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 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
The AG Phone Line is Now Open!
Based on the amount of email I get regarding the Anxiety Guru podcast it seems to be one of the most popular aspects of this blog. In an effort to improve the podcast and broaden its scope I've setup a dedicated Skype voice-mail that you can call to ask questions or leave comments. For you shy types out there don't worry because no one is going to pick up the line. It's just a recording of me thanking you for your contribution. What I plan to do is take the recorded messages and include them in the podcast itself and address the
The Anti-Energy Drink
It's all natural and delivers euphoric relaxation. At least that's what the makers of Mary Jane's Relaxing Soda (MJR) claim on their website. According to the California-based maker of MJR they use nothing but the good stuff to make their product, actually the ingredients sound like an anti-anxiety concoction from heaven. The mix relies mostly on two well-known anti-anxiety herbs to create its desired effect. Here's a quick look at what's inside. *Passion flower extract *Kava extract (Awa root) *Lightly carbonated
Why is Anxiety so Stubborn?
Lately I've noticed an increase in people asking me this question: Why won't my anxiety go away? The short answer is because it's hard to forget. This has become AG's $64,000 question. I produced a short screen-cast to try to explain why this is, but just in case you want the text version, here it is. Human beings evolved over many millions of years and during that time our brains changed, expanded and adapted to the environment in incredible ways. However, despite all that cool evolution of the brain, there were still certain
My Rebirth
Today I'm going to talk about myself. I never talk about myself, really. I suppose that I don't because this blog is about helping you. But I want to tell you about how helping you has changed my life. In 1999 I started a new phase in my life, namely an anxious phase. In 2006 I started dabbling in research about how to help myself. By that point I'd gone through therapy, rejected meds, and was confused as ever. By 2008 I had made a lot of progress in terms of understanding what was wrong with me and how I could fix it. That's around
How to Stop Anxious Thinking: Released
The day has come. After nearly four months of research, writing, and revision I'm happy to announce that my Special Report How to Stop Anxious Thinking is now available. I've created an information page that you can visit to get a real clear picture of what you can expect from my Special Report, so I won't rehash every single detail in this article. However, I do want to give you some background and a few highlights. First, let's start with the title How to Stop Anxious Thinking. Why stop anxious thoughts and not anxiety symptoms or
Anxiety Guru Show Fundraiser Update
On December 30, 2009 I was on the brink of closing down the Anxiety Guru podcast. I ended up extending the deadline because I felt so bad about having to shut things down . But instead of just throwing in the towel, I gave my readers and listeners a chance to help and they came through in a big way. I have to say that when I opened up my laptop today I was floored. In 17 days I raised $227.50 making the fundraiser a total success. Today in particular I received a huge donation and I have to admit that it made me rub my eyes to make sure