It would be great if we could easily undo the accidental Jedi mind tricks that got our anxiety levels to this point. But the reality is that we will have to actively work on relaxing as part of our quest to manage our anxiety. To help us along I started a series of post related to alternative anxiety therapies. At first I wanted to talk about just a few over the past week. But I quickly realized that there were in fact many different types of therapies available to help an anxious person chill out and so I'll be introducing a few more this
Dance Your Anxiety Away
Therapy can be a frightening word because it brings up images of dimly lit waiting rooms filled with bad reading materials. But like the "smiling therapy" I recently reviewed there are in fact many fun ways to pursue therapeutics. One of the most fun forms of anxiety therapy I can think of is dance therapy. So despite your possible misgivings about looking goofy and or falling on your face you shouldn't be afraid to get on a dance floor. This is because there is real evidence to suggest that dancing can help improve your mood and serve as an
How Smiling Can Help Your Anxiety
Recently I posted an article about how to know when you need a therapists and I have decided to expand on this idea. In that article I spoke about how seeing a psychologist could help you if you felt overwhelmed by your anxiety. But are there other forms of therapy aside from talk therapy that can help you along? It turns out that there are quite a few of them and I wanted to share some of them with you as part of my "anxiety therapies series." Now the therapies I will be proposing are only called such because they are intended to help
The Anxiety Guru Show: You and Your Emotions Ep 8
Show Notes The Anxiety Guru News Desk 1. I reported a few weeks back about how actress Heather Locklear was admitted to an Arizona facility for anxiety and depression. Well according to star.com Heather has checked out and gone home. Star.com claims that Heather was taken in for treatment in June because of a supposed suicide attempt, her people deny this - but either way let's hope she is o.k. now. 2. According to earthtimes.org as of today there is a record 300 new mental illness drugs being developed right now. The article states
Are Anxiety Disorders Curable?
If you have had an anxiety disorder for more than a few months then chances are that you have looked for a cure for your anxiety disorder. You may have went to Google or some other search engine and actually typed in the search box "cure for anxiety" or something like that. Or maybe you went to a library and did some searching there. And although I don't know how you searched, it is likely that you didn't find exactly what you were looking for. As with any mental or medical condition, when people become afflicted with something
What Is Natural Anxiety Treatment?
I recently created a follow up note to my recent post regarding anti-anxiety drugs. This was prompted as a result of a concerned reader who felt that I was supporting unregulated "natural" remedies. This lead me to wonder how many other people out there were not understanding my message. So I became concerned and wanted to convey to everyone my interpretation of what a natural treatment is. Now first things first, this issue is debatable. You can go for days with someone that doesn't agree with you about what exactly a natural anxiety
The Anxiety Guru Show: Disconnected Ep 7
Show Notes The Anxiety Guru News Desk: 1. China tries to help it's mentally wounded citizens after the devastating earthquake. Click here to read more . 2. Brains scans reveal if someone will develop OCD. Click here to learn more . 3. Ritual circumcision leading to mental illness in South Africa. Click here to learn more . 4. Is compulsive shopping a disorder? Click here to find out . Depersonalization After so much time nervously thinking about yourself and about all your strange symptoms you may develop
Economic Anxiety
It turns out that the economic downturn is not just causing angst in the United States. According to news.scotsman.com there is a higher number of Scots in Glasgow seeking help for anxiety, stress and depression as a result of recent global economic turbulence. This is of course no surprise since the world economy is being hit negatively from all sides. The housing market crash, rising energy cost, inflation, the credit crunch, and now even banks are starting to fail (in the USA). With all these economic problems anxiety in the 'general'
The Limit of Anxiety
As you struggle with your anxiety disorder it is normal to assume that it will only get worse. However I want to tell you today that anxiety disorders and all it's nasty symptoms can have only a limited effect on your body and mind. Sometimes you might get caught up in your daily episodes of anxious thought and feeling and really believe that something even worse then what you already have will develop. When in fact the the truth is that if you have experienced anxiety for any amount of time it is likely that you have already seen it all.