Everyone experiences fear and anxiety at some point in life. These emotions are universal. But if anxiety is part of your everyday life then you might be feeling overwhelmed. Makes sense. But you don't need to stay stuck. You can consider taking advice from the ancient Stoic philosophers of ancient Greece. They have some ideas that can help you handle anxiety. In this blog post, we will look at advice on fear and anxiety and focus on the practical advice they have to share. Understanding the Stoic Approach Stoicism is an ancient Greek
Unlocking Anxiety Solutions: Lessons from Paratroopers for Overcoming Fear
Picture standing at the edge of an open airplane door, wind blowing past, with nothing but the huge sky below. This is the start of training for many paratroopers. The first jump is intense – your body feels nervous, and your stomach is in knots. Your mind is also scared, warning you about the danger of falling to the ground. It's a mix of physical and mental unease, a tough test that helps build strength. My friend Marc-Antoine Crocq once drew an analogy between parachuting and anxiety, sparking a powerful question. Is it possible to
7 Reasons Why CBT Isn’t Always Effective
If I walked into a room full of therapists today and told them that Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) wasn't all it's cracked up to be I'm sure I'd get some dirty looks. Yet, it is true. CBT isn't always effective. I think as a consumer it is important that you understand the good and bad sides of therapy. So today I want to share with you what can make CBT ineffective. Before I do that though I want to make it clear that CBT does help many people. In fact, the reason it is so widely used is because, unlike so many other of forms of therapy,
This Is What Researchers Say About Non-Drug Anxiety Treatments
This week's guest post was written by AG contributor Kate. Kate is a writer, blogger, and psychiatry researcher living in San Francisco. She is passionate about mental health and utilizing science to develop evidenced based approaches to psychological health. “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself” – Franklin D. Roosevelt We should learn to accept our fears and overcome them so they don’t hold us back. We have to accept that everything is going to be okay. I hear rhetoric about conquering fear and anxiety all the time. But how do we
Anxiety: Our Body’s Alarm System
This week's guest post is brought to you by Sheeva of Healthwanderer.com. Sheeva is a lifestyle, food and wellness coach with a deep passion for helping people on their journey toward becoming the healthiest and happiest versions of themselves. For those of us experiencing any kind of anxiety disorder, the emotion of anxiety is usually an unwelcome invasion of our body and mind. We want and would do anything to get rid of the pesky anxious thoughts and the, oftentimes, debilitating physical symptoms. But, the reality is that anxiety is an
An Inside Look at the Recovery Process
This week's guest post was written by C, a member of the AG community. She wrote this as a forum post, but I felt that it was too good to keep hidden in the forum. What this post reveals is that recovery is a process and not simply a single insight or idea. It illustrates the many facets of recovery in a clear and meaningful way. I hope it provides you with a new or different perspective. - Paul Dooley 'No one has ever analyzed or battled their way to recovery.' Well, no, probably not but neither have I known anyone glide serenely to
19 Reasons to Get a Service Dog For Your Anxiety
Today's guest post is brought to you by Christina of Comehereboy.com. Christina has been training dogs for over a decade and developed her website to teach others to train their dogs to manage anxiety - Paul Dooley Anxiety had taken my life from me. My brain no longer seemed to do what I wanted it to, despite force of will and healthy habits. I was left sobbing on my bed feeling alone (despite having my husband wrapped around me) some nights or having to sit in the foyer of the church because I suddenly felt like going into a class was too
Nature, Your Health, Your Happiness
Today's guest post was written by Rhana Pytell Kozak. Rhana is a passionate advocate for the role of Nature in health and healing. She is the CEO/founder of BRIGHTERSTEP. You can contact her at Rhana@brighterstep.com. - Paul Dooley What happens when you walk in Nature, a park, or a botanical garden? Research is revealing an emerging picture that plants live in a world we can barely imagine, perfumed by clouds of chemicals rich in information. Evidence continues to emerge regarding the stupendous plant healing energies and messages
7 Essential Books That Will Transform Your Anxious Life
Mastering the art of anxiety reduction takes time. You might be anxious and frustrated but the process of recovery doesn't care how you feel. It doesn't care what you want. And it doesn't care how long it takes you to get it right. Recovery demands that you take certain steps first. Steps that you cannot skip. And if you try to skip steps you will pay a price. The price, of course, is eternal stagnation. A never-ending loop of short-term relief followed by more anxiety. So what is the first step towards recovery? The answer is
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