Shadowing Practice: Kendall Jenner Breaks Down How Anxiety Affects Her Plans | Open Minded | Session 4 | Vogue - Learn English Speaking with Video

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If I have something coming up that's bringing me out of my comfort zone, from that day on I will think about that

and like harp on it and let it eat me alive until the day it happens.

Because it can consume me to the point where I'm not focusing on like what's happening to me

that day or in that moment.

I'm just worried about like what's going to happen in the future.

So that's really stressful.

I know that I live a very fortunate lifestyle.

I know that I might not have some of the daily struggles that some people might have.

I have a really great family.

I have a wonderful job.

I'm stable financially.

I'm very blessed and fortunate.

It doesn't mean that I don't have crippling anxiety.

A lot of my anticipatory anxiety is like honing in

or focusing almost too much on one thing

that might bring me out of my comfort zone

and just like not being able to get it out of my head until it actually happens.

I for example really really don't like public speaking like it makes me really nervous

and uncomfortable but then there's moments in my life you know as a public figure

that I do have to kind of be in that position.

just so many eyeballs looking at you at one time.

I've messed up before too.

And it does, and you know, people still bring it up to this day.

Like, it's just so embarrassing, you know what I mean?

You're just like, oh my God, like how could I have messed up that bad?

It still is never gonna be like something that I'm super stoked on.

It will always make me nervous.

Anticipatory anxiety is when you are feeling anxious about something that hasn't happened yet and may never happen.

So you're anticipating that something catastrophic or disastrous is going to happen.

Oh my God, that's me.

Literally me.

How does it happen for you?

It's like all I think about.

I mean, I'm like doomsday.

I literally start to think about the worst possible thing that could happen.

The thing about anticipatory anxiety is people feel like it protects me to feel like I know what's going to happen

And eventually something bad will happen because it just does in life

But really what it is it's kind of a hyper vigilance It's always being worried

that the other shoe is going to drop right

and it's always a negative view of the future It's never like anticipating something good right notice

that right right and so it comes out in all kinds of contexts it comes out in work, like if someone has a presentation at work,

they come up with all these ways that it's going to go badly.

Or they're in a relationship and their boyfriend or girlfriend comes home and they're kind of distant and they immediately go to, this person's going to break up with me.

As opposed to, maybe that person just had a bad day at work.

But they construct these stories in their minds about what it means.

So they add meaning to something that isn't actually there.

I feel like my version of anticipatory anxiety might not be the worst, it might not be that bad.

But how bad can it get?

When do you know that someone might need help or it might get to a point that it's crippling?

Some anticipatory anxiety is healthy.

So you're going into a new experience, like you're taking a test or you're going into an interview.

You want to have that adrenaline going.

You want to be focused and on your game.

But where it starts to be problematic is when it cripples you, when it interferes with your functioning.

So some people will say, I can't go to a party because I'm so worried

or I can't go interview for that job or I can't go on that date because I get too anxious.

So it's really interfering with your day to day functioning.

When you've experienced anticipatory anxiety, how do you know that you're having it?

Do you feel it in your body?

What happens for you?

For example, I don't like public speaking very much.

The moment that I, you know, schedule it and I know it's happening, to the moment it actually happens, like, I will think about it constantly and it'll just, like, eat me alive.

Like, I won't be able to forget about it.

And the day I'm getting ready to go, I just have, like, so much anxiety.

Like, it feels like my blood is, like, boiling and I'm just, like, about, I'm, like, shaking.

I, like, my mouth is dry, like.

It can feel like a panic attack sometimes.

Definitely.

And then if someone has a panic attack, what happens is they worry they're gonna have another.

So they end up feeling like, I'm so worried that I'm gonna have another panic attack

that they end up having a panic attack about the fact

that they might have another panic attack right and that's what's

so insidious about anxiety right I think another thing

that happens is people are perfectionists and

if you feel like there's no room for error you're gonna feel really anxious about it

and and and you think that everyone's gonna notice

that you made the mistake exactly right so no one really notices

but you think I think everyone's really examining you that way.

So a lot of people who are perfectionistic tend to have a lot of anxiety around public appearances.

Yeah, I'm a big perfectionist.

Yeah.

I never want to mess up.

I want to do everything perfect.

Right.

And so I would say to somebody like that in therapy, so what's the worst that can happen if you're up there and you don't do something perfectly?

I guess if you mess up enough that people notice, they just make fun of you.

That's the worst that can happen.

See, I think it shows that you're human.

We have some audience questions because I really wanted to bring the audience into this.

How do you prevent letting your mind wander into anticipation anxiety?

Staying present.

So if you notice that you're in the future or you're in the past, to really ground yourself.

And there are a lot of grounding exercises that people can do to stay present.

And one of them is called the 54321, which is you notice like five things that you can see right now.

Okay.

four things that you can hear right now okay three things

that you can feel right now two things

that you can um you know smell right now one thing

that you can um taste there you go you go through the senses exactly exactly

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and it really brings you into the present

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because you have to really notice yeah um all right next

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question does anxiety cause memory loss issues i've never heard

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that question before well that's actually a great question because

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when we're anxious we secrete stress hormones right and

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when you have chronic over secretion of stress hormones it can affect your memory

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and it can affect your brain oh my god not to make you more anxious i had no idea

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and honestly i think that makes so much sense my memory is terrible and my stress levels are so high

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that is so interesting i had no idea wow i've been asking all the professionals

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that i've been and speaking just some advice or tips that, you know, viewers can apply to their lives and take home with them.

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There are so many ways that people can manage their anxiety

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and some things that they can do on their own have to do partly with some grounding exercises.

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So one of them we talked about earlier, the 5-4-3-2-1.

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Another one is you can go to the freezer, grab some ice and put ice in your hands.

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And what that does is when you're spinning, it redirects all of that energy, your senses, to the cold on your hands.

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And you rub the ice between your hands.

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And it takes you right out of where you were because now your whole body is focused on there's something very, very cold in my hands.

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I love that.

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Well, thank you so much.

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My pleasure.

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This has been awesome.

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I appreciate your advice.

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I appreciate all the information.

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I think this is really helpful and I learned stuff today, so that's awesome.

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I appreciate you.

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And thank you so much for talking about this because I think

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that a lot of people can relate to all of the experiences that you have in their own lives.

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Yeah, well, thank you.

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There's been so many situations where I've had to kind of like face fears

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or face situations like that and like honestly like own all that anxiety.

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Like you just have to do it to not only grow as a person, but like become a better person and You know show

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that you care about a situation after this whole series I've really come to the conclusion

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that I want to be more present that I just want to like actually

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Really really try to be as present as I possibly can

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It's an awesome feeling when you hear a professional talking about something that's

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so similar to your situation It's a great way to not feel alone in it all

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So I hope that I think that's the main thing I'd love for people to take away from it Thank you.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Kendall Jenner Breaks Down How Anxiety Affects Her Plans”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: happen, anxiety, notice, anticipatory. This video has 136 sentences and 1615 words to shadow. The speech runs for 8:44. The speaker talks fast, about 185 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
anticipatory adjective	/ænˌtɪsəpəˈtɔri/	Characterized by anticipation.
anxious adjective	/ˈæŋkʃəs/	Nervous and worried.
distress noun	/dɪˈstɹɛs/	Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.
perfectionist noun	/pɚˈfɛk.ʃənɪst/	Someone who is unwilling to settle for anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards.
anticipate verb	/ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/	To act before (someone), especially to prevent an action.
hormone noun	/ˈhoɹmoʊn/	Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.
interfere verb	/ˌɪn.tɚˈfɪɚ/	To get involved or involve oneself, causing disturbance.
fortunate adjective	/ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt/	Auspicious.
doomsday noun	/ˈduːmz.deɪ/	The day when God is expected to judge the world; the end times.
embarrass verb	/ɪmˈbæɹəs/	To disrupt someone's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely.
eyeball noun	/ˈaɪ.bɔl/	The ball of the eye.
insidious adjective	/ɪnˈsɪdi.əs/	Causing harm in a stealthy, often gradual, manner.
perfectionistic adjective		Perfectionist.
redirect verb		To give new direction to; to change the course, direction or destination of.
secretion noun	/sɪˈkriːʃ(ə)n/	Any substance that is secreted by an organism.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
mess up verb	To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss.
come out in verb	to be afflicted by (a visible disruption of the body)
end up verb	To bring to a conclusion.
come up verb	To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly.
come up with verb	To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it.
go through verb	To travel from one end of something to the other.
take away from verb	To subtract a quality from; make something seem not so good or interesting.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

I'm very blessed and fortunate.
It doesn't mean that I don't have crippling anxiety.
I've messed up before too.
How does it happen for you?
Do you feel it in your body?

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 54 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: anxious /ˈæŋkʃəs/, perfectionist /pɚˈfɛk.ʃənɪst/, secretion /sɪˈkriːʃ(ə)n/, anticipation /ænˌtɪs.əˈpeɪ.ʃən/
Long words — get the stress right: anticipatory /ænˌtɪsəpəˈtɔri/, perfectionist /pɚˈfɛk.ʃənɪst/, anticipate /ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/, insidious /ɪnˈsɪdi.əs/, adrenaline /əˈdɹɛnəlɪn/

How to practise with this video

Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like anticipatory, anxious, distress.

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Pronunciation to watch

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