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- Proper Breathing And Anxiety What's The True Connection? - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2013 from Dennis SimsekBreathing properly is one of the simplest ways to drain away tension and relieve your stress. By simply changing your breathing patterns, you can rapidly induce a greater state of relaxation. If you can control the way you breath, you have a powerful tool to reduce bodily tension. Most ...
Views: 1388 - How To Stop Anxiety Step 4 - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2013 from Dennis SimsekBuilding On The Facts, An absolute necessary tool that has worked for many people that have gone through and overcome their own anxiety disorders is building on the facts. Building on the facts means a full understanding that a panic attack has never hurt anyone or has contributed to lesser ...
Views: 1376(1 vote) - 5 Limiting Fears That Hold Us Back From Living A Fulfilling Life, And How To Overcome Them - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2013 from Dennis Simsek"Courage is not the lack of fear, but the ability to face it." Thanks, John Putnam Jr. for that amazing quote. The only problem with it is that it is easy to talk the talk, but when it comes to overcoming fear it is a bit more complicated. I found this to be true during my years of having fear ...
Views: 1369 - The Mental Health Miracles In Asian Culture - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2013 from Dennis SimsekLiving in places like Bali and Singapore had a big effect on my belief system (to say the least). Being in the presence of people in the asian culture has taught me that in many ways, western medicine and society got it wrong. How you ask? Simply put, because drug free 'miracles' in regards to ...
Views: 1359(1 vote) - 8 Ways To Have An Anxiety Free Experience This Holiday Season - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2013 from Dennis SimsekI have to admit i'm not a big fan of the continuous christmas carols, crowded shopping centers or the pressures to prepare holiday meals for people. Call me the grinch, but the holiday season for many can be a time of relentless stress and anxiety rather then a festive experience. But a few ...
Views: 1353 - Is Your Generalized Anxiety Disorder Keeping You In 'No Mans Land?' - by Submitted on Nov 29, 2013 from Dennis SimsekNo Man's Land In tennis, there is an area of the court called "no man's land," located within the two feet in front of the baseline. This is the worst place to stand if you want to be able to return the ball. However, new players don't know this and naturally tend to stand there. Instead of ...
Views: 1346(1 vote) - What Are The Real Causes For Depression? - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2013 from Dennis SimsekIn today's day-to-day lifestyle, depression is a very familiar disorder. It affects every eighth man and every fourth woman (scary I know). Many of us are actually unaware of the symptoms of depression which include feelings of desperation, compulsive negative thinking, increased or decreased ...
Views: 1345(1 vote) - How To Stop Anxiety Step 3 - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2013 from Dennis SimsekBecoming Knowledgeable - It's vitally important that once you have accepted that what you have is related to panic and anxiety disorder, you start educating yourself on how panic attacks happen and what generalized anxiety disorder is. Knowledge is a powerful tool that will give you a deeper ...
Views: 1342(1 vote) - How Nutrition Played A Big Part In My Recovery From An Anxiety Disorder - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2013 from Dennis SimsekDuring my 6 year struggle with generalized anxiety disorder I must have visited over 30 different doctors for my health anxiety and panic attack symptoms. I remember the day that things started turning around for me though, together with a number of factors such as getting to the point of 'no ...
Views: 1331 - Only Kids Have Fears Of The Dark... Right? - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2013 from Dennis SimsekIt was a cold night in the year 2010 at the peak of my generalized anxiety disorder and panic attacks, there I was in my 'man cave' playing the victim and feeling sorry for the people that cared about me and what I was putting them through. To this day I vividly remember the way I walked up ...
Views: 1318 - The Keys To Stopping Dating Anxiety - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2014 from Dennis SimsekAll of us date for different reasons. Sometimes theses reasons are unknown to our conscious mind. With application of thought and reflection, we can find out what we want from our dating partner and once we know what we want we can begin breaking down the walls of shyness. Reasons come ...
Views: 1318 - Manage Your Stress Through These 5 Crucial Tips - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2013 from Dennis SimsekWe must remember that we will always come across inevitable factors that cause pressure and anxiety on us. What we do not know is that it is not really the problems that are difficult to deal with, but our attitude towards the problems. Basically, the cause of stress is your attitude toward ...
Views: 1313(1 vote) - A Young Athlete Growing Up And The True Benefits To Exercising - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2013 from Dennis SimsekNow at the age of 33, I've been involved with tennis for a very long time. Through the years I realized that there are many more benefits to the tennis journey then there were downfalls. Being an athlete can truly make you a great person. In fact, some of the life lessons you learn in sports ...
Views: 1309 - How To Stop Anxiety Step 2 - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2013 from Dennis SimsekComplete Acceptance - For people that are struggling with GAD, learning to have complete acceptance of the fact that you have an anxiety disorder (and nothing more) as well as accepting the temporary discomforts that come with anxiety provoking experiences, can become highly therapeutic on its ...
Views: 1306(1 vote) - Lies About Anxiety You Need To Know - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2013 from Dennis SimsekI can’t tell you how tired I was of hearing the same lies over and over again from people that were supposed to be supporting me through my Generalized Anxiety, panic attacks, OCD and other mental health challenges. Often I face a new client who, because of the lies they’ve been fed through the ...
Views: 1302 - How To Completely Eliminate Your Social Anxiety - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2013 from Dennis SimsekThere are many reasons people begin to experience social anxiety, however nearly all of those reasons stem from the desire of the individual to avoid an emotional response that might arise from a social situation. Examples of these responses include nervousness, awkwardness, insecurity, fear, ...
Views: 1299 - Give Yourself A 'Mini Vacation' To Overcome Health Anxiety - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2013 from Dennis SimsekWhat an unpleasant thing to live with, health anxiety. What's even more troubling is the fact that traditional treatments for health anxiety simply don't work very well. I remember going to doctor after doctor, emergency room after emergency room due to my symptoms of anxiety and the intense ...
Views: 1236 - Fatigue And Burnout. Take The Test To Find Out If You Have Both - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2013 from Dennis SimsekIn today's world of downsizing and job insecurity, burnout is scary. Luckily, experts agree that you can bust out of burnout and get back to business by taking control of your situation. Getting Overwork Under Control You're working so hard that you can barely remember your own name. ...
Views: 1231(1 vote) - The Evolution Of Agoraphobia - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Dennis SimsekThis is how the debilitating condition known as Agoraphobia, commonly known as the fear of open spaces, develops. It starts with a person who is already struggling with generalized anxiety. The anxiety sufferer will ultimately develop an additional fear over the course of their disorder if it is ...
Views: 1225 - Celebrity Anxiety Disorders Exposed - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2013 from Dennis SimsekI would always be searching for that light at the end of the tunnel when it came to my anxiety disorder, but if you're in the same situation as I used to be, look no further then these famous names. The people you are about to read about didn't accept that anxiety would be a part of their lives ...
Views: 1218(1 vote) - A Lesson In Life That Helped Me Overcome Social Anxiety - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2013 from Dennis SimsekThrough the years I realised that there are many more benefits to the tennis journey I was on then there were downfalls, my childhood environment definitely had an affect on my social anxiety disorder through my mid 20's to my early 30's but it's important for me not to have any regrets in life, ...
Views: 1214(1 vote) - The Anxiety Epidemic - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2013 from Dennis SimsekWhat is an Epidemic? The rapid spread or increase in the occurrence of something. With almost 7 million people being affected by Generalized Anxiety Disorder in the U.S. alone, and 40 million people suffering from some type of mental health issue, we have ourselves a problem that is growing at ...
Views: 1212 - Replacing The Pessimistic 'Narrator' With An Optimistic One For Social Anxiety Disorder - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2013 from Dennis SimsekLet's pinpoint some of the irrational thoughts that cross someones mind who experiences social anxiety disorder: - Why am I so different than everyone else - How will I gain peoples approval - Why do people judge me negatively all the time - How come everyone else seems so ...
Views: 1189(2 votes) - What Is Panic Disorder And What Must You Do? - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2013 from Dennis SimsekThe manifestation of anxiety can cause many to experience debilitating symptoms of panic attacks which can lead to an avoidance of situations, places and even people. There are two types of people though, there are people that experience a panic attack and label it as an uncomfortable and ...
Views: 1170 - Stopping Generalized Anxiety Disorder And Creating Any Change You Want In Your Life With The 4 P's - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2013 from Dennis SimsekPerfect Practice - How often in the sport of tennis for example do two people play against one another that have the same knowledge about their sport, have similar talent levels, and have a great team of coaches behind them, but one athlete comes out and completely takes over the match and ...
Views: 1169 - What You Need To Do To Break Unhealthy Eating Habits - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2013 from Dennis SimsekLate night meals, junk food, drinking pops or concentrated juice rather than plain and simple water. You may be asking what is the first step to begin breaking the habit of these unhealthy eating patterns that are leading to your mood disorders and making you feel chronically fatigued? The ...
Views: 1165(1 vote) - Five People That Inspired Me To Become The Anxious Athlete - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2013 from Dennis SimsekTo create something out of nothing requires a few things: an idea, which I had; a decision to act on the idea, which I made; and a sound strategy which I struggled with at first but eventually was able to see it through. In its initial stages, the "End the Anxiety" program needed guidance - ...
Views: 1140 - Anxiety Disorders Manifesting Due To Childhood Environment - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2013 from Dennis SimsekDuring those early years of playing professional tennis, I was extremely lonely and became home-sick quickly, but there was always a voice in the back of my head that told me to keep going. I would later in life figure out that those extreme struggles, those close battles that I lost and those ...
Views: 1128 - Can Progressive Muscle Relaxation Help Someone With An Anxiety Disorder? - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2013 from Dennis SimsekThe night before my big tennis match I again did my guided visualisation session, but this time I added a progressive muscle relaxation session to it as well. My old junior tennis coach would always tell me the benefits of progressive muscle relaxation, so from time to time I used these ...
Views: 1127 - The Top Ten Things You Should Never Say to a Person With Generalized Anxiety - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2013 from Dennis SimsekThere are some things that you just need to hold back from saying when it comes to communicating effectively with someone with an anxiety disorder. Although anxious people hear these kinds of comments and questions quite often, they don't get any easier to hear as time goes by. If you are part ...
Views: 1124 - How Winnie The Pooh Contributed To Ending My Anxiety Disorder - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2013 from Dennis SimsekFunny thing happened today, I had a flashback to the days of suffering through an anxiety disorder and I made a very important distinction between how my thought process was then, compared to how my thought process is now. Back then I allowed people to show me how to think in my day to day life, ...
Views: 1112 - My Thoughts and Experiences With "The Secret" and The Law Of Attraction - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2013 from Dennis SimsekWhat I understood from the film "The Secret" is that the law of attraction brings similar things together and the images that you hold in your mind and the thoughts that you think will create your reality. 'Fair enough' I thought, but it scared the crap out of me! All I thought about each day ...
Views: 1101(1 vote) - Are Your Emotions Working For You Or Against You? - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2013 from Dennis SimsekEmotions are multi-faceted. They can connect you to the world in a positive way, but they can also disconnect you from the world around you when they are profoundly negative. People who suffer from Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Depression often become trapped in an endless cycle of worry, ...
Views: 1084 - Five Reasons the New “Professionals” in the Field of Anxiety Recovery are the Recovered Anxiety Sufferers - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Dennis SimsekI saw many therapists during the time I suffered from Generalized Anxiety Disorder and since then have also been around a large number of people who have also recovered. I can confidently say that I prefer the advice and guidance from the people with true success stories out there rather than a ...
Views: 1013 - 9 Reasons To Have More Sex - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2013 from Dennis SimsekHere's a fun fact: Having sex 3 times a week cuts your chances of experiencing a heart attack in half. Yes, that's right - in half! Now that I've got your attention on the benefits of sex let's look at 9 reasons you need to get your partner into the sack more often: Instant Stress Relief: ...
Views: 1011 - Best Anxiety And Depression Supplement On The Market? - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2013 from Dennis SimsekSimply put Bio Strath is magic in a bottle, and possibly the best anti anxiety and depression supplement out there. With no known side effects this herbal mixture that includes basil, angelica, balm, caraway, chamomile, cinnamon, elder, lavender, peppermint and more could be the answer to those ...
Views: 978(1 vote) - What A Good Mentor Can Do For Your Mental Health - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2013 from Dennis SimsekThroughout my 32 years on this planet I've met only a handful of people like Pierre Lamarche, people who don't have to say much to you because the sheer presence and actions they undertake says enough. During my anxiety disorder while still keeping the tennis dream alive in my late 20's, I ...
Views: 970(1 vote) - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Still The Best Thing For Social Anxiety - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2013 from Dennis SimsekWhat would you think if I told you that your anxiety wasn't the true problem, but the true problem you have is the way you hold onto, and battle with your social anxiety disorder. When we put great effort into trying to 'push away' our issues related to fear, that is the very moment it becomes ...
Views: 967 - Top 6 Biggest Mental Health Myths You Need To Know - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Dennis SimsekWhat has our beautiful world come to, society is becoming more and more depressed and stressed, and options for treatment are getting more and more expensive with little or no promise for improvement in our mental health. There are also a number of myths that we need to clear up so that we don't ...
Views: 928(1 vote) - The Technique That Will Stop You From Just Coping During Panic Attacks - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2013 from Dennis SimsekHow tired are you of hearing the same worn out teaching methods for generalized anxiety and panic attacks? You can't really blame doctors and psychologists I guess, because most of them have never experienced a full blown panic attack or have been though general anxiety hour after hour, day ...
Views: 902 - Your True Voice Vs Your Critical Voice - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2013 from Dennis SimsekEvery one of us has a critical voice in our heads that says, "You can't do this." Do you know what I am talking about? Just so we're clear, that critical voice is NOT you. So, what is it then? This little voice is opposed to you succeeding at anything, and is in fact the enemy. It wants you to ...
Views: 848 - How Jill Miraculously Overcame Her Panic Disorder - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2013 from Dennis SimsekJill was a good friend of mine who had been dealing with panic attacks for a few years. Jill had 3 kids, a loving husband, and amazing friends that did everything they could to help her cope with her panic attacks. Sometimes these panic attacks would appear out of nowhere, and other times ...
Views: 834 - Can Anxiety Turn You Completely Numb to Your Outer World? - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2013 from Dennis SimsekDid you know that by being so constantly aware of the way your body is feeling at every moment, as well as avoiding the anxious triggers of the outside world, that you can actually completely lose feeling for things? My own mother would ask me, “do you even care about your family anymore?” In a ...
Views: 831 - What vision Do You Have For The Future After Your Anxiety Disorder? - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2013 from Dennis SimsekLet me ask you something, do you have a CLEAR vision of how your life will look when you fully recover from your anxiety disorder? If not, don’t expect things to change too much in the near future (painful but true). How will your relationships with your loved ones and co-workers look? How will ...
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