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It is an unfortunate fact that as a result of the recent recession, many business owners have been thrown into a state of panic about the future of their business. Yes, it is sensible to make ourselves aware of any financial issues which may or will affect us directly, but by adopting a negative ... Views: 1660
Making your own personal relaxation audio can be effective in helping you practice and master many of the relaxation techniques and methods you've learned so far. This particular script includes relaxed breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, imagery, and suggestion.
Preparing Your ... Views: 1658
It is common to hear professionals in the therapy realm talk about the need to manage one's emotions. Other terms for this include "emotional mastery", "emotional control", and "emotional freedom". The premise in each case is to treat our emotions as something that are distinct from "us", ... Views: 1657
Fear can provide the springboard to discover the vastness of who you are. Then, fear acts as catalyst for needed changes to deepen into your true self. An in-depth understanding of fear and a simple, transformational process is outlined to harness this hidden power of fear.
After experiencing ... Views: 1655
Have you spent most of your life feeling unworthy or somehow inferior? How many times have you held yourself back or prevented yourself from doing something you really wanted to do because you were convinced you weren’t “good enough?” This insidious belief is the silent saboteur that prevents us ... Views: 1655
Worry pretends to be necessary, but serves no useful purpose. -- Eckhart Tolle
OK, I know things are very "hairy" out there. We are standing in the midst of a perfect storm. The world financial markets have plummeted; our economy is near collapse, life savings and home equities have ... Views: 1654
We have often heard they hurt my feelings or if that happened I would finally be happy. What someone did or what happened is just an event, it is our story about it our beliefs about it that create our feelings.
Some clarity on the difference between events and stories.
Events just are what ... Views: 1653
A little boy named John (not his real name) who was 4 years old was staying with my sister for a while. He loved to play any kind of ball, and one day he sprained his hand while he was playing catch. It was a pretty severe sprain, and it was painful for him to open the hand, especially after he ... Views: 1652
Millions of people secretly believe their success is just a function of luck or timing and that they're going to be found out.
It's called the impostor syndrome, a term coined by pychologists Pauline Clance and Suzanne Imes. By one estimation, as many as 70 percent of people have experienced ... Views: 1652
NO.
One word, two letters often stop the faint minded right where they are and they give up often never to try again. What makes this scenario so damaging is that those around them hear the story over and over again as they repetitively re-play their NO and what happened and how unfair it was ... Views: 1651
I cannot imagine now not having the fire walk experience as a chapter in my book of life. This was such an achievement to have taken it off my 'to do' list and put on the 'accomplishment' list. Actually, it is on the 'to do again' list. The intense self amazement I felt knowing that Me, ... Views: 1646
In order to help people understand the basis of their anxiety, it is important to make sense of the role that control plays the cycle of fear and worry. When people are trying to understand why they contend with worrying about specific things or situations, or why they worry about most things in ... Views: 1641
You are being conned!
Plain and simple, anxiety is the greatest con artist you will ever come across. For 6 years during my battle with panic and anxiety, I always thought that danger was lurking right behind me like a shadow, ready to take my life from me or make me lose my mind completely! ... Views: 1637
I Hate Being Shy: How To Overcome Introversion
A cure for shyness would be welcomed by millions, with shyness and social anxiety a prevalent psychological problem. In fact, social anxiety is now regarded as one of the most common disorders in need of treatment. The crushing feelings of ... Views: 1635
How To Not Be Shy In Front Of An Audience: How To Speak In Front Of A Crowd Confidently
Overcoming social anxiety is a challenge for more people than you might realise. It's thought up to 10% of the population have some form of social phobia, so there are plenty of people out there with ... Views: 1633
We met a few college seniors and they were headed to a house party nearby and we decided to tag along. We met many drunk party animals that night, and although we were all having a good time mingling with each other, in the back of my mind I was trying to answer a few very important questions: ... Views: 1633
Worrying occurs when you allow your fear based beliefs to spiral out of control. Next, one fearful thought has escalated into a large number of thoughts that will have you believe something terrible is about to happen to you.
If you are anything like me, then you have done your fair share of ... Views: 1632
I read that Stephen Hawking, the noted physicist, fears aliens, so much so that he has hinted that we stop looking for them, stop sending out signals to keep our existence a secret, less the aliens discover us and come here to wipe us out. This article will discuss whether this viewpoint has any ... Views: 1629
Overcoming Fear to Reach Your Full Potential
Have you ever started a project or set out to do something but stopped right in the middle of it or worse, quit before you even got started. Or have you ever envisioned yourself doing something, like speaking in public or owning your own business, ... Views: 1629
Children who are easily frightened are scared of more than the boogey man in the closet or the three-eyed monster under the bed. These monsters are “projections” of emotions that children hold about themselves and the world--emotions that children are scared to feel. These scary feelings are ... Views: 1628
In spite of the dependability of air travel, a lot of people are still developing a fear of flying. If you have a friend who has aviophobia (the technical term for the phobia) you can help your friend to overcome that fear. How can I do that? You might ask.
Well, you can act as a confidante ... Views: 1627
This titled message is not just for those of us going through PTSD.
It is time to recognize the signs Creator has given to you, and me.
Scripture coincides these signs called, “Trumpets” in the book of Revelation.
The book of Daniel eerily gives the same reference coordination.
How ... Views: 1627
“All of us are born with a set of instinctive fears- of falling, of the dark, of lobsters, of falling on lobsters in the dark or speaking before the Rotary Club, and of the words “Some Assembly Required.”
- Dave Barry
Where all else fails to stop us from achieving what we want from life, fear ... Views: 1626
Stress or anxiety can be an individual’s respond to a new stressor like a environmental condition or perhaps a stimulus. Stress can be a body's way to react to a challenge. According to the demanding event, the human body's way to interact to pressure will be by means of sympathetic nervous ... Views: 1625
The fear of aging is inbuilt in most people, due to our materialistic philosophy. Which is not our desires and ownership of things per se, but our idea that reality is limited to what we perceive through the five senses. This then divorces us from a spiritual experience, leaving the ... Views: 1625
I have managed several employees over the years and I'm always surprised with the amount struggling with change and the fear to transform particular areas of their job description or to even grasp new information.
The first week of one job in particular, I recall watching the staff to learn, ... Views: 1624
How To Develop Self Confidence: How To Overcome Public Anxiety
In order to build more confidence, here are some little things you can do to give help you start out. First of all, you never want to think too much about what other people are thinking. Doing this will only make you more self ... Views: 1624
The result of an Alcohol treatment center
A faith based alcohol treatment center may be a welcome change for someone who has no hope. So it is not only affecting the local communities, but people from all walks of life, culture and location. However, like any habit, alcoholism and drug abuse ... Views: 1624
About worry
We all worry from time to time. However, people with general anxiety disorder, worry more than would be expected, about a lot of issues and they find it hard to stop worrying. They have generally been feeling anxious and tense for over 6 months and may have worried for much of ... Views: 1623
In the world of professional tennis, everyone sees the glamorous lives of the top 50 players in the world on TV and live during tournaments. But they usually never get to see the thousands of other professional level players struggling at the bottom of the table like myself fighting for each and ... Views: 1623
The people history recorded as the most accomplished were not born with some super human like resilience that shielded them from disappointment, self-doubt or misgivings. Each had to wage their own inner battles with fear as they worked to overcome the obstacles that lined their path to success. ... Views: 1620
Due to the current plight the world now faces, fears and worries are a constant in our day to day lives.
When I look back at my professional rugby playing career I constantly had to deal with the burdens of fear and worry.
After a spate of injuries early in my career, I then carried around ... Views: 1618
Do you need help in overcoming shyness? If you suffer from shyness, you probably often wish that your shyness would instantly go away, never to return. For some people, being shy can be a small problem. For others, shyness can be life crippling.
Some people suffer from extreme shyness ... Views: 1618
Many of us grew up with the belief that to worry is to love. Those we love most may be in real trouble, and we realize that there is very little we can do to improve the situation. So we worry because we love. Unfortunately, worrying is really nothing more than the active practice of not taking ... Views: 1617
I finished writing my first book not too long ago. I found it difficult identifying what my expectations were since I’ve never done this before. The entire process of getting the book in print and to being in your hands was an emotional roller coaster. I had to keep reminding myself “process ... Views: 1616
I recently heard from a small business owner who wrote, "I am one of those people who hate standing in front of an audience… I am finding that my fearfulness is preventing me from marketing my business the way I want to; for example, I avoid going to business association meetings where I have to ... Views: 1615
Another powerful concept Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor provided in her TEDx Talk is the concept that we are feeling creatures who think. We are not thinking people who feel, yet this is what our society believes and values – which is at the heart of many of our issues.
brainHere is the science and ... Views: 1612
A GUIDED IMAGERY SCRIPT: Uncover memories that can help you deal with the fear of the future and that drain you of energy by having you worry about things that may never happen.
This piece is designed to help you uncover memories that can counteract the fear of what might happen tomorrow, ... Views: 1611
My mom was a single mother. I don’t necessarily think this was a bad thing. I was born in the 60’s, and while it appeared my mom was pretty self-sufficient, where I lived in the working-class neighborhood of Brooklyn it was considered a faux pas to give birth to a child out of wedlock. My mom ... Views: 1611
Do You Feel Weak After A Panic Attack: Does Anxiety Make You Tired And Weak
When you're looking for a panic attack cure, it can be very easy to overlook the simple ideas. These simple ideas can seem too good to be true, in that they take little effort and have no unpleasant side-effects. But ... Views: 1609
There is a somewhat widespread notion that this statement is valid:
FEAR = False Evidence Appearing Real
As it turns out, upon examination, this concept is not always, and not even often, valid.
The key to understanding why this concept is not valid is the way our brains actually ... Views: 1607
FEAR - The Gift Its Good For
We all know there is healthy rational fear. We protect ourselves from raging fires, stampeding bulls and any real threat to our existence. When the danger passes so does our fear.
We shake it off as a duck shakes off water.
And we move on.
There's a ... Views: 1605
When I began having panic attacks back in 1988, I never dreamed I would be traveling all over and ministering to people about anxiety and fear. But literally, what the enemy meant for evil, God worked for good.
I can remember feeling so afraid to even go out of the house to get groceries or go ... Views: 1604
What is the imagination? It’s elusive. Mark Twain said, “You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.” And, Albert Einstein wrote, “Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.”
The imagination is like a rambunctious, slightly crazy, ... Views: 1604
There have been many methods proposed and tried for curing a severe fear or phobia but the evidence available indicates that the vast majority of them fail miserably. The latest techniques of NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) have provided good results as also have the methods employed in CBT ... Views: 1604
You’d be surprised how many people worry about being bag ladies or bag men. The image is in their heads as pervasive scenarios. Not very productive thinking, to be sure! Take a look at what worries actually are: They’re negative thoughts projected onto the future. They’re fearful pictures of ... Views: 1603
Most people blame their bodies for unwanted physical conditions, especially during or after emotionally challenging times.
What if, contrary to popular beliefs, your ailment was warning you about a stress-caused imbalance in the afflicted area? What if each condition was your body’s way of ... Views: 1601
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: 1600
Today I saw a butterfly come out from it’s cocoon. It fought, it struggled, and it emerged… strong, free, vibrant, and ready to fly. Like the cocoon of the butterfly so many of us have self-imposed cocoons made up of fears. Our fears, which we create to protect us, are in many cases the ... Views: 1599
Stuck With The Counter Part of Positive Emotions?
Rather than trying to develop a thick emotional skin toward beating off fear; a more effective (and emotionally healthy) approach is to seek an understanding why positive emotions are eaten into by fear.
Our imaginations often and easily ... Views: 1599