The triggers for overwhelming anxiety may be simple or complex. Yet before we can get to the root(s) of your panic or anxiety attacks, it’s helpful to start with “grounding techniques” to take the immediate edge off your...
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A few months ago I was invited to give my thoughts for an article on “the best jobs for people with social anxiety”. My first thought was, “there is no ‘best job’ if you are living in fear…” And then I realized how privileged this thought was...
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Healing a broken relationship starts with empathy. Why? Because when someone listens with empathy, the emotional distance between the two persons shrinks. You feel closer, understood, heard. Does it feel good to be known? To be taken seriously?...
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In the heat of an argument, an angry couple can temporarily lose sight of what they really want: happiness for their loved one and themselves. That desire for closeness somehow gets lost amidst the resentments, pride, and anger of the...
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When we are feeling blah, or down, or even depressed, we often have “go to” fixes to help us feel better. But too often, these are short-term solutions that bring us to the edge of greater unhappiness. Below is a short list of things we do, or...
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Studies show that the ability to experience a happier, less stressful life is often tied to one’s ability to give thanks. That means genuinely acknowledging that which one is grateful for, and doing so overtly. Not just in your head. But...
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The biggest mistake people who suffer from anxiety make is focusing their energy on “feeling safe.” That may sound odd, but every patient who does this reports the same thing: they never feel safe, or at least not for long...
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My clients understandably complain about the terror they feel at times during a panic attack. They notice the multiple signs of panic come on bit by bit. And in the attempt to feel better and escape danger, they often believe they need to leave...
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There are many ways we try to “fix” our lives and make ourselves feel better. The problem is, sometimes we can actually “over-do” and over-react, and we’re left with feeling worse, or getting stuck in the feelings of fear and anxiety. One big...
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Fear is an important emotion. It can help keep us safe and motivate us to do something to protect our well-being. But if we are carried away by fear, it can override—instead of helping us maintain—our well-being. The key is balance. And, how we...
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When we’re carried away by anger, it often seems to have a life of its own and we’re left wondering what we can do to feel and act better. This article will show three antidotes to the anger infection. These solutions are based on one truth...
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“Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems.” ― Epictetus (AD 55–135) Greek philosopher Anxiety isn’t always bad. It helps us to work, study and try harder. It might even have been part of...
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