This site stopped being about me a long time ago. That's how I like it. It's always been far more important to me to reach out to you and share what I know. The hope has always been to write something or produce a podcast that spoke to you on some basic, but relevent level. But all good intentions aside, sometimes I guess as to what you want. Honestly, I don't know what that is. I've been in your shoes, so I have some idea. I know that you want to know about chest pain, or some other anxiety symptom. I know that you want to get
How to Take Charge Of Your Anxiety Symptoms
Every week I get emails from readers that want to know more about their anxiety symptoms. They want this information because they're terrified. They're convinced that anxiety is going to kill them. I reckon that you can relate to this feeling too. When I get these emails I feel bad because I know they don't need to feel that way. I try to help, but I'm not sure that I'm always successful in my attempts to ease their fears. So, I'd like to try one more time in this post. It's important to get a handle on your anxiety symptoms
Shocking Truth About Curing Abnormal Anxiety
I don't know what you've been told about curing abnormal anxiety. But whatever it is, it's only half-true. Because of all the countless ways to cure abnormal anxiety, not one will help everyone to the same degree. Long story short. There's no easy answers except to say that you need knowledge to fix bad nerves - very specific knowledge (Please see the archives to get an idea). But that's not all. You need more. It also takes new ways of understanding what you already know. When I used to read something that made sense about
How to be Happy
Whenever I write something I think about my readers, people like you, and I wonder: What can I say that will help with the ugliness of anxiety? In my own, simple way, I try to highlight the positive. I do that because I know that when you're anxious it's so easy to do the opposite. It's easier to despair and wrap yourself in the bitter embrace of fear than it is to be optimistic. My critics lament that I'm too upbeat, but then again, that's why they'll probably stay anxious for the rest of their lives. Negativity has a way of
Panic Attacks in School
Today's guest post is brought to you by Marina Salsbury. She planned to be a teacher since high school, but found her way instead into online writing after college. She writes around the web about everything from education to exercise. Most college students can expect to deal with some stress and anxiety during their academic careers. Full-time students face heavy workloads from their classes, hours of studying most nights, and the pressure to earn good grades as they work towards their degrees. None of this is anything new,
How to Give Paul Criticism
I love to help people. In fact, this entire blog represents my sincere compassion for people who live with abnormal anxiety. I write and create podcasts here because I care. I don't do it for money or recognition. I do it because I want to help you. Now imagine how I feel when I get criticism delivered in a rude or smug manner. As if someone who's devoted hundreds of hours of his own time to help people for free deserves that. It's uncalled-for. The Provocation I bring all this up because in the last week I've received two
A Valuable Lesson About Anger
Have you ever been so mad that you thought you were going to lose it? That happened to me not too long ago and it taught me a valuable lesson. I hate to admit it, but I hold grudges. It probably comes from my mom's side of the family, but wherever it comes from I hate that I'm like that. Holding grudges or staying angry I found only does two things for me: A. It makes me angrier and B. It makes me resentful. That's about it. I don't gain a thing from being angry. I recently had a misunderstanding with someone because they
How Being Assertive Makes You Less Anxious
Let's be honest, you can't go around being completely honest with people. It's a fact of life. Whether it's your spouse, child, friend or boss, sometimes you have to hold back or risk leaving a flaming wreckage behind you that could take a lot of work to fix. Or even worse, you could destroy an otherwise good relationship. However, there are times when you should, when you must, stick up for yourself. It's not because you need to prove anything to anyone, rather it's because not being assertive can make you more anxious than you
Does Going to the Doctor Raise Your Blood Pressure?
So there you are. Sitting in a frigid waiting room staring at the clock. Each time the second-hand moves it seems to clang louder and louder. Tic-Toc. Tic-Toc. As you rub your sweaty hands together suddenly your name gets called out, which causes your stomach to hit the floor. Then you suck in a big gulp of air and take the long walk into the examination room. Eyes glued to the medical assistant's heels as you hope, wish, and pray that you don't panic. But I'm not writing to tell you that some people get nervous when they see a
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