2017
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  Is Fred in the Refrigerator? Taming OCD and Reclaiming My Life
  Book · 2018
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  Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway
  Book · 1987

Games

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  Minecraft
  Game · 2009
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  Celeste
  Game · 2018
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  Kind Words (lo fi chill beats to write to)
  Game · 2019
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  MindLight
  Game · 2014
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  PowerWash Simulator
  Game · 2022
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  SPARX
  Game · 2013
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  Tetris
  Game · 1984–1985
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  A Short Hike
  Game · 2019
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  Abzû
  Game · 2016
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  Alto's Odyssey
  Game · 2018
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  Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
  Game · 2013
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  Dorfromantik
  Game · 2022
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  flOw
  Game · 2006
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  Flower
  Game · 2009
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  Peggle
  Game · 2007
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  Psychonauts 2
  Game · 2021
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  Tetris Effect
  Game · 2018
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  A Little to the Left
  Game · 2022
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  Nevermind
  Game · 2015
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  Townscaper
  Game · 2021

Songs

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  1/1
  Song · 1979
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  Anxiety
  Song · 2019
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  Breathin
  Song · 2018
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  Dream 3 (in the midst of my life)
  Song · 2015
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  get well soon
  Song · 2018
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  In My Blood
  Song · 2018
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  Weightless
  Song · 2011
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  Avril 14th
  Song · 2001
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  Breathe
  Song · 2016
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  Breathe (2 AM)
  Song · 2004
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  Canon in D
  Song · c. 1680–1706
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  Car Radio
  Song · 2013
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  Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: Prelude
  Song · c. 1717–1723
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  Clair de lune
  Song · 1905
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  Free Mind
  Song · 2020
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  Good Days
  Song · 2020
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  Heavy
  Song · 2017
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  I Will Follow You into the Dark
  Song · 2005
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  Le onde
  Song · 1996
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  Lose Yourself
  Song · 2002
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  Mice on Venus
  Song · 2011
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  Moog City
  Song · 2011
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  Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9, No. 2
  Song · 1832
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  Nuvole bianche
  Song · 2004
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  One Summer's Day
  Song · 2001
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  Only Time
  Song · 2000
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  Says
  Song · 2013
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  Spiegel im Spiegel
  Song · 1978
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  Stand by Me
  Song · 1961
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  Subwoofer Lullaby
  Song · 2011
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  Sweden
  Song · 2011
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  Three Little Birds
  Song · 1977
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  Through the Night
  Song · 2017
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  Una mattina
  Song · 2004
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  Unwell
  Song · 2002
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  Wet Hands
  Song · 2011
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  Deep Blue Day
  Song · 1983
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  Living Mice
  Song · 2011
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  Waving Through a Window
  Song · 2017
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  You Will Be Found
  Song · 2017
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  ballad of a homeschooled girl
  Song · 2023
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  Aal Izz Well
  Song · 2009
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  Nervous
  Song · 2018
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  First Date
  Song · 2001
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  Under Pressure
  Song · 1981
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  Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)
  Song · 1956
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  Keep Breathing
  Song · 2008
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  Nobody Really Cares If You Don't Go to the Party
  Song · 2015

Albums

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  Ambient 1: Music for Airports
  Album · 1978
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  Everybody
  Album · 2017
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  Sleep
  Album · 2015
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  30
  Album · 2021
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  And Their Refinement of the Decline
  Album · 2007
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  Felt
  Album · 2011
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  Golden Hour
  Album · 2018
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  In the Heart of the Moon
  Album · 2005
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  Long Ambients 1: Calm. Sleep.
  Album · 2016
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  Minecraft – Volume Alpha
  Album · 2011
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  Music for Nine Post Cards
  Album · 1982
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  Music for Zen Meditation
  Album · 1964
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  Process
  Album · 2017
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  Some Kind of Peace
  Album · 2020
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  Spirited Away (Original Soundtrack)
  Album · 2001
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  The Köln Concert
  Album · 1975
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  The Pearl
  Album · 1984
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  Ambient 3: Day of Radiance
  Album · 1980
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  Music for Psychedelic Therapy
  Album · 2021

Podcasts

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  Feeling Good Podcast | TEAM-CBT – The New Mood Therapy
  Podcast · 2016–present
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  Savvy Psychologist
  Podcast · 2014–present
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  Speaking of Psychology
  Podcast · 2013–present
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  Tara Brach
  Podcast · c. 2007–present
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  The Science of Happiness
  Podcast · 2018–present
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  10% Happier with Dan Harris
  Podcast · 2016–present
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  Depresh Mode with John Moe
  Podcast · 2021–present
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  Inside Mental Health
  Podcast · 2016–present
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  Invisibilia
  Podcast · 2015–2023
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  Nothing Much Happens: Bedtime Stories to Help You Sleep
  Podcast · 2018–present
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  Sleep With Me
  Podcast · 2013–present
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  The Anxious Truth
  Podcast · 2015–present
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  Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend
  Podcast · 2018–present
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  Get Sleepy: Sleep Meditation and Stories
  Podcast · 2019–present
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  The OCD Stories
  Podcast · 2015–present
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  The Pulse: Why Rejection Hurts So Much — And How to Cope
  Podcast · 2023
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  Your Anxiety Toolkit
  Podcast · 2016
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  Life Kit: How to deal with intrusive thoughts
  Podcast · 2025
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  Life Kit: Stressed about money? Scared to check your balance? These tips are for you
  Podcast · 2021
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  Therapy in a Nutshell: Harm OCD - Intrusive Thoughts that I Might Hurt Someone
  Podcast · 2025
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  Inner Cosmos: Why Can't Some People Stop Thinking Certain Thoughts? (Ep. 155)
  Podcast · 2026

Stand-up specials

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  Bo Burnham: Inside
  Stand-up · 2021
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  Gary Gulman: The Great Depresh
  Stand-up · 2019
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  Taylor Tomlinson: Look at You
  Stand-up · 2022
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  Bo Burnham: Make Happy
  Stand-up · 2016
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  Jenny Slate: Stage Fright
  Stand-up · 2019
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  Joe Pera: Slow & Steady
  Stand-up · 2023
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  Marc Maron: Panicked
  Stand-up · 2025
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  Maria Bamford: The Special Special Special!
  Stand-up · 2012
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  Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man and the Pool
  Stand-up · 2023
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  Tom Papa: You're Doing Great!
  Stand-up · 2020
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  Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
  Stand-up · 2025
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  Marc Maron: More Later
  Stand-up · 2015
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  Taylor Tomlinson: Have It All
  Stand-up · 2024
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  The Half Hour: Aparna Nancherla
  Stand-up · 2016

TV episodes

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  The Simpsons: Bart Gets an "F" (S2E1)
  TV episode · 1990
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  Franklin: Franklin Goes to School (S1E3a)
  TV episode · 1997
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  The Great North: Arranger-ous Minds Adventure (S3E11)
  TV episode · 2023

Videos

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  Debunking the myths of OCD - Natascha M. Santos
  Video · 2015
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  How to Make Stress Your Friend | Kelly McGonigal | TED
  Video · 2013
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  Internal Struggles (The Chessboard Metaphor) by Dr. Russ Harris
  Video
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  Meditation for Working with Difficulities | UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center
  Video
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  The psychology of post-traumatic stress disorder - Joelle Rabow Maletis
  Video · 2018
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  The Struggle Switch - By Dr. Russ Harris
  Video
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  What causes panic attacks, and how can you prevent them? - Cindy J. Aaronson
  Video · 2020
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  What is CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)?
  Video
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  You aren't at the mercy of your emotions -- your brain creates them | Lisa Feldman Barrett
  Video · 2017
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  Bob Ross - A Trace of Spring (Season 26 Episode 5)
  Video · 1992
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  Bob Ross - A Walk in the Woods (Season 1 Episode 1)
  Video · 1983
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  Bob Ross - Cabin Hideaway (Season 13 Episode 11)
  Video · 1987
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  Bob Ross - Ebb Tide (Season 19 Episode 9)
  Video · 1990
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  Bob Ross - Golden Sunset (Season 10 Episode 8)
  Video · 1986
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  Bob Ross - Quiet Pond (Season 5 Episode 5)
  Video · 1985
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  Bob Ross - Secluded Beach (Season 9 Episode 6)
  Video · 1986
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  Bob Ross - Steep Mountains (Season 12 Episode 6)
  Video · 1987
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  Catastrophizing: How to Stop Making Yourself Depressed and Anxious: Cognitive Distortion Skill #6
  Video · 2022 (unconfirmed; creator's site post dated Sep 2022)
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  Cognitive Distortions: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Techniques 18/30
  Video · Unconfirmed (companion post on therapyinanutshell.com dated Jul 2021)
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  Emotion, Stress, and Health: Crash Course Psychology #26
  Video · 2014
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  Emotional Reasoning- The Cognitive Distortion that makes you Emotionally Reactive - Anxiety 18/30
  Video · Unconfirmed (companion post on therapyinanutshell.com dated Jan 2024)
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  Feeling All the Feels: Crash Course Psychology #25
  Video · 2014
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  Fight Depression and Anxiety With Your Core Values 26/30 How to Process Emotions
  Video · Unconfirmed (audio version released as a podcast episode Oct 2021)
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  Getting Help - Psychotherapy: Crash Course Psychology #35
  Video · 2014
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  Guided Meditation: The Practice of RAIN with Tara Brach
  Video · Unconfirmed (a podcast meditation of the same name and description dates from Feb 2019)
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  How stress affects your brain - Madhumita Murgia
  Video · 2015
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  How to Change How You Think 💪 Cognitive Distortions Part 2
  Video · Unconfirmed (audio version released Jun 2021; companion post Jul 2021)
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  How to cope with anxiety | Olivia Remes | TEDxUHasselt
  Video · 2017
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  How to stay calm under pressure - Noa Kageyama and Pen-Pen Chen
  Video · 2018
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  Managing Stress in Uncertain Times | Free 10-Minute Guided Meditation
  Video
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  Megan Washington: Why I live in mortal dread of public speaking
  Video · 2014
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  Melting Exercise - Learn To Destress | Guided Meditation For Kids | Breathing Exercises | GoNoodle
  Video
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  OCD and Anxiety Disorders: Crash Course Psychology #29
  Video · 2014
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  Sesame Street Monster Meditation #1: I-Sense with Cookie Monster and Headspace
  Video · 2020
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  Sesame Street Monster Meditation #2: Goodnight Body with Elmo and Headspace
  Video · 2020
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  Solving Actual Problems (Instead of Just Coping Skills) - Break the Anxiety Cycle 26/30
  Video
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  The Dropping Anchor Skill
  Video
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  Yoga For Anxiety and Stress
  Video · 2015
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  3 Hours of Epic Nature Footage in 4K | 4K UHD | BBC Earth
  Video
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  Breathtaking Nature in 4K | BBC Earth
  Video
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  Daily Calm | 10 Minute Mindfulness Meditation | Be Present
  Video
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  Episode 2 - Masterclass: Unhooking Yourself from Unhelpful Thoughts with Dr. Russ Harris
  Video · 2022 (podcast episode date, 2 Aug 2022; YouTube upload date unconfirmed)
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  Jim Carrey at MIU: Commencement Address at the 2014 Graduation (EN, FR, ES, RU, GR,...)
  Video · 2014
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  Polyvagal Theory: The 3 States of Anxiety in the Nervous System
  Video · 2022 (therapyinanutshell.com post date, 11 Nov 2022; YouTube upload date unconfirmed)
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  This could be why you're depressed or anxious | Johann Hari | TED
  Video · 2019
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  How I beat stage fright | Joe Kowan
  Video · 2013
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  The science of stage fright (and how to overcome it) - Mikael Cho
  Video · 2013
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  Why we choke under pressure -- and how to avoid it | Sian Leah Beilock
  Video · 2017

Book chapter

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  Radical Acceptance: Chapter 1, The Trance of Unworthiness
  Book chapter · 2003