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For a child, having anxiety is more common than many would think. Childhood fears begin early when small children may be afraid of the dark or feel afraid to be away from a parent. As they grow, fears of not fitting in or not being able to make friends is something that many children will worry ... Views: 1466
A common medical condition in modern industrialized nations is that of insomnia or sleeplessness. Both physical as well as mental health can be harmed by not getting enough restful sleep every night. Many people think about taking sleeping pills for treating their insomnia, but on doing research ... Views: 1462
Another way that unrelieved stress can hurt your productivity is that it can increase your chances of having an accident.
The more physically or emotionally exhausted a person is, the less attention they pay to their surroundings. This inattention and preoccupation makes them far more likely ... Views: 1462
Light fading, time passing, big boy is ten, baby isn’t a baby and the time for having babies is over. The pregnant woman in the check-out line and it’s eleven years ago, pregnant with my own belly of hope and love, on the threshold of everything new and exciting. There was pain then, too, but ... Views: 1461
Sanity before Success!
One common cause that brings clients into coaching with me to stop anxiety spoiling their lives, is the ever-increasing cultural expectations to do more, be more, have more and faster!
This is fuelled by the feeling that unless we earn a certain income, and possess ... Views: 1461
When you meditate, the key is to focus on your breath because that is the only thing happening right here, right now. You may have a mantra or prayer word; you may visualize or use a guided meditation; but the key to any meditation is to be in the here and now.
Our mind typically centers on ... Views: 1461
Coping with anxiety and panic attacks with anxiety and panic attacks takes it’s toll. We have to do all the things everyone else does, only with anxiety lurking in the shadows, just waiting to lunge at us. We shop, get the kids off to school, go to work, socialize, pay bills, celebrate holidays, ... Views: 1459
We all get stressed from time to time. Suddenly realising that you’re late for work, complaining about poor service or arguing with the person who took your place in the queue – things like this would be stressful for anyone. In this sort of situation your pulse rate rises, your breathing ... Views: 1459
The various stages of sleep make it an ever changing state that includes two main components that are Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep and non-REM. It's during REM that we usually experience dreams but it's the deeper stages of non-REM sleep that are the most beneficial to us. You may find that ... Views: 1459
There are some individuals that find it terrifying and very difficult being seen in public or at the focus of attention. Although social anxiety is by far one of the most common anxiety disorders, it remains largely under-recognized. For sufferers, managing panic attacks can be especially ... Views: 1459
Very often we come to the end of passages in our lives. It might be a job and in my case one example has been when a radio station has closed. We were leaving our listeners and there was a sense of bereavement. I certainly felt anger as I felt I knew who had caused the problems. I certainly felt ... Views: 1458
Have you ever felt like someone is playing tug-of-war with you, except you are the rope? Being pulled in too many directions can be exhausting, and if it happens over an extended length of time, it can lead to extreme anxiety or burnout.
If you are experiencing a bit of life’s tug-of-war, ... Views: 1457
Dear Dr. Romance
I was looking at the articles on your website and I really liked a lot of things that you have to say about dealing with life, ourselves,others, and the interaction of all three. I am contacting you in hopes that you might be able to provide me with some advice or lead me ... Views: 1457
Every person feels anxious from time to time. Most of us might feel anxious about taking a test, going to the physician or any other situation in which many of us feel uneasy. For a lot of people, nevertheless, they cannot manage their anxiety, and they end up having a entirely blown anxiety ... Views: 1457
Sleep deprivation is considered by most people as a simple problem that will not cause any damage to the body and that can be treated by sleeping in when they have the time. However, it is actually more than that, for it has effects that can be detrimental to your health.
For the body to ... Views: 1457
We all have our fears and concerns as we go through life. It can be as little as worrying what to wear to a party, to as big and important as decisions that would alter your life. Though if the worrying becomes a little too much and becomes quite unreasonable, they may be stricken with ... Views: 1456
We have finite energy stores to manage our lives. If we spend an inordinate amount of time planning our meals, cooking, eating and sadly, recovering from episodes of over indulgence, we may not have enough energy left for other matters of importance. Over dependence on one form of nurturance ... Views: 1456
Children love a routine at night when they are preparing for bed. Putting them to bed, reading them a story, singing to them; whatever the routine is that a parent may have, calms them and relaxes them. When children go on a road trip in the car they do so much better when they have something ... Views: 1455
It can come on quickly or slowly, but stress is a killer none the less. Stress creates a fire inside the body of inflammation and poisons the mind with worry.
Knowing more about how stress works will give you power over its grip. It will also help you to identify where stress is attacking ... Views: 1455
I don’t know about you but there is only so much doom and gloom talk that I can take before I start thinking… Arghhhh! The media is obsessed with inundating us with bad news – and right now (for good reason) the economy is the flavor of the month.
I am currently reading (for the second time) ... Views: 1455
There is so much pain in this world. There’s personal pain that often takes the form of anxiety, depression, addictions, and intrusive thoughts. There’s the physical pain of illness, injury, and disabilities, both short-term and chronic. There’s relationship pain when we endure conflict with ... Views: 1454
When I was interviewed for the Inner Healing Compass teleseminar series, I talked about how setting healthy boundaries can prevent long term physical pain and illness. I’ve considered this a lot lately, because it seems that most of the work I do with clients is based around feeling safe enough ... Views: 1454
Have you had a fight lately? Is your ‘things to do list’ and ‘not having enough time’ beating you up? The more you look at your list, the less time you have; the more out of control you feel. In addition to the list, someone hands you ‘one more thing’ to do.
You ask yourself, why me, as ... Views: 1454
Taking Action
Remember this quote because it has turned my life around and will turn yours around as well, “knowing is not enough, we must apply, willing is not enough we must do.”
Taking action makes the result that we want which is overcoming the anxiety disorder possible, life can and ... Views: 1454
Last week, my big desktop PC crashed, my laptop got the "blue screen: of death". The refrigerator croaked, and the toaster oven went the heaven. My I-phone decided to stop receiving e-mail and the dashboard in my car kept erroneously sending warning messages.
It wasn't even a full ... Views: 1454
Along with everything else that all of us human beings have to worry about in our daily lives is the haunting yet very real fact that the world around us is going through some changes. I'm talking about what's going on with our planet. It's what I call 'Out of Our Control Worry.' The worry about ... Views: 1454
Addiction to alcohol and other drugs is a chronic disease. It is progressive, continuous, and long-term. Alcohol or drug abuse means that a person has control over whether he or she drinks or uses. Alcohol or drug dependence means that a person has lost all control over his or her drinking or ... Views: 1453
Many people joke about mental health issues and are perfectly comfortable doing so. “Oh, I’m just a little OCD” they say while straightening photos and lining up pencils. Or maybe explain with a slightly guilty laugh “You know me, always late and forgetful, blame it on my mild Bipolar.”
All ... Views: 1453
Dream therapy will teach you many truths you ignore. You’ll learn how to stop being impatient, afraid, and stressed all the time. The anxiety cure based on dream therapy gives you back the life you lost many years ago.
The fact that you’ll analyze your dreams will help you understand that ... Views: 1453
In over 15 years of experience working in the mental health field I have found that all people, regardless of their background or current problems, are looking for well being and happiness. This is the underlying motivation for absolutely everything that an individual does regardless of the ... Views: 1452
The most empowering question anyone can ask of a child, or even an adult, is "Who do you want to be when you grow up?" A child will respond with wide-eyed wonderment and enthusiasm while the adult will often respond with a woeful look of that was then, this is now retort.
"He who trims ... Views: 1451
There is an intense relationship between anxiety and anger. Understanding this interaction is perhaps one of the most important concepts that will have a major impact in calming down your nervous system.
Anxiety and Anger are universal. Few human beings have seemed to rise above them. They ... Views: 1451
Dear Dr. Romance:
I'm a 70-yr old man who has been married more than forty years. I read your article "Autonomy and Dependency" I feel like I've been in a codependency relationship the last fifteen years and havedeveloped anxiety & depression. My wife is a ... Views: 1450
Many times people experiencing symptoms for a panic attack have the following fears:
1. "My heart is beating way to fast and the pressure in my chest is so severe...there is only so much my heart can take...I think my heart might explode". I understand that it feels like your heart is ... Views: 1450
Over the last 10 years I have noticed something strange evolving. I have patients coming in with their chief complaint being, “I am anxious all the time.” I have family members and friends telling me the same thing. But what has changed? Has the change occurred in our genetic makeup, or is ... Views: 1449
Tim Ferriss, the author of "The 4-Hour Work Week" has posted some interesting stats on his blog about work and American life.
63% of all employees want to work less, up from 46% in 1992.
26% of adult Americans report being on the verge of a serious nervous breakdown.
40% of workers describe ... Views: 1448
Those who have suffered frequent panic attacks became uneasy and afraid that another attack will happen anytime. This constant fear is making their lives miserable. They usually avoid simple daily tasks that may trigger an attack like driving, socializing with people or things as simple as going ... Views: 1448
Remember the last time you listened to a great piece of music? For some pieces, the music gradually increases in intensity until it reaches a crescendo, the loudest or most exciting part, and then resolves.
As the music builds and fades, so does your own feeling of excitement. A crescendo is ... Views: 1447
Anxiety is a psychological and physiological state characterized by cognitive, somatic, emotional, and behavioral components. These components combine to create an unpleasant feeling that is typically associated with uneasiness, fear, or worry. Anxiety is a generalized mood condition that occurs ... Views: 1444
Is It Possible To Overcome Anxiety: How to Fight Panic Attacks
Panic attacks can occur in one out of ten people at some stage in their lifetimes. These attacks can be very terrifying experiences but are nevertheless harmless and not dangerous.
Symptoms of panic attacks can include heart ... Views: 1444
On the 6th doctor I visited to look deeper into what these agonizing symptoms I was experiencing could be, I got some interesting advice. The advice I was given was unlike what anyone had ever told me before, and in time it showed me a natural path to overcoming my generalized anxiety disorder. ... Views: 1444
Everyone might experience some troubles in sleeping once or more in the whole life due to of many different reasons. This is actually a very common issue which affects several people in the world each year.
Sleep Disorders Treatment At Home – Best Natural Remedies:
This is actually a very ... Views: 1443
How To Overcome Fear Of Driving: Ways To Conquer Driving Anxiety
Driving anxiety is a very common form of anxiety disorder. When a person is inflicted with an anxiety disorder, one place his/her anxiety usually seems to come out is when he/she is driving. Even in cases where a person rarely ... Views: 1443
It’s Tuesday morning… vacuum day. You sweep through your son’s room getting the mundane chore done as quickly as possible, when suddenly, an ordinary looking journal falls to the ground. As you shake your head at the disorganization and bend over to pick up the opened journal, you notice “Dear ... Views: 1443
I wanted to write about what an Intuitive can help you with. This is something I'm asked a lot, and I feel like it's something that is many times misunderstood. Keep in mind that these are just my thoughts on the subject, and it's is not my intention to be judging intuitives or others who works ... Views: 1442
What are fears? Fears are something that we have created in our mind after, usually, having a negative experience. I say “usually” because fears cannot only come from our own experiences but also from those of others also. A lot of people have different fears. The main ingredient of fears is ... Views: 1442
It is around mid-twenties when career becomes an integral part for most people. Gone are the days of carefree living, the fervor to scale professional heights and build up an enviable bank balance can take its toll leading to workplace stress.
Workplace stress, basically means that the ... Views: 1442
For many people, the holiday season is not necessarily a happy or joyous time. It can be stressful dealing with family emotions and holiday preparations - shopping, cleaning, decorating, wrapping, baking, attending holiday gatherings- you get it. Because of all the added duties, our stress level ... Views: 1441
My oldest left for university last year. Although the mother hen in me feared that I would be nostalgic for long gone times and spend my nights shedding tears in silence, I was pleasantly surprised to see how well I actually coped.
However, as time wore on, I began to notice that beneath the ... Views: 1437
Sadly, grandma wouldn’t have a remedy for this particular ailment. Computer stress is a relatively new term, which has been coined considering the negative impact the over usage of computer, has on our mental and physical health.
Almost everyone gets stiff shoulder, neck and back while ... Views: 1437