Robert Bernhardsson
@robert-gspsych.bsky.social
Licensed Psychologist – Specializing in Panic and Anxiety Disorders
Just Launched an Online Self-Help Program for Panic Attacks (https://www.gspsychology.com/panic-attack-self-help-program/)
Just Launched an Online Self-Help Program for Panic Attacks (https://www.gspsychology.com/panic-attack-self-help-program/)
A racing heart during a jog can feel like danger when memory says so.
Sometimes panic isn’t about “now”.
It’s your nervous system remembering a place.
Sometimes panic isn’t about “now”.
It’s your nervous system remembering a place.
September 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
A racing heart during a jog can feel like danger when memory says so.
Sometimes panic isn’t about “now”.
It’s your nervous system remembering a place.
Sometimes panic isn’t about “now”.
It’s your nervous system remembering a place.
Avoidance feels safe today. But it teaches fear what to fear tomorrow.
September 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Avoidance feels safe today. But it teaches fear what to fear tomorrow.
A simple self-check clinicians use that can point you toward the right tools for panic 👇
September 10, 2025 at 6:02 AM
A simple self-check clinicians use that can point you toward the right tools for panic 👇
If your panic “comes out of nowhere,” check your breathing habits before your thoughts.
September 9, 2025 at 5:48 AM
If your panic “comes out of nowhere,” check your breathing habits before your thoughts.
Not all panic attacks are the same.
Treating the wrong type can keep you stuck 👇
Treating the wrong type can keep you stuck 👇
September 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Not all panic attacks are the same.
Treating the wrong type can keep you stuck 👇
Treating the wrong type can keep you stuck 👇
Panic attacks don’t stop just because you try harder.
Here’s why they keep coming back - and how to finally break the cycle 👇
Here’s why they keep coming back - and how to finally break the cycle 👇
September 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Panic attacks don’t stop just because you try harder.
Here’s why they keep coming back - and how to finally break the cycle 👇
Here’s why they keep coming back - and how to finally break the cycle 👇
Heart racing. Chest pain. Dizziness.
The ER says you’re fine.
Panic says otherwise.
The ER says you’re fine.
Panic says otherwise.
September 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Heart racing. Chest pain. Dizziness.
The ER says you’re fine.
Panic says otherwise.
The ER says you’re fine.
Panic says otherwise.
Want focus?
Stop attacking yourself.
A brain in defense mode can’t create.
Stop attacking yourself.
A brain in defense mode can’t create.
September 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Want focus?
Stop attacking yourself.
A brain in defense mode can’t create.
Stop attacking yourself.
A brain in defense mode can’t create.
Criticism feels like discipline.
It’s actually self-sabotage.
Compassion feels soft.
It’s actually performance fuel.
It’s actually self-sabotage.
Compassion feels soft.
It’s actually performance fuel.
September 6, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Criticism feels like discipline.
It’s actually self-sabotage.
Compassion feels soft.
It’s actually performance fuel.
It’s actually self-sabotage.
Compassion feels soft.
It’s actually performance fuel.
Self-criticism vs. self-compassion.
Which actually works?
(A thread 🧵 from a psychologist’s perspective)
Which actually works?
(A thread 🧵 from a psychologist’s perspective)
September 5, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Self-criticism vs. self-compassion.
Which actually works?
(A thread 🧵 from a psychologist’s perspective)
Which actually works?
(A thread 🧵 from a psychologist’s perspective)
If you believe self-criticism makes you stronger, it will slowly break you down.
Compassion is what truly builds resilience.
Compassion is what truly builds resilience.
September 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
If you believe self-criticism makes you stronger, it will slowly break you down.
Compassion is what truly builds resilience.
Compassion is what truly builds resilience.
Self-criticism feels like discipline.
In reality?
It’s self-sabotage dressed up as motivation.👇
In reality?
It’s self-sabotage dressed up as motivation.👇
September 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Self-criticism feels like discipline.
In reality?
It’s self-sabotage dressed up as motivation.👇
In reality?
It’s self-sabotage dressed up as motivation.👇
If you think panic attacks are “all in your head,” you’ll never solve them.
Many actually begin in the body.
Many actually begin in the body.
September 4, 2025 at 7:56 AM
If you think panic attacks are “all in your head,” you’ll never solve them.
Many actually begin in the body.
Many actually begin in the body.
If your anxiety feels random — it isn’t.
It has a cause.
You just haven’t been taught how to find it yet.
It has a cause.
You just haven’t been taught how to find it yet.
September 4, 2025 at 1:56 AM
If your anxiety feels random — it isn’t.
It has a cause.
You just haven’t been taught how to find it yet.
It has a cause.
You just haven’t been taught how to find it yet.
You don’t need an external enemy.
For many, the worst critic lives in their own head.
That inner voice fuels anxiety more than any boss, partner, or stranger ever could.
Here’s how it works, and how to fight back 👇
For many, the worst critic lives in their own head.
That inner voice fuels anxiety more than any boss, partner, or stranger ever could.
Here’s how it works, and how to fight back 👇
September 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
You don’t need an external enemy.
For many, the worst critic lives in their own head.
That inner voice fuels anxiety more than any boss, partner, or stranger ever could.
Here’s how it works, and how to fight back 👇
For many, the worst critic lives in their own head.
That inner voice fuels anxiety more than any boss, partner, or stranger ever could.
Here’s how it works, and how to fight back 👇
Anxiety often begins with criticism.
Not from the world.
But from yourself.
You don’t need a new mindset.
You need a new tone of voice.
Not from the world.
But from yourself.
You don’t need a new mindset.
You need a new tone of voice.
September 2, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Anxiety often begins with criticism.
Not from the world.
But from yourself.
You don’t need a new mindset.
You need a new tone of voice.
Not from the world.
But from yourself.
You don’t need a new mindset.
You need a new tone of voice.
She locked it to silence the voice inside.
The one that always says:
"Too much"
"Too little
"Too late"
Anxiety doesn’t always come from outside.
Sometimes it comes from how you see yourself.
The one that always says:
"Too much"
"Too little
"Too late"
Anxiety doesn’t always come from outside.
Sometimes it comes from how you see yourself.
September 1, 2025 at 8:33 PM
She locked it to silence the voice inside.
The one that always says:
"Too much"
"Too little
"Too late"
Anxiety doesn’t always come from outside.
Sometimes it comes from how you see yourself.
The one that always says:
"Too much"
"Too little
"Too late"
Anxiety doesn’t always come from outside.
Sometimes it comes from how you see yourself.
She nailed the lecture.
Clear. Sharp. Professional.
But on the inside?
“You looked nervous"
"You blew it”
She wasn’t scared of the crowd.
She was scared of the voice that came after.
Clear. Sharp. Professional.
But on the inside?
“You looked nervous"
"You blew it”
She wasn’t scared of the crowd.
She was scared of the voice that came after.
September 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
She nailed the lecture.
Clear. Sharp. Professional.
But on the inside?
“You looked nervous"
"You blew it”
She wasn’t scared of the crowd.
She was scared of the voice that came after.
Clear. Sharp. Professional.
But on the inside?
“You looked nervous"
"You blew it”
She wasn’t scared of the crowd.
She was scared of the voice that came after.
Criticism feels like it keeps us sharp.
But it actually burns us out.
Long-term growth requires something else:
Care. Not cruelty.
But it actually burns us out.
Long-term growth requires something else:
Care. Not cruelty.
September 1, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Criticism feels like it keeps us sharp.
But it actually burns us out.
Long-term growth requires something else:
Care. Not cruelty.
But it actually burns us out.
Long-term growth requires something else:
Care. Not cruelty.
Imagine a football team of kids who just lost a match.
Now picture their coach berating them.
Seems cruel, right?
And yet.
That’s how many of us speak to ourselves after a mistake.
Every. Single. Day.
Now picture their coach berating them.
Seems cruel, right?
And yet.
That’s how many of us speak to ourselves after a mistake.
Every. Single. Day.
August 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Imagine a football team of kids who just lost a match.
Now picture their coach berating them.
Seems cruel, right?
And yet.
That’s how many of us speak to ourselves after a mistake.
Every. Single. Day.
Now picture their coach berating them.
Seems cruel, right?
And yet.
That’s how many of us speak to ourselves after a mistake.
Every. Single. Day.
Criticism says: “Do better”
Compassion says: “I see your pain”
Guess which one your nervous system actually listens to?
Compassion says: “I see your pain”
Guess which one your nervous system actually listens to?
August 31, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Criticism says: “Do better”
Compassion says: “I see your pain”
Guess which one your nervous system actually listens to?
Compassion says: “I see your pain”
Guess which one your nervous system actually listens to?
Your inner critic feels like control.
But it’s really chaos.
It keeps your body stuck in fight-or-flight.
Compassion is the only way out.
But it’s really chaos.
It keeps your body stuck in fight-or-flight.
Compassion is the only way out.
August 31, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Your inner critic feels like control.
But it’s really chaos.
It keeps your body stuck in fight-or-flight.
Compassion is the only way out.
But it’s really chaos.
It keeps your body stuck in fight-or-flight.
Compassion is the only way out.
Your worst critic isn’t out there.
It’s in your head.
Self-criticism doesn’t toughen you.
It wires your body for anxiety.
Compassion isn’t soft.
It’s science.
It’s in your head.
Self-criticism doesn’t toughen you.
It wires your body for anxiety.
Compassion isn’t soft.
It’s science.
August 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Your worst critic isn’t out there.
It’s in your head.
Self-criticism doesn’t toughen you.
It wires your body for anxiety.
Compassion isn’t soft.
It’s science.
It’s in your head.
Self-criticism doesn’t toughen you.
It wires your body for anxiety.
Compassion isn’t soft.
It’s science.
4 anxiety myths (and what science actually says): 🧵
August 30, 2025 at 9:44 AM
4 anxiety myths (and what science actually says): 🧵
“There’s no solution to anxiety.”
That’s a myth.
There are approaches grounded in science and experience that can make a difference.
Not instant fixes. But clear frameworks.
That’s what I share here.
That’s a myth.
There are approaches grounded in science and experience that can make a difference.
Not instant fixes. But clear frameworks.
That’s what I share here.
August 30, 2025 at 1:45 AM
“There’s no solution to anxiety.”
That’s a myth.
There are approaches grounded in science and experience that can make a difference.
Not instant fixes. But clear frameworks.
That’s what I share here.
That’s a myth.
There are approaches grounded in science and experience that can make a difference.
Not instant fixes. But clear frameworks.
That’s what I share here.