Being an anxious person is a shocking experience. No part of becoming or staying anxious is easy. A lot of that has to do with the huge amount of change that you undergo when your life is turned upside down by anxiety. Everything suddenly becomes about what you should or shouldn't do to avoid being anxious, or about how anxiety is going to tear down your health or make you go crazy. Hard change, indeed. Facing change of any kind can be hard on anybody, but for you it's a monumental struggle. Anxiety causes you to live in a constant
How is an Anxiety Disorder Diagnosed?
Every disease has a group of signs and symptoms. Anxiety Disorders are no different. However, anxiety disorders are peculiar in that there is no way to test for them. You can't draw blood, or provide some other kind of sample that will tell a doctor if you're sick with nerves. So then, how are anxiety disorders diagnosed? Excellent question. It starts with a visit to your doctor. During the visit your doctor will: 1. Review your medical history. 2. Ask you about your symptoms. 3. Test you for everything that's related to your
You Already Have Everything You Need to Get Better
I know what you're thinking. When is your horrible anxiety going to end, right? Well, the answer to that will vary from person to person but, what I can tell you is that you already have, right at this very moment, everything you need to get better. I remember thinking that I needed to find some secret formula to get rid of my severe anxiety. I felt like to get the answers I needed, I shoulda been on some mountain talking with a wise old Mr. Miyagi type. But I can tell you with confidence that the solution to your problem is already in
Getting the Paranoia Out of Your Head (podcast)
Typically when people think of anxiety or anxiety disorder they don't think about paranoia at the same time. But if your anxiety has been severe enough for a prolonged period of time you can certainly develop mild to moderate forms of paranoid thinking. Today's podcast is about telling you what that means and how to stop it. First though, I want to point out that just because you have paranoid thoughts this does not in any way make you crazy. Instead, being paranoid is more a symptom of being wrapped up in your thoughts and concerns. It's
How to Prevent Anxiety From Ruining Your Relationships
If you've lived with anxiety for any significant amount of time you have probably felt misunderstood on more than one occasion. You may have felt as though no one gets what you're going through and everyone around you doesn't seem to know how to help. Well, one way to break this pattern of miscommunication is to tell loved ones and friends (that need to know) how you feel and what you need. We all have real basic needs and I don't mean just food and shelter. I also mean things like security, friendship,self esteem, and a sense of
Try to Avoid this Anxiety Pitfall
I know that most of the people that read this blog and listen to my podcast do so because their looking for answers. You're all looking for ways to make the anxiety stop, so you can get back to business as usual. So I want to share with you a quick tip to help you along. One the biggest mistakes I made as an anxiety sufferer early on was to waste time. I wasted loads of time pondering, dreaming, and questioning everything, but during all that I wasn't doing much. That's because anxiety has the capacity to put you in a state of stagnation and
The Motivation Tape (podcast)
Today's podcast is strictly meant to provide you with a bit of a motivational kick in the pants. See, anxiety and can so easily - and understandably - bring you down and cause hopelessness and despair. But, despite this, you can certainly counter all the negative feelings and thoughts that anxiety conjures up, as long as your head is in the right place. I hope this podcast will help you get in the right frame of mind, so that you can begin the process of freeing yourself from all of your anxiety issues. Music by: 101 Title: Rock &
Is Massage a Better Anxiety Reducer than Deep Breathing?
According to a new study in the Journal Depression and Anxiety the answer is no. Massage is not better than deep breathing or other commonly used techniques to reduce anxiety. But my question is: Is that really a surprise? When feeling anxious the last thing I want is a rub down. Massages usually require close contact with a stranger and stillness - and I have both in very short supply when I'm jazzed on anxiety. Theoretically, I could see why getting a massage would seem soothing - and it could be - but I think that it's more likely to
The Two Most Important Things You Can Learn to Reduce Anxiety
Today's podcast is a direct result of two questions I received from Anxiety Guru readers. The questions were related to panic attacks and the acceptance of anxiety. I think both of these issues are important and understanding them can help you cope with your anxiety more effectively. I began by discussing the fight or flight response because I've always thought that if you understood the fight or flight response, then you would understand all of your anxiety symptoms. This type of understanding leads to less fear and worry, because you'll
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